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Image:
8.00" x 5.50"
Overall:
10.00" x 7.50"
Burn Out Cooper Racing Poster
by John Swartz
Product Details
Burn Out Cooper Racing poster by John Swartz. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
The Famoso Raceway dragstrip is located north of Bakersfield, California, and is known historically as the home to the annual March Meet, also known... more
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Comments (3)
Artist's Description
The Famoso Raceway dragstrip is located north of Bakersfield, California, and is known historically as the home to the annual March Meet, also known as the U.S. Fuel and Gas Championships. The strip, located on Famoso Road between Highway 99 and Highway 65 east of the Highway 99 and Highway 46 interchange, was originally built in World War II as an auxiliary training base for the nearby Army Air Corps training base at Shafter's Minter Field. After World War II, the Army abandoned the field. It was in the 1950s that an aspiring group of drag racing pioneers from the Bakersfield area, the Bakersfield Smokers, purchased the strip and made the necessary adjustments to allow for drag racing. The Famoso Raceway hosted the first ever March Meet in 1959 and it helped establish the fledgling National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) legitimacy.
Today the Famoso Raceway still hosts the March Meet but it is now strictly a nostalgic hot rod and dragster event. The track also hosts fuel-altere...
About John Swartz
I am a self taught artist. I have been in all mediums for over 30 plus years. My current medium that I enjoy is photography. I have only been doing this for the past 8 years and teaching myself along the way. I totally enjoy the landscape/travel aspect and wish to get in more into portrait. I really want to take several photos and manipulate them to create a master piece of an amazing scene at the same time making it looks so realistic. To me that is amazing. I currently shoot with a Sony A77. I shot HDR and sometimes HDR focus stacking. I really enjoy experimenting and trying new techniques. I also like to explain what I have learned to other folk whom may wish to learn as it helps me learn the basics over and over again. I do...
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Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your sale of this wonderful artwork! Fl
Karen Slagle
Great shot...love Z28s, had one many years ago, a 1968 model with a 302 engine. Sure do miss it but it has a good home with a collector.
Lucinda Walter
Another WOW shot! Love the smoke from the tires. Great colors and details. Perfect! l/f