He started racing in the early 1970s in Formula Ford and later became known for racing in the Clubmans formula for front-engined sports cars, before moving into Touring Cars in the 1980s.
hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɹˈeɪsɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ɪn fˈɔːɹmjʊlə fˈoːɹd ænd lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn fɔːɹ ɹˈeɪsɪŋ ɪnðə klˈʌbmənz fˈɔːɹmjʊlə fɔːɹ fɹˈʌntˈɛndʒɪnd spˈoːɹts kˈɑːɹz, bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ ˌɪntʊ tˈʊɹɹɪŋ kˈɑːɹz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z.