![]() In 1965 Clark won his first National title and by the end of the season he was signed up by Ford Motorsport, teamed with his country-fellow Vic Elford and Bengt Söderström of Sweden. In 1964 he began two years of private rallying in his Ford Cortina GT winning his first Scottish, a rally he won six times during his career. The following year he joined Ford, a make to which he was loyal almost for the rest of his career. In 1963 he had his first works drive with Triumph, participating in the Liège-Sofia-Liège in a Triumph TR4 - retired due to gearbox failure - and with a Reliant Sabre in the Alpine Rally. In 19 he was the East Midlands Rally Champion with his Mini Cooper achieving also a class win, fourth place overall in the International Circuit of Ireland in 1962 and an impressive second overall in the Scottish Rally in 1963. ![]() ![]() In 1960 Clark purchased a Mini Cooper in which he established himself by winning a few local rallies. Roger Clark started his career with his friend Jim Porter who was his co-driver for almost twenty years, driving a Ford Y-type in Club events, then a Ford 100E van. Stan Clark raced an Alfa Romeo for Penthouse magazine in the 1970s. Also his younger brother Stan became a well known rally driver. The son of a garage proprietor in the outskirts of Leicester, UK, Roger Clark had his rallying debut at the age of 18, shortly after acquiring his driver's licence, driving a Renault Dauphine. ![]() He was a well rounded sportsman also competing at high level in rugby and swimming. He was one of the greatest British rally drivers in the 60s and 70s, being the first competitor from his country to score a World Rally Championship win at the RAC Rally in 1976.įour-time winner of the British Rally Championship, Roger Clark was a natural outstanding racer, often in less than perfect vehicles for the task at hand. ![]()
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