2004 Event

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Hilly Rife, Motor Racing Heritage Association
Sue Davis, Stanley Steamer Museum, Maine
(Is she cheating riding in a Buick????)
Owned by Gary Jenurm, Ormond Beach, FL

Ms. Batsleer , Pt. Orange, FL.

1912 Cutting Indianapolis Racer
Eldon Eby, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Down the course south, towards finish line

The Lineup. Rare Stanley Steamer Mountain Wagon in the foreground

Stanley Mountain Wagon

Flagman Tim Sullivan

Dan Smith, Race Director, Practice Day, Friday

1904 Peerless Green Dragon - Don Meyer, Lebanon, NJ

The morning of January 31, 2004 Begins . . . . .

The 1904 Tournament Trophy Engraved For Winner
W.K. Vanderbilt, Jr. - Measured Mile World Record 77 MPH
Uniquely Displayed on the Sands of Ormond 100 Years Later in the
Tire Tracks of the 1903 Packard Gray Wolf that Set the Record

   
Opening Ceremonies 1/31/2004
Gaggle Flight, complete with bi-planes of a by-gone area, from Spruce Creek Fly-In,
Port Orange, FL. Ormond/Daytona Beach served as the first US airport

Opening Parade with the Seabreeze High School Marching Band,
Ormond Beach, FL.

And We're Off!

The Original 1903 Packard Gray Wolf that Actually Raced at the 1904 Tournament
Special Event Car with the Original 1904 Trophy Won by Car
Bob Sigma of America's Packard Museum, Dayton, Ohio (L)
Sue Davis of the Stanley Steamer Museum, Maine
Lance Mallamo of the Vanderbilt Museum, Manhattan, NY (R)

Bob Sigma of America's Packard Museum on a speed run re-enactment
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1903 Packard Gray Wolf Driver Glenn Hamilton, Dayton, Ohio
To the right in the pith helmet is Scorer Bob Wilson, Holly Hill, FL.

Race Director Dan Smith with Ted Davis, Oklahoma City, OK
The meticulously reproduced 1903 Packard Gray Wolf.

Dan, "Are you sure I can't drive . . . please . . . just once . . .please ?"

Even after a $500,000 reproduction, it starts as the original car . . . with a push.

Push start for the 1903 Packard Gray Wolf

Pre-Staging before Time Trials

Many interviews took place, this one with Raven and Dan Smith (middle in hats)

Start of the Parade Lap led by the 1906 Stanley Steamer
Driven by Constance Boudeman, with Robert Boudeman, passenger

The Parade Lap
Tim Sullivan, Honorary Starter (bottom, left)

1906 Stanley Steamer driven by the Great-Grand Daughter of  F.E. Stanley (car builder)
Constance Boudeman, Richard Township, Michigan

Stanley Steamer Race Prep

Robert Boudeman staging for a trial run

1904 Peerless Green Dragon of Barney Oldfield
Driven by Don Meyer, Lebanon, NJ

Mr. Jim Schmidt, Ocala, FL
Sponsor of National Parts Depot

Jim Schmidt, Ocala, FL., as passenger in his beautiful 1911 White

The always smiling Philip Metzler, Phoenix, AZ., in his 1911 Ford Speedster

1904 Olds - Paul Byrd, Houston, Texas
The oldest passenger production car at the 2004 meet

1916 Ford Speedster (note canvass front fenders) - Bob Tone, Sarasota, FL.

1912 Cutting Indy Racer, commemorating Bob Burman

Stanley Steamer Mountain Wagon

Emcee Roland Via on a live run
1925 Ford - Lou Jedzimier

Doc Batsleer, 1926 Indian Motorcycle that actually raced on the
beach in the 20's-30's
(Note that car behind Doc, blows it's radiator, spraying water on his back)

Ms. Batsleer

Match race of the day staging at the start line

Match race of the day staging at the start line

The Finish Line

Ron Piasecki as original flagman A. J. Pickard

Suzanne Heddy
Director, Halifax Historical Museum, Birthplace of Speed Steering Committee
Young man in orange vest is a volunteer Holly Hill Police Explorer

The legendary NASCAR race car builder and owner, Ray Fox with Living Legends of Auto Racing Members in their event trailer

Race Director Dan Smith says,
"Thank you to all the participants for you outstanding contribution of your time,
attendance and priceless vehicles. You are truly what makes this event the
Centennial Celebration. We'll see you next year in 2005!"

The Centennial Celebration 2004 would be remiss if we did not mention the incredible exploits of a true pioneer of speed and America's Foremost Manufacturer of Record-breaking Motorcycles and the Founder of the American Aviation Industry,
Glenn H. Curtiss.
On January 28th, 1904 on his improved two-cylinder motorcycle, he set a 7-year world record of 67.36 mph for the ten miles at Ormond Beach, Florida.
Thanks to Jack Carpenter who has an outstanding historical website for Glenn H. Curtiss. Click here to visit.