Historic North Turn Legends Beach Parade 2022 PONCE INLET, Fla — For the 11th time, on Saturday, February 12, 2022, the Historic North Turn Legends Beach/Road Course Parade will led the calendar of events for the Daytona Speedweeks. Drivers and fans arrived with anticipation of driving and witnessing cars on the racing course that was used through 1958 as a place for speed trials and racing.
The town of Ponce Inlet and Volusia County along with the Racing’s North Turn put this event together in February, 2013 and it was a tremendous success, drawing vintage race cars and drivers from 11 states and drew thousands of spectators who were able to meet and greet everyone involved plus witnessing the cars as they rolled south on Atlantic Avenue for two miles before making a left turn onto the beach and headed north for another two miles before making another left turn and parking in the Racing’s North Turn Restaurant parking lot where the drivers were greeted by a throng of exciting fans who looked over their cars with fine tooth combs.
Racing historian Greg Fielden, who has written several books on racing and has worked with all of the major TV networks, was another person who was overcome from the excitement of participating in the event. “I’ll tell you right now, I shed some tears as we made the turn and headed up the beach just like the people I have written about.” He added, “This is an experience I will never forget.”
It is now 11 years later, and the parade is still the same 4.1 miles in distance with the same types of cars making the journey from as far west as New Mexico and as far north as the state of Maine, but a few things have changed. This parade has become the premiere event for legends car owners and the crowds have increased from around 1,000 in 2013 to 30,000 in 2020. Over 60 cars and drivers registered, and are shown in this video. Three of the participants, Brownie King, Dink Widenhouse and Johnny Allen, competed on the beach in the 1950’s.
The cars staged on the beach, just south of the Racing’s North Turn Restaurant, starting at 7:30a.m. and the parade followed just past noon, dependent on the tide. The cars began the parade on the beach and proceeded up the ramp to make a left turn south onto S. Atlantic Ave. for two miles then made another left turn onto the beach where they traveled north returning to the starting point for a brief photo shoot stop, and then proceeded back up the ramp to the North Turn Restaurant parking lot, and parked for more viewing.
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This was a first for both David and myself. We both enjoyed it very much.