Hello guys. I am going to Florida at the end of January for a stay of almost 3 weeks to launch one of our satellites on a Space X rocket. I have already planned some activities outside of work but am looking for advice on things to do related to cars in the Orlando/Cocoa Beach area Daytona seems not too far, is it worth to go there ? Can the Speedway be visited ? Is there a museum ? Are track baptisms organized ? Thanks for your info and ideas.
Daytona 24 hour race is this weekend. Daytona 500 stock car race is Feb 19. Will be a good introduction to American culture!
Thanks a lot for your answer. Nothing in between ? I'll arrive the 30th at night and will leave the 18th evening ... if all goes well !
Go to one of the warm up races on the 17th or 18th. Plenty of action. https://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/event-calendar/
If you can’t make it to a race, you can always take one of the tours. I’m pretty sure one of them lets you off the tram so you can walk up the banking and see how steep it is. https://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/tours/
Thank you very much guys I will probably go for a tour and ... a bit more : https://www.nascarracingexperience.com/daytona-international-speedway/#utm_source=Daytona%20Landing%20Page&utm_medium=Daytona%20PAge&utm_campaign=Daytona Has anyone tried this?
Besides the Speedway museum, tour and driving experience, a couple of miles from the launch site is the Warbird Museum and almost next door is a Mclaren dealership with a tank museum that you would have to finagle a walk through with a sales staff member. The Mclaren showroom has every version for sale except for an F1 and a P1. https://www.valiantaircommand.com/home https://www.mclarencf.com On February 4th in Melbourne is a car meet at the American Muscle Car Museum which is not usually open to the public. It is an overwhelming private collection of over 400 cars. I am going with my 720S. https://www.americanmusclecarmuseum.com/muscle-car-events/253-british-isles-car-show.html Orlando has Deezerland, a one owner collection with an eclectic display of automotive history. https://dezerlandpark.com/orlando/the-auto-experience/ Enjoy your stay and good luck with the launch. I can see them from our beach.
