Released on: March 28, 2008, 6:25 am

Press Release Author: Bob Hutchinson

Industry: Automotive

Press Release Summary: A spare motor from the Enfield factory in India, performance
parts and components from Hitchcock\'s in the UK, and Classic Motorworks in the US,
make the project much more do-able.

Press Release Body:
Houston,TX,March,28,2008 -- Setting a Bonneville speed record with a Royal Enfield
500cc Bullet motorcycle, considered by most in the motorcycle world to be
underpowered for such endeavors, is a challenging goal -- and Dan Holmes is planning
to do just that with his Bonneville Bullet. He is gaining sponsors at home and
abroad to help with his amazing quest. So far, the Royal Enfield factory, USA
Enfield importer-distributor; UK Enfield distributor; classic enthusiasts all over;
various contributors and supporters; and motorcycle dealers are giving some support
to his Bonneville Bullet Team as they try to beat the odds at Bonneville salt flats
in September. Dan\'s Bonneville Bullet project is also supported as a first project
of the newly formed Classic Motorcycle Association in Houston, Texas.

Dan says, \"A spare motor from the Enfield factory in India, performance parts and
components from Hitchcock\'s in the UK, and Classic Motorworks in the US, make the
project much more do-able. We\'re even getting some international grassroots
financial contribution help -- but we need much more to make it to Bonneville with
serious contender posture for the Bonneville Bullet and team.\"

Dan Holmes, age 52, an ex-Royal Enfield motorcycle dealer forced into early
retirement with heart problems, now has better health with a pacemaker and is
determined to take his team back in September to Bonneville and set a speed record.
This is Dan\'s second attempt with a Royal Enfield 500cc Bullet motorcycle to set
that speed record. Dan\'s story is capturing the attention and admiration of
motorcycle enthusiasts worldwide with his grassroots underdog Bonneville speed
record crusade.

During the week of August 31 - September 5, 2008, Dan Holmes of Goshen, Indiana,
will arrive at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah once again with the Bonneville
Bullet Team and their Royal Enfield 500cc single cylinder Bullet. Dan and his team,
considered to be underdogs, seek best speed in class and ultimately intend to set
one or more land speed records with this classic motorcycle that is historically
considered to be \"underpowered.\"

After a successful career as the largest Royal Enfield dealer in the US and
successful road race campaigns with his almost stock 500cc Royal Enfield single
cylinder bike, Dan\'s team took on the mile high salt flats at Bonneville in 2002 as
\"new comers.\" Dan\'s team overcame frustrations in learning the Bonneville \"ropes\" in
2002, and qualified just short of a class record speed.

Dan\'s story and his return to Bonneville with his underdog Bonneville speed record
crusade captures the attention and admiration of motorcycle enthusiasts worldwide.
Longtime motorcycle enthusiast Bob Hutchinson, president and founder of the
International Wireless Industry Association, found Dan\'s quest to be a great project
and catalyst for starting up an International Classic Motorcycle Association. Among
the nonprofit Classic Motorcycle Association\'s first projects is gathering
international support for Dan\'s Bonneville Bullet project.

Dan later encountered some setbacks, notably serious heart issues and the loss of a
daughter to cancer. However, this year with health stabilized, he and his
all-volunteer team are forging ahead on a shoestring budget with their 2008
Bonneville plans. Dan encourages all enthusiasts with interest in classic
motorcycles to visit the Classic Motorcycle Association web and support this quest.

CMA is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to: Classic motorcycle:
owners, riders, admirers, enthusiasts, dealers, baby boomer riders, weirdo\'s, nuts,
ex riders, retired riders, want-a-bees. Classic, antique, vintage, recent, late
model and new owners and aficionados browse and support endeavors at CMA. They
invite you to share their classic motorcycle passions. See more - About CMA.

Although CMA provided some initial funding for the Bonneville Bullet project,
Hutchinson commented, \"This is really a grassroots project. The balance of financial
support must come from classic motorcycle owners, enthusiasts, dealers, and industry
sponsors. I urge all who are interested in motorcycles to come to the CMA web and
support Dan\'s 2008 Bonneville Bullet Project.\"
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More available at the Classic Motorcycle Association\'s webs:
http://classicmotorcycleassociation.org
http://bonnevillebullet.org

Classic Motorcycle Association
Contact: Bob Hutchinson
9746 Tappenbeck Dr.
Houston, TX 77055
classicmotorcycleassociation.org
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713 467-6602



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Bob Hutchinson
Classic Motorcycle Association
Houston, TX 77055
713-467-6602
cma@paq.net
http://classicmotorcycleassociation.org