I went out to the track only once with the Novi. I did about 10 laps and I was glad to find that the other driver of the team (Russo) could not pass me, nor even close the gap. The Novi was the only V8 engine in Indianapolis by then. It had a mechanical turbine and the power came suddenly at high revs, so being a difficult car to stop, like all the ones that used compressors. Even if the BRM had a 16-cylinders engine, the Novi reminded me of that one for sure. The high power at high revs was hard on the tires, and it was very difficult to drive at Indianapolis because we had to accelerate while turning.