These are simply the best
posters available! You will be thrilled with the image quality, vivid colors,
fine paper, and unique subjects.
This beautiful reproduction poster
has been re-mastered from an original 1970 advertising poster for the NHRA
World Championship Series Finals held on September 20, at the now gone Orange
County International Raceway (OCIR), in Irvine, California.
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" format is an excellent
image size that looks 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 ORANGE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Orange County International Raceway was a combined 1⁄4-mile US dragstrip and 2-mile road course located in Irvine, California,
adjacent to the Interstate 5 (I-5) Santa Ana Freeway. Under a lease agreement
with the Irvine Company, OCIR – as it was known in racing circles – was in
operation from August 5, 1967 until its closure on October 30, 1983. The track
was so named because its founders envisioned hosting sports car, motorcycle,
midget, and stock car races in addition to National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
sanctioned drag racing events.
Known as 'The Supertrack', OCIR was designed to be the most
modern of dragstrip facilities in the late 1960s, offering spectator comforts
and conveniences never before available at a drag race facility in Southern
California. The track construction included the extensive use of landscaping,
permanent restrooms and concession stands, reserved seats with backs, drinking
fountains installed throughout, the sport's first electric scoreboard and a
40-foot-high, four-story, glass-enclosed control tower and administration
building.
The well-known Bob Bondurant School of High Performance
Driving was founded at the track in 1968.