2014 Daytona Bike Week Activities

Dennis Chung
by Dennis Chung

Shake off the winter doldrums at Daytona Bike Week, one of America’s biggest motorcycling events, running March 7-16. The 73rd running of the Daytona 200 is a big draw, but it’s just one of the events being held through the week. Other highlights include the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast at Daytona featuring Craig Vetter and the Bike Week premiere of the acclaimed film “ Why We Ride.”

Top 10 Things to Do During Daytona Bike Week

Here are just some of the events planned for the 2014 Daytona Bike Week.

March 7 and 9All-Star National Flat Track SeriesSteve Nace Promotions presents this AMA-sanctioned dirt-track competition. Action starts with a half-mile race at Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Pooler, Ga., followed by a half-mile at Volusia Speedway Park in De Leon Springs, Fla. For more information, visit http://www.stevenaceracing.com
March 8-9Moose Racing Mud Mucker GNCCThe 2014 AMSOIL AMA Grand National Cross Country season kicks off at Mud Muckers Off-Road Riding Park in Bunnell. For more information, visit http://www.gnccracing.com.
March 8, 10-11AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series and
AMA Daytona Bike Week Hole Shot Series
Amateur dirt-track racers compete at Olgethorpe Speedway Park to earn points for the AMA Dirt Track Grand Championships on March 8 and again on March 10-11 with half-mile and short-track competition at Volusia Speedway Park. For more information, visit http://www.stevenaceracing.com
March 8AMA SupercrossRyan Villopoto leads the AMA Supercross Championship heading into Daytona International Speedway’s infield. Tickets are available at http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com
March 9Daytona Flat TrackFast Friday’s Motorcycle Speedway presents amateur short-track racing at the Daytona Flat Track just outside Daytona International Speedway. For more information, call (530) 906-2104.
March 9-10Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur SupercrossAfter the pros are done, amateur racers get their turn in Ricky Carmichael’s AMA-sanctioned race. For more information, visit http://www.racedaytona.com
March 9-10Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur SupercrossAfter the pros are done, amateur racers get their turn in Ricky Carmichael’s AMA-sanctioned race. For more information, visit http://www.racedaytona.com
March 10Alligator EnduroThe Daytona Dirt Riders hosts one of the country’s oldest enduros, with pro, semi-pro, sportsmen and amateur competitions at the Strickland Ranch on US 1 north of I-95. For more information, visit http://www.daytonadirtriders.com
March 13“Why We Ride”The AMA sponsors the Bike Week premiere of the acclaimed documentary “Why We Ride”. The screening is free for all AMA members at 7 p.m. at the Paragon Ocean Walk hteatre. Tickets are available in advance at http://events.constantcontact.com/
March 13-14Daytona Flat TrackThe 2014 AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship season begins with intense-bar-to-bar short-track action at Daytona International Speedway. For more information, visit http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com
March 14AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast at DaytonaYamaha presents the Breakfast at Daytona fundraiser for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame faturing Craig Vetter, 7 a.m. at the Daytona 500 Club in the Daytona International Speedway. Tickets are available at http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org
March 14-15Daytona 200The 2014 AMA Pro Road Racing season begins with the 73rd running of the Daytona 200 featuring the AMA Daytona Sportbike class. For more information, visit http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com
March 14-15AMA Pro Road RacingWhile the Daytona 200 is the main event, AMA Pro Racing’s other classes take to the banked corners of Daytona International Speedway with AMA Superbike and Supersport racing as well as the AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson series. For more information, visit http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com
March 15-16Cross-Florida Adventure RideDual-sport and adventure riders star in the dual round of the Husqvarna AMA National Dual Sport Series and Yamaha Super Ténéré National Adventure Ride Series. For more information, visit http://www.dixiedualsport.com
Dennis Chung
Dennis Chung

Dennis has been a part of the Motorcycle.com team since 2008, and through his tenure, has developed a firm grasp of industry trends, and a solid sense of what's to come. A bloodhound when it comes to tracking information on new motorcycles, if there's a new model on the horizon, you'll probably hear about it from him first.

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