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anything interesting car related in Florida
Gonna be in Orlando 27 November thru 5 December, with a rental car. Anything to see within 200 miles, eg motor racing etc(not theme park related pl-eeeeeese).
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Don Garlits museum. Well worth the visit!
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Daytona Motor Speedway is not far from Orlando. Not sure if they have a museum or tour. Too bad you won't be there for the Rolex 24 Hours in January.
EDIT: you never know, there might be some teams testing there.
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You said "within 200 miles". This place is 192 miles from Orlando.
https://revsinstitute.org/ My wife and I took a docent-led tour here last year. We were the only ones on the tour. We were given a detailed four-hour tour of the collection. They have a Porsche wing. Well worht it for a car guy. |
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Sarasota Classic Car Museum is supposed to be pretty good. About 130 miles from Orlando.
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The Revs Institute sounds great, have just phoned them, thanks. Thuink Ill visit Sebring 28th for the SCCA races then drive on to Naples.
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The Revs Institute sounds great, have just phoned them, thanks. Thuink Ill visit Sebring 28th for the SCCA races then drive on to Naples.
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The Revs Institute is that the collier collection renamed ?
is it now open to the public ? I went there about 10 years ago but we had a group from atlas/autosport F-1 board great car collection with lots of P-cars and others |
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10-07-2015, 09:05 AM
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Yes, it is the Collier Collection.
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Too bad you're not coming two weeks earlier.
Daytona Vintage 24 hours 11-11 thru 11-14. |
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10-07-2015, 12:11 PM
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Brumos Porsche Jax FL
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Hey when you guys come to Naples for REVS pm me - I haven't been there yet. It's 15 min from my house. Also, lots of good places to eat.
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Porsche 944
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