 He was also competitive in the Safari Rally where he recorded a top four finish four times in five years, and latterly the Paris-Dakar Rally where his best result was second overall in 1985.He retired as a driver in 1990.For his achievements in 1977, he was awarded the British Guild of Motoring Writers' "Driver of the Year" Award, the "Jim Clark Memorial Trophy" for "outstanding achievement by a Scottish driver", and the British Racing Drivers' Club's "John Cobb Trophy" for a British driver of outstanding success.