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Podiums. Poles. 6. 15. 0. 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.
Record updated 23-Apr-07. Bob Burman was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He won one of the first races at the Indyanapolis Speedway in 1909 and competed in the first Indy 500 in 1911. He was killed in the Boulevard Race in Corona, California. Bob Burman was born in Imlay City, Michigan and was an ...
Apr 8, 2023 · Above: Bob Burman Top: Louis Chevrolet & Bob Burman in the Buick Bugs of 1910. Leading up to that fateful wreck, Burman has a splendid career behind the wheel, including spending several years with the Buick racing team starting around 1908. This team, which included Louis Chevrolet, went on to win half of all auto races in America the next ...
Jul 31, 2008 · Bob Burman, who died at the wheel of his Peugeot race car in California in 1916, is buried in Imlay Cemetary, just north of downtown Imlay City. His headstone reads: "A Buick race driver without ...
Feb 19, 2014 · The open cockpit car flipped and killed him. “’Wild Bob’ Burman and Chicago Boy Die in Auto Crash,” reported the Chicago Daily Tribune on April 9, 1916. Burman, his riding mechanic Erie Schrader of Chicago, and track policeman W. H. Speer died and five spectators were injured in the tragedy that wound up the third Corona Road Race.
Burman’s racing career started to take off in 1906 while he was working as a “head tester” for the Jackson Automobile Company.Imaly City native and former Flint resident Bob Burman driving his Blitzen Benz race car in the early 1900s. Burman was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on June 4, 2011.
Nationality: United States. Born: April 23, 1884 Imlay City, Michigan. Died: April 18,1916 Corona , California 32 Years. 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.
