George Cole Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Anyone going to the Daytona Turkey Run, formerly known as the Spring Turkey Rod Run, or the Daytona Spring Spectacular. It's 26-28 March and takes the entire infield of the 2.5 mile Daytona Speedway. The spring meet historically has been a little smaller than the one held on Thanksgiving week, but with all the closures over the past year, it's expected to be better than ever. https://www.daytonabeach.com/event/spring-turkey-run-car-show/43214/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 We enjoyed 30 years of the fall Turkey Rod Run in Daytona. From the High School to Ormand Beach to the Airport and finally to the Daytona Speedway, it was always an adventure. In the beginning there were two shows, the Street Rods and the Antique Cars. The Rods cruised the boulevards and the Antiques raced on the beach. After the historic Ormond Beach Garage ("The Birthplace of Speed") burned down, the combined shows moved the airport where the swap meet grew really big. The Daytona Beach Street Rod Club made a deal to move it all to the Daytona Speedway and the Antique Car group balked and two separate shows returned. The Speedway Show offered a area for the antiques in the infield and a lot of antique cars and most of the hit & miss engine guys chose the Speedway. We would participate in both, the Antique Car Night Parade in Ormond Beach was fun as well as Cruising the Boulevard in Daytona Beach. The 5000 vehicle show and the giant Swap Meet in the Speedway was always a hit as well as the much smaller Antique Car Show in Ormond. We would always register a car in the Speedway Show to get parking inside the Speedway infield, close to the swap meet. Two days for the Swap Meet and Saturday for the two car shows. Bought a lot of parts and supplies and sold a few cars in the Car Corral. For the wives, there was a big Mall across from the Speedway and Christmas shopping would begin for them while we were buying car stuff, It made a long fun Thanksgiving weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Sounds like a good excuse to head south! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I try to make it to the fall show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now