We did a trip to Daytona under our own steam. It's not that far from Orlando and we had a hire car. The trip to the Daytona Race Museum and Track was excellent and thoroughly recommended, although whether it would appeal to non-racing car enthusiasts I'm not sure. Daytona itself we felt was actually a little tacky. We did not take the car onto the sands as we weren't sure of insurance risks. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable day out.

Babs

cheers, well i am a petrol head!! not sure about my misses mind

Hi Kneeby
My hubby and I went to Daytona as part of a Florida trip a few years back, we hired a car for the duration of our holiday and took in the Daytona 500 which for a petrolhead like my hubby was awesome to coin an American word! He really enjoyed it and the circuit is huge...Due to the sheer volume of the crowds, we couldn't get to see all of the attractions at the circuit but we did get to view Daytona and it's beach which looked pretty ok, there are quite a few surf shops/biker shops as well and more general shopping for your missus if she's that way inclined!
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