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In January 1904, William K. Vanderbilt set the first world record on the beach at the Winter Speed Carnival with a 1 mile run of 92.307 MPH in a Mercedes. Glenn H. Curtiss, an American aviator pioneer, made the first official 60 MPH motorcycle run, powered by one of the first American twin cylinder engines. The Ormond Hotel was the center of nonrace activity, and Henry M. Flagler constructed the Ormond Garage, the first "Gasoline Alley," for the use of famous racers and wealthy patrons during the Winter Speed Carnival.
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