{"id":492291,"date":"2012-04-01T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=29115"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:04:11","slug":"bruce-burness-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/bruce-burness-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Burness &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Bruce Burness is one of those multi-talented behind-the-scenes players who lend so much richness to the world of motorsports, possessing not only the gift of clarity when working on the cars, but the enduring competitive spirit so common among those who make a difference in our sport. His secret seems to be a fundamental understanding of the essential principles that govern motorized travel, allowing him to apply that understanding to any situation that may arise to create the best possible solution to whatever problem might present itself. His experience includes winning efforts in road racing with sports and formula cars, Indycars, motocross and even stock cars, among others. VR Associate Editor John Zimmermann recently sat down with Burness to discuss his experiences in the sport, and given the extensive reach of his career we will present this interview in two parts, of which this is the first.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_542860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542860\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RACEint201204-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-542860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RACEint201204-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce BurnessPhoto: John Zimmermann \" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RACEint201204-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RACEint201204-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RACEint201204-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RACEint201204-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-542860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bruce Burness<br \/>Photo: John Zimmermann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>When did you first discover you possessed mechanical aptitude?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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His secret seems to be a fundamental understanding of the essential principles that govern motorized travel, allowing him to apply that understanding to any situation that may arise to create the best possible [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":542872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11272,18114],"tags":[11982,18435,14366,16462,16791],"class_list":["post-492291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-members-only","category-people","tag-usrrc","tag-people","tag-bruce-burness","tag-interview","tag-profiles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bruce Burness - Part 1<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"John Zimmermann sits down with one of racing\u2019s best technicians to discuss the highlights of his career.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/bruce-burness-part-1\/\" \/>\n<link rel=\"next\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/bruce-burness-part-1\/2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bruce Burness - Part 1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"John Zimmermann sits down with one of racing\u2019s best technicians to discuss the highlights of his career.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/bruce-burness-part-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Supercars.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-04-02T01:00:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-01-08T14:04:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RACEint201204-p2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Zimmermann\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Zimmermann\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"25 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/bruce-burness-part-1\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/bruce-burness-part-1\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Zimmermann\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/96b206a07dacd5614967544b2c3b0e35\"},\"headline\":\"Bruce Burness &#8211; 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