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The Daytona Beach Bike Week rally started as the Daytona 200 race on January 24, 1937. This first race was a 3.2 miles (5.1 km) beach and pavement course. It was won by Ed Kretz from California riding an Indian motorcycle with an average speed of 73.34 mph (118.03 km/h).
Biketoberfest is an annual motorcycle rally held in the fall in Daytona Beach, Florida since 1991 [3] or 1992. In 1992 it was known as "Daytona Fall Tour"; in 1993, it started to be called Biketoberfest, [4] [5] and is now known as the "little brother" of the spring Daytona Beach Bike Week event. [6]
In 2021, Daytona Beach Bike Week flat track events, sanctioned by American Flat Track, moved from Daytona to Volusia Speedway Park. In 2022, American Flat Track will add a Biketoberfest race at Volusia. Various pit scenes from the 1990 film Days of Thunder were filmed at the speedway.
Bike Week, now marking its 80th year, may not be your grandfather's -- or even your great-grandfather's -- bike rally. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
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A look at five places and things to do that shouldn't be missed during Bike Week 2022 in Daytona Beach. 5 must-do experiences for Daytona Bike Week 2022 Skip to main content
The first major event of Speedweeks is the 24 Hours of Daytona. Currently it is held the final weekend of January, which is also on the weekend of the conference championship games of the NFL Playoffs due to the Pro Bowl now being the bye week for the Super Bowl since the 2021 NFL season made an adjustment that became a 17-game schedule. This ...
When the popularity of motocross surged in the United States in the late 1960s, France added a professional motocross race to the 1971 Daytona Beach Bike Week schedule. [14] The 1972 race was held at Daytona International Speedway on an artificial track on the grass surface between the main grandstand and the pit lane. [14]