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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).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.90 square miles (2.34 km 2), of which 0.90 square miles (2.33 km 2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km 2) (3.56%) is water. [6] The city of Daytona Beach Shores is located on a barrier island along the Atlantic Ocean.
The Daytona Beach Sun Devils of the defunct Sunshine Hockey League played hockey games at the Ocean Center from 1992 to 1995. In 1995, the team and league changed names to the Daytona Beach Breakers, playing in the Southern Hockey League. After the 1995-96 season both the team and the league folded.
The spa, in its 23rd year, underwent several upgrades over the summer and fall.
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]
It is bordered on the north by Holly Hill and Ormond Beach and on the south by Daytona Beach Shores, South Daytona, and Port Orange. Notable weather events that have caused damage or injury in Daytona Beach include Hurricane Donna in 1960, the 1998 Kissimmee tornado outbreak , and Hurricane Charley in 2004.