 But that very same car helped change his luck and won him his first victory in the 2nd "Coupe de Liedekerke et Williame" in Ostend,Belgium on 13 September 1909.Josef never looked back, and went on to win a string of victories in Europe and in the US.On 9 September 1916 Josef and his English Sunbeam racecar, became the first foreigner to enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway "Harvest Classic", composing of three races held at 20, 50 and 100- distances.