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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