His first outing for the team was in the non-Championship News of the World Trophy race, at Goodwood, in which he took the BRM P57 to fourth place, the first non-Lotus finisher and the only car to end on the same lap as Colin Chapman's fleet winners.
A súa primeira participación co equipo foi na carreira fora docampionato do 1964 News of the World Trophy, en Goodwood, no que levou o BRM P57 ao cuarto lugar, o primeiro non-Lotus e o único coche en rematar na mesma volta que os vencedores da frota de Colin Chapman.