He missed out on being part of the four-man bobsleigh team for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany because he had already planned a round-the-world cruise for that year.

He soon made up for his absence, becoming a double gold medal winner over two consecutive years for the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships: at St Moritz, in 1937; and, at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in 1938.

In August 1938, Looker was commissioned into Auxiliary Air Force, joining 615 Squadron, whose honorary commander was Winston Churchill.

After the war, Looker got involved with a number of business ventures, including a project to develop a form of automatic transmission for the car industry.

A lifelong passion for cars led to employment with a number of leading motor distributors, and he eventually became managing director of H.A.