automobileracing

The caption written on the photograph says "500-mile race, Indianapolis" -- was it not being called the "Indianapolis 500" yet?

You make a good point, Lu, thank you. The present title is better placed with the tags. We will revise the title to match the caption next time we update the record. Additionally, the caption provides the exact date.

More than I expected :) I really didn't know! I do suspect it's tough to find the point at which tag/etc. info is narrow enough to be accurate but still broad enough to be searchable.

Bob Burman professional race driver 1909 era

This is great! Reminds me of Alec Baldwin.



flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/2199030247/

What, no protective leather helmet?

More Tobey McGuire than Alec Baldwin.

ahaa.. i love this =)

Bob Burman. He set speed marks for the mile in 1911 while driving the Blitzen Benz.

Amazing photo.

that is one monster car

"Burman duly lined up at Daytona Beach on April 23, 1911, this long, wide expanse of coastline providing the perfect venue for high-speed trials. Tapping the car’s full potential, he squeezed out an average 225.65 km/h for the mile with flying start and 228.1 km/h over the kilometre with flying start – a new land-speed record which was to remain unbroken until 1919." www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2745/article.html

It's interesting to see that it is driven by a sprocket chain.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Automobiles françaises des années 10 (1910 à 1919), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Jules Goux (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Goux)

Thanks B-59 for the additional information about Jules Goux. We'll add his first name to the catalog record. If the date listed on the negative is correct, this shows Goux winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1913.