2004 Event
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The
City of Ormond Beach Leisure Services Department and the Motor Racing Heritage Association, are pleased
to invite you to participate in the Birthplace of Speed Centennial
Celebration for 2004.
Activities begin on Thursday, January 29th,
with a welcoming dinner with
Buz McKim, head archivist of NASCAR,
as guest speaker and other racing dignitaries expected to attend. It
will be an evening to be remembered.
The Ormond Beach Historic Time Trials on the beach will be held on both Friday and Saturday mornings. The weekend will conclude with an award presentation to each driver, followed by enjoyable hours at Daytona's Rolex 24 Hour Race at the famous Daytona International Speedway.
The beach racing itself is a one of a kind happening. You will run on the same sand where Henry Ford, Louis Chevrolet, Bob Burman, the Stanley Brothers, Barney Oldfield, Ransom Olds, Vanderbilt and so many more pioneers of daring tested their skills and machines.
Our world has changed, but the hard packed sands of Ormond Beach remain. If you are tired of static shows and polished car shows, come put your machine in motion where so much racing history has taken place.
Just picture yourself in the picture below . . . . . .
and help us Re-Live and Re-Make History
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 Sullivan who has an outstanding historical website for Glenn H.
Curtiss. Click here to visit.
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