The Ormond Garage would house the drivers and mechanics during the speed time trials. The Ormond Garage, the first gasoline alley before Indianapolis Speedway, was built in 1904 by Henry Flagler, owner of the Ormond Hotel, to accommodate participating race cars during the beach races. Pictured: The Ormond Garage in 1905, with Louis Ross in his steam powered "Wooglebug" No. They came from France, Germany and England as well as from across the U.S.
Motorcycle and automobile racers brought vehicles that used gasoline, steam and electric engines. Records set here during speed trial tournaments for much of the next eight years would be the first significant marks recorded outside of Europe. These first speed tournaments in the US earned Ormond the title "Birthplace of Speed". In 1903, the smooth, hard-packed sands of Ormond Beach became a proving ground for automobile inventors and drivers.
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