Bob Burman
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Robert R. Burman was an American racing driver. He was an open-wheel pioneer, setting numerous speed records in the early 1900s. He participated in many historic races and was one of the drivers to co
Burman in 1911
Bob Burman, Louis Disbrow, Jack Tower, and Joe Grennon at the 1911 Indianapolis 500
Burman's crashed Cutting racer, built by the Clark-Carter Automobile Company at the 1912 Indianapolis 500
Bob Burman's Keeton racer finished 11th place at Indianapolis in 1913
Blitzen Benz
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The Blitzen Benz is a racing car that was built by Benz & Cie in Mannheim, Germany, in 1909. In 1910 an enhanced model broke the world land speed record. It was one of six cars based on the Grand Prix
Bob Burman
…Burman set a land speed record at an average of 141.732 miles per hour (228.096 km/h) over distance of 0.625 miles (1 kilometer) in his 200-horsepower Blitzen Benz on the sands of Daytona Beach on April 23, 1911; however this record was not officially recognized by the AIACR in Paris. He competed at the first ever…
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Blitzen Benz 4
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A 1909 Benz 200 Blitzen Benz