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Mike Burns (M) from
Los Angeles, California
USA
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1957 - Category: FUELALT, Type: , Class: C/R, Div: 7 |
| "Burkhart, Burns, Erdman & Reath Auto/Reath Automotive" Owned by George Burkhart, Mike Burns, Erdman
from
Los Angeles, California
USA
| Crew Chief: |
| 29 Ford Model A Roadster by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Carbureted Nitro 296 Ardun-Mercury with
2 speed manual transmission |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
11.990 at San Gabriel Valley Drag Strip, Baldwin Park, CA/Apr. 14, 1957 |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
131.00 at Bakersfield Drag Strip, Famoso, CA/Apr. 7, 1957 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1957 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.96,
MPH 54.43 |
Entry is 1.14310 times average ET and 1.01890 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1957 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 9.100 ET, 155.97 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1957 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 10.489 ET, 128.57 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1957 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 11.538 ET, 119.50 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: Burkhart was a big guy - 6'10" tall and over 300 pounds. He was an electrician by trade. In the 1957 season, he teamed up with Mike Burns as his driver and Erdman to compete in both gas and fuel roadster classes. They generally ran at San Gabriel and San Fernando, with occasional forays to Colton or Bakersfield. In May, Reath Automotive joined them as a sponsor. The various tracks had different classifications, but they could generally be called a C Roadster, employing a flathead Ardun-Merc motor. At San Fernand on Mar. 3, they ran in K class as a Gas Roadster Flathead, turning 113.92 mph. Two weeks later, they ran 112.50 mph at San Gabriel to win the A/R class. On Apr. 7 at Bakersfield, they ran in A Hot Roadster class (a fuel class), where they turned 131 mph. Back at San Gabe on Apr. 14, they turned 11.99 at 112.50 mph to win the C/R class. At San Gabe on May 7, they took a class win at 111.53 mph. At San Fernando on May 26, with Joe Reath joining the team, they took a K class win in Gas Roadsters at 113.92 mph. On June 2 at San Gabe, they won C/R with 111.63 mph. They repeated their C/R win at 111.38 mph at San Gabe a week later. At Lions on June 15/16 at the Drag News Open Invitational, they took a C/R win at 112.92 mph. At Bakersfield on July 7, running in B Hot Roadster on fuel, they won with 128.68 mph. On July 14 at San Gabe, they ran 113.49 mph for a C/R win. On Aug. 4 at San Gabe, they won C/R on gas with 113.38 mph. A week later, they set a track record in the gas roadster class at San Fernando at 114.64 mph. At Colton on Sep. 2, they turned 123.62 mph to take an A/HR win. At San Gabe on Sep. 8, they won C/R class with 109.89 mph. At San Gabe on Sep. 29, they won C/R with 111.63 mph. They finished the season at Bakersfield with a win in A/HR with 127.62 mph. They were among the most active drag racing roadsters on the SoCal scene in 1957. Photo: Early Drag Racing Photos, p. 25, in Jalopy Journal, The H.A.M.B. - MB |
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Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Monday, April 10, 2023, 12:34:24 PM by
Mel Bashore.
Approved by Super Crew. |
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Rankings updated: 05/05/24 03:05:17 am EDT
