This beautiful reproduction poster has been re-mastered from an original poster advertising drag racing at the Half Moon Bay drag strip in the late 1960s.
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 13"x19" and 24”x36” formats are excellent image sizes that look great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of these frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online.
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
HISTORY OF HALF MOON BAY DRAG STRIP
Half Moon Bay Drag Strip was opened in 1957 on the site of a former Navy airport, and it became one of the west’s most popular quarter-mile strips during drag racing’s golden era in the 1950s – 1970’s. The track was located about 20 miles south of San Francisco, just inland from the coast.
The strip was originally operated by two area car clubs, the Lightning Rods from San Bruno, and the Piston Pushers from San Francisco. As the site became more popular, numerous improvements were installed, including bleachers, fencing, a safety net, a timing tower built on a bread van, concessions, and the latest timing and starting line equipment. Half Moon Bay was also one of the first drag strips in the country to use radio and television to advertise their racing events.
The Half Moon Bay Drag Strip quickly became one of the nation’s best-known tracks. On January 23, 1966, a match race for a $5,000 winner’s purse was held there between “Big Daddy” Don Garlits and Don “The Snake” Prudhomme. Rumor has it that Prudhomme’s name had already been scribed into the trophy before the race started, but Big Daddy managed to pull off an upset win over California’s native son.
Half Moon Bay hosted some of drag racing’s biggest names in the 1950s and 60s but sadly, the strip was sold in 1968, and closed shortly after. Since the closure, some efforts have been made to reopen the track, but none have been successful.
