The story of the World's Fastest Indian -- and the spirit of Burt Munro.
Discover how the spirit of Burt Munro lives on. 50 years ago, Herbert "Burt" Munro set a land speed record that still stands today.
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Our T-shirt is inspired by that Burt Munro dressed at Bonneville in the late 60s. Herbert J. "Burt" Munro (1899-1978) was a motorcycle enthusiast. He spent all his life changing and improving their 1920 Indian Scout motorcycle. At 68 years old, in 1967, Munro decided to travel from New Zealand to Bonneville Salt Flats in the U.S. state of Utah, to participate in the race of Speedweeks. Got a world record speed exceeding 300 kilometers per hour.
Discover how the spirit of Burt Munro lives on. 50 years ago, Herbert "Burt" Munro set a land speed record that still stands today.
above and below are the images that show Burt having just been given the sack of money that everybody donated to (love the comraderie of racers) that was a scene in World's Fastest Indian and the above moment was captured by another camera http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/they-passed-hat-for-burt-just-like.html From http://www.jockeyjournal.com/?p=710 . The photos were taken by Jack Brady, and are in the Kellogg collection, and I came across them at http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/post/789278888/the-jockey-journal-blog-archive-the-passion-of
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Fellow blogger Roger Fleming recently both staggered and delighted me by giving me an outstanding book on the life of New Zealander Burt Munro. Rog mate, that was a real act of generosity - you're a star! If there is actually someone on the planet who doesn't immediately recognise the name, Burt was immortalised in the movie "The World's Fastest Indian" and portrayed by Sir Anthony Hopkins. Front of the book This book, running to nigh on 300 pages of A4 format high quality art paper is without doubt the definitive book on Burt Munro. In fact it's bloody terrific (a technical term). Roger Donaldson, the movie director was given access to all the Munro family memorabilia right from Burt's early days - Photos, letters, certificates - the whole 9 yards and they're all in the book. In addition, he has included transcripts of interviews with a heap of Burt's fellow competitors at Bonneville, plus family friends, newspaper interviews and so on. Offerings to the God of Speed - prototypes and failed components in his shed Pushing the boundaries! One of Burt's Bonneville certificates This isn't just an interesting and enjoyable coffee table book, it's far, far more than that on so many different levels. It's an object lesson in what can be achieved with single-mindedness (bloody-mindedness more like!), sheer persistence and hard work against all odds and scant resources; no matter in what sphere of endeavour. It's an inspiration to us all and in fact, a number of successful Kiwis in all sorts of fields have cited Burt Munro as having inspired them to "have a go". I'm English by birth although I've lived in NZ since 1975. Looking from the outside in for a moment, people like Burt Munro and Sir Ed Hillary, the first man to scale Mt.Everest; typify for me the archetypal New Zealander - modest, friendly, doesn't regard anything as impossible and still has the pioneering spirit of their forefathers. The movie is an amalgamation of Burt's various visits to the salt, all of which you'll find in the book and much more besides. It's interesting that when the movie was first shown in NZ, the appeal was far broader than just motorcycle fans. It was pretty universal and the DVD is in an awful lot of homes over here AND watched repeatedly too. If you're interested in getting a copy, here's the library code: ISBN 978-1-86979-207-7. There's also a 2hour DVD tucked in the back flap of the book covering all manner of things associated with Burt's life and the making of the movie. Go on..... you know you want one!! Burt Munro - the icon It's been said that Burt's record still stands as a mark of respect to his Bonneville legacy and that if anyone ever attempts to break it, that person can expect no assistance and will not be welcome at Bonneville. Whether this is true or urban myth, I don't know.
Worlds Fastest Indian Motorcycle 1920 Scout Burt Munro, SVG. Digital Download for Cricut and Silhouette. 1 PNG file also included.
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Discover how the spirit of Burt Munro lives on. 50 years ago, Herbert "Burt" Munro set a land speed record that still stands today.
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