July 24, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THUNDER PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCES DAYTONA HARLEY DAVIDSON PRESENTS THUNDER OVER DIXIE 2000

 NASHVILLE . . . .  The roar on Sunday, October 15, 2000 will be heard throughout the  

Southeast as a diverse group of country entertainers, professional wrestlers, NASCAR  

drivers and Harley Davidson enthusiasts from around the country converge on  

Nashville, TN to begin Daytona Harley Davidson presents Thunder Over Dixie 2000.  Event  

creator Beau Pacheco brings 20 years of experience in the entertainment and motorcycle  

worlds to create the ultimate motorcycle touring event and concert to benefit the Boggy  

Creek Gang Camp, a year round camping facility for chronically ill children and their  

families.  Daytona Harley Davidson presents Thunder Over Dixie 2000 is a new concept in  

motorcycle events,” says Pacheco.  “It’s a ride with the camaraderie and star attraction of  

the Love Ride, scenery the equal of Sturgis and the fun of Biktoberfest.”

 

Early the morning of Monday October 16, the earth will shake again as the entire group  

departs Harley Davidson of Cool Springs to meet hundreds of riders attending the day’s events at  

Steel Harley Davidson in Chattanooga, TN.  Then it is on to Killer Creek Harley Davidson in  

Atlanta, GA on October 17 and C&R Harley Davidson Savannah, GA on October 18 before  

following the oceanshore to a hero’s welcome at Biktoberfest’s Party Central, Daytona Harley  

Davidson on October 19th.  With Biktoberfest in full swing, Daytona Harley Davidson presents  

Thunder Over Dixie 2000 participants will be able to spend the day at one of the many events that  

makes Biktoberfest a destination for over 150,000 each year.

 

Then, as night falls on the evening of October 21, the Daytona Harley Davidson presents  

Thunder Over Dixie 2000 riders will gather with an estimated crowd of 10,000 Harley Davidson  

enthusiasts at Riverfront Park in Daytona.  Monument Record’s artist Danni Leigh will take the  

stage to get the crowd warmed up for a show featuring the ACM New Vocal Duo of the Year  

Montgomery Gentry as well as a few surprises.

 

Leigh, WCW wrestler and monster truck driver Medusa, motorcycle custom legends Arlen  

Ness, Dave Perewitz and Donnie Smith are already on the confirmed list and more stars are  

signing up every day.

 

Daytona Harley Davidson presents Thunder Over Dixie 2000 is produced by Thunder  

Productions and is sponsored by Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Daytona Harley Davidson,  

Harley Davidson of Cool Springs, Steel Harley Davidson, Killer Creek Harley Davidson,  

C&R Harley Davidson, Tijuana Mama Pickled Sausages, PanOptix Windless Eyewear, and

Royal  Oak Charcoal.

A Tom Cellie Production.

 

 

 

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