 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Burman akaberekerwa muImlay City, Michigan pana April 23, 1884. Akanga ari mukundi wePrest-O-Lite Trophy Race muna 1909. Akakwikwidza mumakwikwi okutanga eIndianapolis 500muna 1911. Achimhanya nokuda kwomutsigiri wemitambo yemitambo Ernest Moross, Burman akaisa zvinyorwa zvenyika mumotokari yake yemakwikwi yeBlitzen Benz ine 200-horsepower pajecha reDaytona Beach uye paIndianapolis Motor Speedway muna 1911. 