In 1978, he focused on the European Rally Championship, finishing fourth in the points with Ford Escort RS 1800. He was second at Acropolis Rally and third at the Canadian Criterium Molson du Quebec. In the 1977 WRC season, Clark added two more podiums to his account.
Roger Albert Clark at 1976 RAC Rally Rallying with Ford until 1981 In 1970, the Ford Escort RS 1600 MkI came and Clark scored first win with that car at Circuit of Ireland ERC event. He scored some notable wins in a Ford Escort Twincam during 1968, at Circuit of Ireland, Internationale Tulpenrallye, Acropolis Rally and Scottish Rally. In 1968, Clark started to race with a Ford Escort, the car he was most associated with. In that time, the main international competition was the European Rally Championship, in which Clark scored two podiums (Acropolis Rally and Coupe des Alpes) in a Ford Cortina Lotus. In 1966, with a championship trophy in his pocket, Clark signed to drive for Ford of Britain. Privately, he was driving Ford Cortina GT and with that car, he won his first British Rally Championship title. In 1965, Clark debuted at Rallye Monte-Carlo in a Rover 2000, finishing sixth overall and taking a class victory. 1965 - Monte Carlo class win and first BRC title
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In 1964, he became a factory driver for the Rover Company. In 1963, he drove a Triumph TR4 at Spa-Sofia-Liege Rally and a Reliant Sabre in the Alpine Rally. Successful performances led to a series of works drives. In this car, they won the East Midlands Rally Championship in 19 but also recorded some notable results in the international events in the following years. The first success for Clark and Porter came in 1961 when they switched to a BMC Mini Cooper. British rally legend Roger Clark Two championship titles with Mini Cooper
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