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| Birth Name: | Carl August Limberg | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1883 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Mount Auburn, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
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Carl August Limberg (July 6, 1883 – May 13, 1916) was an American racing driver who was killed during a AAA-sanctioned national championship race.
Limberg was born in Mount Auburn, Iowa on July 6, 1886. He grew up in San Jose, California, where he became a bicycle racer, participating in endurance competitions across the United States. In 1908, Limberg moved to Brooklyn, New York and started auto racing in 1910. He was employed by Delage.[1]
On May 13, 1916, Limberg competed in the Metropolitan Trophy, a 150-mile AAA-sanctioned national championship race held at Sheepshead Bay Speedway before 25,000 spectators.[2] [3] Driving car No. 6,[4] he was in the lead on lap 15 when the right rear tire came off his Delage. Limberg's car hit the rail on the eastern embankment; tumbling off of the track, both Limberg and his riding mechanic, Roxie Pallotti, fell to the ground 50feet below. Both men died of their injuries.[5]