early vancouver racing, part four

Wild Bob Burman came north to Vancouver with an entourage of professional drivers.

The big deal of the two weekends that he raced at Minoru Park was his attempts to run the Blitzen Benz at record speeds. According to the newspaper reports of the day he did drop the time for the mile consistently. No world's record, maybe a Canadian record, but nothing seems to have been official.

10--July 18, 1913, Minoru Park

--Bob Burman, Blitzen Benz, 2:15 p.m., 55 4-5 second for the mile

--Bob Burman, Blitzen Benz, 6:00 p.m., 54 2-5 seconds for the mile

--1st heat, free-for-all
1st, Burman

--600 c.I. displacement or more
1st, Burman (Keaton)


11--July 19, 1913, Minoru Park

--10,000 in attendance

--Bob Burman, Blitzen Benz, 52 2-5 seconds for the mile


12--July 25, 1913, Minoru Park

--Bob Burman, Blitzen Benz, 51 3-5 for the mile

--1st heat, free-for-all
1st, Burman
2nd, Endicott
3rd, Benedict (Mercedes)

--2nd heat,
1st, Benedict

--3rd heat,
1st, Burman


13--July 26, 1913, Minoru Park

--Bob Burman, Blitzen Benz, 50 4-5 for the mile

--Burman vs. horse (Flying Squirrel)
3-32nds of of mile
1st, Burman