This article is about the American auto racer. For the American astronomer, see Bob Berman.
Bob Burman
Burman in 1911
Born
Robert R. Burman (1884-04-23)April 23, 1884 Imlay City, Michigan, U.S.
Died
April 8, 1916(1916-04-08) (aged 31) Riverside, California, U.S.
Champ Car career
41 races run over 7 years
First race
1909 Indiana Trophy (Crown Point)
Last race
1915 Harkness Gold Medal (Sheepshead Bay)
First win
1909 Prest-O-Lite Trophy (Indianapolis)
Last win
1915 Burlington 100 (Burlington)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
6
15
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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. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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around the track by a woman. Journalist Betty Blythe rode "shotgun" with BobBurman August 17, 1909, and then wrote a feature article about it that appeared...
informally changed his first name to "Bob". In one version of the story, he named himself after racecar driver BobBurman. In another, he said that he chose...
International des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR). On 23 April 1911, BobBurman recorded an average of 228.1 kilometres per hour (141.7 mph) over a full...
crash. Matlock died on January 27, 1936, the day after his crash. ""Bob" Burman, speed marvel, killed in race". The Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
Miller named Offenhauser as the head of his engine department in 1914. BobBurman was campaigning the Peugeot engine that year, but when World War I made...
its promotional and sales value, and brought the Chevrolet brothers and BobBurman on as drivers. When the American Automobile Association's Contest Board...
"fearful conditions", was the 100-lap Prest-O-Lite Trophy in 1909, won by BobBurman in a Buick. The breakup of the track surface led to two fatal accidents...
and parts could not be acquired from France for the 1914 season, owner BobBurman had it serviced in the shop of Harry Miller by a young mechanic named...
Gil Andersen's crashed Stutz at T3. Mel Marquette's wrecked McFarlan. BobBurman's crashed Cutting Popely, Rick and L. Spencer Riggs. Indianapolis 500 Chronicle...
100-mile (160 km) race at Tri-State Fair Grounds in Burlington, Iowa, won by BobBurman. Additional AAA races were held at Des Moines Speedway in Valley Junction...
break three ribs. BobBurman started the race as the favorite, and led 41 laps early, before his car caught fire on lap 55. Burman was able to repair...
Fastest lap Driver Felice Nazzaro Fiat Time 13:42.0 on lap 7 Podium First David Bruce-Brown Benz Second Victor Hémery Benz Third BobBurman Marquette-Buick...
story of a young woman trying to achieve success as a racecar driver. BobBurman, one of Oldfield's rivals and closest friends, was killed in a wreck during...
returned and were joined by Caleb Bragg in a FIAT and three Benzes for BobBurman, Erwin Bergdoll and Joe Horan. From the start it was Tetzlaff, Bragg and...
Keeton to lose control of his company to new investors. A Keeton driven by BobBurman participated in the 1913 Indianapolis 500 but caught fire and retired...
English language, the Bamar are known by a number of exonyms, including Burmans and Burmese, both of which were interchangeably used by the British. In...
competed in both Cobe races, 1909 winner Louis Chevrolet and his teammate, BobBurman. "The Cobe Cup Auto Race of 1909;" Lowell Tribune; Apr. 28, 1998 (on line...
finishing a bare 1.5 seconds ahead – to the joy of the local spectators. BobBurman was third, eighteen minutes back, in a Marquette. At the end of the year...
list of race winners from non-championship AAA races. Ralph DePalma (19) BobBurman (6) Hughie Hughes (4) Ray Harroun (4) Louis Disbrow (4) Gil Andersen (3)...
accident. BobBurman, one of Oldfield's top rivals and closest friends, was killed in a wreck during a race in Corona, California. Burman died from severe...
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