Novi engine

The Novi was a driving force in the U.S. single-seater sport was used in the 1950's and 1960 's.

The Novi engine was a supercharged OHC V8 engine. The first Novi engine came in 1941, still under the name Winfield used. The V8 made ​​450 hp, but it was difficult to drive. After the Second World War, the engine was revised and then made ​​510 hp. For its time it was an incredible performance. Kurtis Kraft chassis were fitted by different teams with the Novi engine, but the driver did not have much joy with the enormous power. Ralph Hepburn in 1949 and Chet Miller 1953 casualties each in training for 500-mile race at Indianapolis, because they could not control the power of the engine.

The engine has been adapted several times, and in 1956 qualified Paul Russo the new Kurtis Kraft Roadster with Novi engine in Indianapolis in the eighth place. In the race he was 21 laps in the lead before a tire failure ended his race prematurely. 1957 Russo was in the race fifth. It should be the best result for a race car with Novi engine in Indianapolis. The V8 engine was always revised reinstated until 1966.