That flash was grandad

Napier sisters Robyn Munro and Joy Rycroft have a lot in common with Burt Munro, the character played by actor Anthony Hopkins in the just-released movie The World's Fastest Indian.
Robyn, 46, and Joy, 49, both remember Burt better as Grandad.
"We used to call him 'Grandad from Invercargill'," Robyn said.
The late Burt is now regarded as a legend of New Zealand sport since the movie captured the essence of the dedicated motorcyclist who broke a world land speed record in 1967 on a 48-year-old motorbike nearing 300km/h at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
Burt was 68 at the time he broke the world record on a bike he named the "Munro Special".
His granddaughters Robyn and Joy are understandably proud of their grandad and last week were joined by other members of the Munro family for the world premiere of the movie in Invercargill.
"It was awesome, incredible. Forty-six family members were there, all told, even some from the States," younger sister Robyn said.
"Until I got there I never realised how huge it was. All the shop windows were decorated with motorcycles and trying to relate it all to grandad ... "
"It was neat for us. All the grandchildren went up to the red carpet on quad bikes," older sister Joy said.
Both sisters said they enjoyed the chance to rub shoulders with New Zealand director Roger Donaldson but that it was the movie itself which was the true star of the gala premiere night.
"I remember looking in grandad's shed when I was younger and it was just like in the movie," Robyn said.
"He would put his bike in the best part of his shed where most people would put their bed." Both girls had stories to relate about the man known for his twinkling blue eyes, just as both girls have. .
"He was very eccentric," Robyn said.
"He had carpet on the toilet seat so he didn't have a cold butt when he went to the toilet in the morning.
"I remember him driving us to school in a black Vauxhall and that was absolutely terrifying," Joy said. "He went straight through red lights."
Burt's son, John, father of Robyn and Joy, said that if he was to stick a label to his father it would be "dedicated". "He was a pretty hard man," John said.
"He was just covered in scars, but that never slowed him down.
"In one of his crashes he lost most of his teeth, so he just went to the dentist and got the rest of them pulled without anaesthetic."
John, a former student of Napier Boys' High School, recalled that his father's racing gear usually consisted of "sandshoes, crash helmet and goggles and the rest would be whatever he had on".
"That could be his best suit or just a pair of garage pants or whatever he had on for the day.
"I think years ago, when he first started going to the States, he was regarded as a bit of a nutter when he used to turn up with a 50-year-old bit of scrap iron bike."
"Where in the world can you find one individual pursuing his sport for 50 years, at the age of 75?"
And what does John think his dad would make of the movie about the world's fastest Indian motorbike?
"I think he would take a few ideas out of it and take them home and try them out on his bike," John said.