1934 Syracuse New York State Fair Grounds Racing Poster Print
June 25……….. 1934 ! Syracuse, New York @ the New York State Fairgrounds. An awesome reproduction racing poster print. This print measures 17 inches wide x 22 inches tall. 1934 Syracuse New York State Fair Grounds Racing Poster Print.
1934 Los Angeles Municipal Airport Pacific Speedway Poster Print
Before Los Angeles International Airport became a bustling modern airport, it included L.A. Municipal Airport Speedway, where cars raced from 1934 to 1936. Speed-mad Angelenos flocked to the two-mile dirt track to see such daredevils as Rex Mays of Riverside, Louie Meyer of Los Angeles, Lou Moore of San Gabriel and Kelly Petillo of Huntington Park, who wore dashing scarves, white-cloth headgear and goggles during their adventures. In the early part of the 20th century, L.A. was the centerpiece of motor racing. In Beverly Hills and Culver City, tracks were made of lumber. Long Beach and Santa Monica used city streets. Lincoln Heights and Saugus favored dirt. In fact, according to author Harold L. Osmer, Southern California was the biggest racing market in the world.
This program poster print from 1934 is awesome. The reproduction poster measures 16 inches wide x 20 inches tall, will make for a great candidate to be framed up for the garage, shop, office or workshop.
1963 Minnesota Dragway Drag Racing Program Poster Print
Minnesota Dragways , 3 miles east of Anoka on Highway #242. 1963 Minnesota Dragway Drag Racing Program Poster Print. A great poster to hang in the garage.Strip Records Fuel: 169 MPH, 8.98 ET, Gas: 162 MPH ,9.54 ET.
Racers at the event
May 29-30, 1963. Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota. This reproduction poster measures 14 inches wide x 22 inches tall.
The front engine dragster is a is a race car purpose built for drag racing.
Now considered obsolete, the “rail”, “digger”, or “slingshot” dragster is now used mainly in nostalgia drag racing. Models range in length from 160–225 in (4,064–5,715 mm) in wheelbase. They were originally used in the highest class of drag racing, Top Fuel. The front engine dragster naturally came about due to engines for the most part, being in front of the driver. However they used and still do not use any form of suspension, so the top fuel and alcohol cars became very unstable. This due in part to their making 2,000–3,000 hp (1,491–2,237 kW), plus having poor tire technology, short wheelbases, and very light weight. (This was demonstrated to extremes in the Fuel Altereds.) The driver sits angled backward, over the top of the differential in a cockpit that is situated between the two rear tires, a design originating with Mickey Thompson in 1954, as a way of improving traction. This position led to many drivers being maimed when catastrophic clutch failures occurred.[citation needed]
Introduced with the start of organized drag racing, they were limited by the availability of traction from their rear slicks. A number of with four rear drive wheels were attempted, as well, including cars by Art Chrisman (along with his brother, Lloyd, and partner Frank Cannon), Bill Coburn, and Eddie Hill. (Coburn and the Chrisman brothers used twin engines, also.)
The rail was supplanted by the rear-engined car now standard when Don Garlits introduced Swap Rat XIV in 1971. He designed the car designed while in the hospital, himself suffering from severe injuries caused by an exploding clutch.
1926 Tropical Island Speedway Poster Print
In 1925, Carl Fisher (who built the Indianapolis Speedway in 1909) was developing Miami Beach and envisioned this area as the winter auto racing capital of the world. He built the world’s fastest 1-1/4 mile “boardtrack” (a wooden, oval race track). The outstanding features of the track were the 50 degree banked turns. Turns banked this steep required a speed of at least 110 miles per hour to keep the race car from sliding down into the infield. The turns at today’s Daytona International Speedway are banked at only 32 degrees. In 1926, the Fulford-Miami Speedway held its first and only racing event attracting a crowd of 20,000 spectators, some of whom paid up to $15 for a box seat. It was located at the northern end of Flagler Boulevard (NE 19th Avenue) in today’s Sky Lake neighborhood before being demolished in the hurricane of 1926.?
Ralph Hepburn 1926 Tropical Island Speedway Miami Florida
Fulford-Miami Speedway. Ralph Hepburn has just won the pole for the February 22, 1926 300-mile race with a lap of 141.90mph. The car is a Miller Straight Eight. Barney Oldfield is on the left. Built by Carl Fisher (of Indianapolis Speedway fame), the 1-1/4 mile (with 50 degree banking!) Fulford-Miami Speedway held only one race—the track was destroyed by a hurricane in September of 1926. Al Powell Collection.
View of Fulford-Miami Speedway from the crowd
This 1-1/4 mile board track was designed by Ray Harround and built for developer Carl Fisher in 1925. The AAA sanctioned race with a $30,000 purse was run before 20,000 people. It was the world’s fastest wooden track due to the 50 degree banked turns.
1923 St. Louis Air Races Poster Print
First comes Father’s Day , then right after that is summer. Car shows everywhere, swap meets, local fairs and fests. So many places to go , a lot of good times ahead . Car shows, motorcycle show, boat shows, ….and Air Shows.
This 1923 St. Louis Air Races Poster Print just gives a glimpse of what it was like back in the day. This awesome reproduction print would look great in the office . I carry a small handful of airplane racing prints, six altogether.
All great prints from a wonderful era. I will put together an Air Races collection up in the store sometime shortly. I offer them at a steal of a price with free shipping .
But for now you buy the 1923 St. Louis Air Races Poster Print in the eBay Store , or thru my Amazon WebStore.
1946 Lincoln Park Stadium Midget Racing Poster Print. Measures 14 inches wide x 22 inches tall. Awesome retro reproduction poster print.
64 years ago today !! Pretty crazy to think of it that way.A lot has changed in such a short time.
1946 Lincoln Park Stadium Midget Racing Poster Print
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This retro poster print is one of four prints of Gilmore Oil .Gilmore Oil –What began as a farmers market and grew to be a successful dairy farm, resulted in Arthur Fremont Gilmore striking oil at the turn of the century in Los Angeles, California. The Gilmore family took their fortune and became very active in the community, constructing Gilmore Stadium in 1934 with the very first race track specifically designed for midget racers.
This reproduction poster print from 1937 measures 15.5 inches wide x 21.5 inches tall. Makes for a great gift.
1937 Gilmore Red Lion Oil Co. Advertisement Poster Print
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