 Aside from his three wins on the Safari Rally, he also scored three top five finishes in the Southern Cross Rally in Australia in the 1970s, and was twice awarded Kenya's Motor Sportsman of the Year title (1970, 1976).His historic first Safari win in 1965 proved to be a triumph against expectations and a defiance of superstition.It was the 13th running of the event, and his car was given the number 1 which was at that time considered an unlucky number in the Safari.