Inyokern, California home to the world's oldest drag racing strip. The Inyokern Airport had been abandoned by the Navy a few years before and McKernan and Woollomes decided this might be just the place to re-direct the energies of the hot rodding locals. Les Cooper drew up the incorporation papers for the fledgling group and obtained a non-profit status for them. Now dealing with a legal entity, Kern County was able to enter into an agreement for the use of the airport facilities. With no money and no experience in drag racing, the young men decided to join the new National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and become real drag racers.