Search results
Robert R. Burman (April 23, 1884 – April 8, 1916) was an American racing driver. He was an open-wheel pioneer, setting numerous speed records in the early 1900s. [1] He participated in many historic races and was one of the drivers to compete in the first edition of the Indianapolis 500 in 1911.
Bob Burman was a top driver from 1906 to 1916, competing in various races and setting land speed records. He drove in the first five Indianapolis 500 races and was inducted into the IMS Museum in 1954.
Apr 8, 2023 · Pioneer. These are all things that describe Bob Burman, one of auto racing’s early heros. He participated in many significant automotive events in the early 20th century, including winning the Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race in 1909 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the precursor to the Indy 500.
FLINT, Michigan — “Wild” Bob Burman died doing what he loved the most — auto racing. The Imlay City native was an open-wheel pioneer, setting numerous speed and victory standards in the early 1900s. The former Flint resident died in a road race on April 8, 1916 in Corona. Calif.
Nov 25, 2022 · During the spring and summer of 1911, Burman smashed the one-mile world speed record (at more than 141 mph), the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track record (35.25 seconds) and the world dirt track record (48.72 seconds). His one-mile mark would stand until 1919.
Bob Burman (born 23 Apr 1884 Imlay City, Michigan; died 18 Apr 1916 Corona, California). Killed in a road race, when he crashed his Peugeot. Land speed record ace, known as 'Wild Bob', he was one of the top early racers, winning at Grosse Point in 1905 and the first ever race at Indianapolis in 1909.
Bob Burman is race driver from United States. Born 23rd April 1884, dead 8th April 1916 at age 31. Participant of AAA National Motor Car Championship. Participant of Indy 500. During the performances, he earned 3865 points. First race: 1909 Indiana Trophy. First win: 1909 Prestolite Trophy. Last win: 1915 Burlington 100.
![[Bob Burman, race car driver] - digital file from original neg ...](https://malaysia.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Bob+Burman&nojs=1&ei=UTF-8&y=19&nocache=1&fr=onesearch&th=120&tw=163.9&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftile.loc.gov%2Fstorage-services%2Fservice%2Fpnp%2Fggbain%2F09200%2F09237v.jpg&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.loc.gov%2Fresource%2Fggbain.09237%2F&size=91KB&name=%5BBob+Burman%2C+race+car+driver%5D+-+digital+file+from+original+neg+...&oid=2&h=750&w=1024&turl=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.F9eKeJ6j9C3lG8lzLpE2fQHaFb%26pid%3DApi%26rs%3D1%26c%3D1%26qlt%3D95%26w%3D163%26h%3D120&tt=%5BBob+Burman%2C+race+car+driver%5D+-+digital+file+from+original+neg+...&sigr=3Dr9O22WDp9S&sigit=VYIjRnjGjvYT&sigi=wW_wPOoCGz19&sign=xUHH_bRfrbs0&sigt=xUHH_bRfrbs0 "[Bob Burman, race car driver] - digital file from original neg ...")
