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We are continually adding information to this page describing Daytona Beach Dream Cruise special activities getting underway Friday evening, Oct. 24, running morning through night Saturday, Oct. 25,
and concluding early afternoon Sunday, Oct. 26. Check back periodically for more exciting details.

Fri. Oct. 24 - Starting at 6:00 p.m. Terrific kickoff - See twenty talented Elvis Tribute Artists competing in the "Images of the King Contest" at Pub 44, overlooking the Halifax River, 115 Main Street, Daytona Beach 32118. Elvis Historian Jim Shirah will emcee this tribute to the King of Rock-n-Roll. This will be a great first activity for your Daytona Beach Dream Cruise weekend. The check-in location where everyone will first stop with their special vehicles is just east of Pub 44 on Main Street so it will be convenient if you arrive Friday afternoon or Friday evening to head to Pub 44, just a couple blocks away, for this super kickoff. There will be great photo opportunities with lots of Elvis Tribute Artists at this super kickoff. Thank you, Thank you very much!

Pub 44

 Sat. Oct. 25 - 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. You'll enjoy cruising beachside along a designated
9 mile stretch of Atlantic Ave ( A1A ) running from Ormond Beach at the north, through
Daytona Beach and into Daytona Beach Shores
, from morning til night. There will be
recommended turnarounds at the northern and southern boundaries of the designated
cruising route for convenience of cruisers. Great sidewalk viewing when you want to watch.
Excessively loud vehicles are discouraged. Safety is most important. Please do not exceed
posted speed limits and drive sensibly.


Sat. Oct. 25 - All day long. Lots of gatherings of special cars & trucks throughout the area.

Sat. Oct. 25 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Open house at Raabe Racing, 1870 Mason Ave, Daytona Beach 32114. This diversified, state-of-the-art facility can fabricate anything for special vehicles. Raabe Racing has a specialized engine department capable of building and tuning any engine, from mild to wild, for street, drags & other racing applications. There will be tours of their huge sophisticated shop, tech sessions and dyno demonstrations. Enjoy live music, free hot dogs, burgers and soft drinks. Several drawings at each tech session for free dyno pulls, plus one grand prize drawing for a full dyno tune. 



Raabe Racing is located at the corner of Mason Avenue & Fentress Blvd, just one mile north of Crane Cams on Fentress Blvd, so it will be easy to visit both Sat. morning / afternoon.

 Sat. Oct. 25 - 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Open house at the world headquarters of Crane Cams, 530 Fentress Blvd, Daytona Beach, 32114 (enter at north via Dunn Ave). Known for valve train and ignition components, Crane Cams has other brands you may not be aware of such as MikroMax high performance ring & pinions. You'll see a running spintron track simulator plus tour the R&D garage and see product displays. On a high-res LCD screen, you'll view a video of the manufacturing process. Arrive early for a chance to win one of three free dyno runs, each winner getting to keep computer printouts. There will be a drawing at 10 & 11a.m. & 12 noon and winners' dyno runs will be done at 11a.m., 12 noon & 1:00 p.m.


Sat. Oct. 25 - 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Show & Shine & Outdoor Movie in the huge front parking lot at the Volusia Mall, 1700 W. International Speedway Blvd., across from the Daytona Int'l Speedway. When you want a break from seeing all the great cars & trucks at this big gathering, you'll enjoy visiting some of the 125 stores, services and eateries making the Volusia Mall a true shopping experience. The evening special outdoor movie will be totally free like all elements of the Daytona Beach Dream Cruise. You'll see the debut screening of a unique movie featuring great racing action on the sands of the Daytona Beach area. This film begins with the amazing land speed record attempts up through 1935. The action then shifts to the incredible first beach stock car race in 1936 and then shows lots of entertaining racing footage from the exciting later beach races up through 1958. In these races, you'll see tremendous numbers of older coupes from the '30's and '40's, plus lots of your favorite cars of the '50's, including convertibles. This will take you back in time, showing how racing used to be in this area with the types of cars that will be always be popular among enthusiasts. Bring your lawn chairs. The movie action will get underway when it gets dark at 7:00 p.m. 

 Sun. Oct. 26 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Special send-off gathering - details coming soon.