 He learned about cars as a mechanic, and then helped the business take on new sales franchises.By 1975 there were four Roger Clark Cars Ltd. garages in the Leicester area, retailing under franchise agreements Alfa Romeo, Ford, Jensen, Lotus, Renault and Porsche.Clark passed his driving test in 1956, and immediately joined the Leicester Car Club, where he met , who was his co-driver for 20 years.