Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-08
RACERS FOR PRINCES PLANS
Burman and Disbrow Approve Pro-
motors Ideas for Auto Track.
BOTH WILL RIDE SPEEDWAY
Famous Drivers 90 Make Effort 60
Break Records on wooden Circle
to ne Completed ny
ThanksRivinE,


Jack Prince. promoter Of the Omaha
automobile speedway. IL In receipt OF R
letter from Bob Burman and Louis Dis
brow. Kings OF the automobile track. de-
claring tho conviction In The success OF
his venture. Both riders are in favor Of
wood track and claim records will surely
be broken. cisbrow asserts he win circle
at a speed OF 100 miles an hour, while
Burman IL equally sanguine that he can
shatter the records he now holds.
Both of the drivers will ride on the
Omaha track this fall, and their express
purpose will be TO break some of the ex-
listing records. Prince expects TO have the
track itself built by Thanksgiving day,
and II he succeeds the trial spins Will 90
cur on that day. The grandstand and
other construction will not be completed
until next spring.
what the Drivers Say.
Following are copies Of the mlssiVes Of
Disbrow and Burman TO Prince:
Kindly permit me to state for Mr..
Princes benefit, also yours that " he
builds your speedway according to his
present plans OF construction, j will say
from a racing standpoint II will be the
fastest and safest speedway ever con-
structed, and l am willing TO wage $1,000
that / can ride the track, when finished
and ready for racing, at the speed Of 100
miles an hour or better. and will be per-
fectly safe ell the way. turned the one
mile motordrome speedway track In Los
Angeles three years ago. that was built
by Mr.. Prince, in close to thirty-six sec
onds, and his present plans OF construc-
ton, am sure, will be four or five sec
onds faster to the mile than the Los
Angeles track. Respectfully yours
LOUIS DISBROW.
CrodentiaI from BuPman.
I have driven races in different parts
of Europe. including the famous Brook
lands speedway; also on all speedways
and dirt tracks In different parts of the
United States. from New York to Cali
fornia. and have had many years OF ex-
perience in driving races, and | will state
that. In my candid opinion. a speedway
built OF wood, OF a mile and a quarter 70
a mile and half according to the pres
| snt plans that have inspected and gone
over very carefully with MIR. Prince, that
! his ideas of construction with a triple
radius, and the stretches and curves
! banked at a perfect angle. according 20
his method of construction, will be the
greatest sensation Of speedway the
world ever saw. and predict that all
worlds records will DO broken on such q
speedway.
| have driven races on brick speedways
also on cement speedways, and concrete
and dirt as well. Tho vibration on dirt
and concrete is too much going at the ter.
| rifle speed. Dirt speedwRys all cut loose
and make burrows. The heat on cement
concrete or brick is so terrific that II
breaks or crystaliizes the steel, They are
also very hard on tires, much more Sc
than wood.
/ hold tho mile and other records ON IN.
Indianapolis speedway. and l will sIrt
break all these records now held there or
the speedway to be built according 10 Mr.
Princes present plan OF construction. nj,
record on the Indianapolis speedway i
90, ana as said above, l am con.
fident all these records can be broken q,
or before the opening meet of this nav
speedway. Respectfully yours.
BOB" BURMAN.