JUST CAME ACROSS THE MOVIE "THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN" [AN ALLIANCE ATLANTIS MOVIE] AND AS IT SAYS ON THE FRONT "BASED ON ONE HELL OF A TRUE STORY" - ALL THE FAMILY WILL ENJOY THIS TRUE LIFE MOVIE; PROVES YOUR NEVER TOO OLD TO SHOOT FOR YOUR DREAM. AS BURT HIMSELF SAID, "ALL MY LIFE I'VE WANTED OF DOING SOMETHING BIG." AND BURT SURE DID, AGAINST ALL ODDS.
Burt Munro
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| Burt Munro | |
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| Born | Herbert James Munro ('Burt')[1] 25 March 1899 Edendale, New Zealand |
| Died | 6 January 1978 (aged 78) Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Carpenter New Zealand Home Guard Speedway rider Motorcycle salesman Mechanic Land Speed record holder |
| Known for | Land Speed record holder |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Beryl Martyn (1927 - mid-1940s) |
| Children | John Munro, June, Margaret, Gwen |
Herbert James "Burt" Munro (Bert in his youth) (25 March 1899 – 6 January 1978) was a New Zealand motorcycle racer, famous for setting an under-1,000 cc world record, at Bonneville, 26 August 1967.[2] This record still stands today. Munro was 68 and was riding a 47-year-old machine when he set his last record.[3]
Working from his home in Invercargill, he worked for 20 years to highly modify the 1920 Indian motorcycle that he had bought that same year. Munro set his first New Zealandspeed record in 1938 and later set seven more. He travelled to compete at the Bonneville Salt Flats, attempting to set world speed records. During his ten visits to the salt flats, he set three speed records, one of which still stands today.
His efforts, and success, are the basis of the motion picture The World's Fastest Indian (2005), starring Anthony Hopkins, and an earlier 1971 short documentary film Burt Munro: Offerings to the God of Speed,[4] both directed by Roger Donaldson.
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