Originally Posted by
GrayAnderson
FWIW you have the cause-and-effect backwards on the hard-packed sand and the vehicles on the beach. There's a reason a number of early auto races were on the beach...the sand is naturally quite hard-packed (and flat).
OK, and so which came first: the chicken or the egg? I don't disagree with you, nor am I stating (as I didn't) that the result of the cars is the harder packed sand, but they both work hand-in-hand. The beaches are better north of Daytona, especially St Aug and Flagler-but still fairly hard packed sand, especially compared to St Pete Beach. I go for the quality of the water and waves, more than how soft the sand is.