The famed Novi V8 is one of the most storied engine in American motorsports history and also one of the most star-crossed.

 

Massively power, innovative in its design and capable of making noise like no other engine in the history of the Speedway, it never won a race.

 

But why? How does the most powerful engine for a two decade span not win...anything?

 

This is a complete history of the Novi both in its developent and in competition. The people that made it, the technology that advanced it, and the issues that sunk it.

 

If you have wondered where this engine came from, how much power it made and what its guts looked like, you'll know now. Built in incredibly limited number, they were gloriously and awesomely lauded by Indy 500 fans, no matter their record on the track.