"The World's Fastest Indian"

A few months ago I heard one of my son-in-law's friends tell him about the movie, "The World's Fastest Indian," starring Anthony Hopkins and I decided I had to find and watch that movie. It's based on the true story of Burt Munro from Invercargill, New Zealand, and relates what can happen when one person is focused on a dream and believes he can achieve it. Burt Munro was a speed bike racer who had a highly modified Indian Scout motorcycle and his goal was to make it to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the late 1950-60's to set a land speed record. The road there and the incredible friends he made along the way who helped him achieve his goal makes a truly inspirational movie. Burt was born in 1899 and died at age 78 in 1978. He set three world records in the nine times he raced at Bonneville and was 63 when he set the first one and 68 when he set the last one riding a 47 year old machine. He was also featured in a letter to the editor in the May 1957 issue of "Popular Mechanics" magazine. In 2006 he was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Despite the fact that the producer took some liberties with Munro's life story, the essence of his journey to setting a world record is there and it makes for a wonderful, inspirational movie. Check this one out! pazt