NHRA Classic Original Bakersfield SMOKERS INC. Drag Racing Pin

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NHRA Classic Original Bakersfield SMOKERS INC. Drag Racing Pin. New! Good condition. Awesome. Does have some face scratches due to age and storage.
Size of pin is Approx. 7/8 inches  X  1  inches. Colors are as shown. What a great addition to your racing collection.
They came together in a time of turmoil, left to serve their country and returned with one thing on their minds – hot rods.
Considered outlaws by many, the teenagers who grew up racing on the streets of Bakersfield in the early 1940’s were the pioneers of drag racing. But were it not for their love of cars, speed, and adventure, the rich history and tradition of the most famous independent drag race in the nation – The Bakersfield March Meet – continues to thrive. By the late 1940’s, drag racing was starting to take root in Southern California. “Santa Ana had a drag strip and we’d go down there and race and see how they did things,”. In 1948, the Bakersfield Coupe and Roadster Club became Smokers, Incorporated. “The name came about because we needed to incorporate”. “We came up with Smokers, Inc., because of the smoke that came off the tires (under acceleration)”. It wasn’t long before the Smokers decided they needed to find somewhere close to Bakersfield to hold drag. Through time and effort they were able to lease a abandon air strip thus becoming the Famoso Dragstrip. The rest is History.
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