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The magazine of the Royal Automobile Club | April 2012 | Issue 138
Mr. Nice
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Don’t Try Art At Home
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Run With It
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‘WE SAY
FAREWELL TO SIR
DAVID PROSSER
AND THANK HIM
FOR HIS
THOUGHTFUL
LEADERSHIP’
FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
& SECRETARY
As this reaches you, the new
Business Centre at 83/85
Pall Mall (to be called the
Simms Centre, after the
Club’s founder Frederick Simms) will
be nearing completion. From May
onwards our members will have the
added convenience of being able to
conduct business in Pall Mall, while a
smaller business facility will be
available in the Estate Office at
Woodcote Park.
Her Majesty The Queen, who is our
Patron, celebrates her Diamond Jubilee
in June and the Club starts the
celebrations with The Diamond Jubilee
Ball on 31 May at Woodcote Park. Then
there will be Derby Day on 2 June, the
Thames River Pageant on 3 June, and
other events on 4 and 5 June.
The Olympic Games will be with us
by the time the next issue of PM&W
reaches you, and we will do all we can,
especially at Pall Mall, to ensure that
Club Introduction
the levels of food and service are
maintained despite many restrictions
on deliveries and access. It is also
interesting to note that the Olympic
Cycling events on 28 and 29 July
effectively link our two Clubhouses,
starting in the Mall and almost passing
the front gates of Woodcote Park.
With the Pall Mall Centenary just
completed. We are now preparing for
the Centenary of Woodcote Park which
was acquired in 1913. We say farewell to
our Chairman, Sir David Prosser, at the
forthcoming AGM. I am very grateful to
Sir David for his guidance, and thank
him for his sure-footed and thoughtful
leadership of the Club.
I am also delighted to report that the
renewal rate for 2012 has reached 96
per cent. This figure clearly
demonstrates your loyalty to the Club
and I would like to thank you for your
continued support.
David Wilkinson
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Club Welcome
SPEED DEMON:
A royal party at
Sandringham on a
winter’s day. King
Edward VII is sitting
in the car.
WELCOME
With the Diamond
Jubilee fast
approaching, the Club
is indulging in all
things royal. As you will read in this
issue Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has
visited the Club on numerous occasions
but the Club’s royal connections go back
further, to 1907 in fact, when King
Edward VII set his seal upon the Club.
As Piers Brendon relates in his history
of the Club, when he was Prince of
Wales, Edward had a close connection
with the Club, though his first motoring
experiences were not entirely happy.
When in 1897 Evelyn Ellis’s car reached
the dizzying speed of 9 mph, The
Prince had cried: ‘Evy Evy! Don’t drive
so fast, I’m frightened!’. But after some
perseverance it would seem The King
rather took to motoring; in fact he
behaved as though the speed limit did
not apply to him. He ordered his
chauffeur to overtake everything in
sight and was so impatient that his
mechanic frequently had to conduct
running repairs on the engine from the
wing while the vehicle was pounding
along at 40mph. On 27 February 1907,
the Honourable Arthur Stanley wrote
to the Club to say, ‘His Majesty has
been graciously pleased to grant the
desired permission and to command
that the Club be henceforth known as
“The Royal Automobile Club”.’ We
should be grateful The King had a need
for speed: ‘the Automobile Club’ doesn’t
quite have the same ring, does it?
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Surrey KT18 7EW
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General Manager, David Renton
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Club Contributors
CONTRIBUTORS
Club members, journalists, enthusiasts and experts who have
contributed to this issue.
KARI
LUNDGREN
Member of the Club
for two years, Kari
is a financial
reporter at Bloomberg News in
London. Previously, she worked on
travel guides for Lonely Planet.
JESSICA
HOLMES
Jessica divides her
week between the
Club as its Archivist
and her studio in East London as a
practising painter. In this issue she
writes our Diamond Jubilee feature.
COLIN
CAMERON
Colin is a writer and
broadcaster and
covers subjects from
men’s style to sport. He has been a
member for 12 years and interviewed
Brian Sewell for this issue.
CHRISTOPHER
ABELE
An avid runner and
member since 1982,
Christopher
estimates that since then he has run
over 30,000 miles. He founded the
Running Group in 2007.
LEWIS
MCNAUGHT
Lewis has been a
member for 18
years. After a stint
at the British Museum and 19 years
in investment management, he is
now Director of the Mall Galleries.
HENRY SANDS
Henry, a new Club
member, is based
full-time around the
corner from the
Club; he has previously written for
titles including, The Spectator,
Esquire and The New Statesman.
MARTIN
DERRICK
Member since
2003. Martin is an
automotive author
and journalist who now runs INP
Media, producing high-end film and
video for the motor industry.
HENRY HOPE
FROST
Henry is a
motorsport writer
who contributes to
many leading print and online
publications. For our April issue he
interviewed Martin Whitmarsh.
THANKS TO. . . Kayla Coffman, Trevor Dunmore, Peter McCombie, Piers
Brendon, Martin Payne and Philip Gomm.
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COVER IMAGE:
Designed for
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CONTENTS
APRIL 2012 / I SSUE 138
AROUND THE CLUB
05 Letter from the CEO & Secretary
An update on the Business Centre
12 Letters
A gold star for the Club
15 Eye for Detail
Win a case of wine in our competition
16 The Club Pages
News, food and sport from around the Club
30 A Search For Honesty
Lewis McNaught on Lucian Freud
34 Thoughts On Art
Art is for experts only, says Brian Sewell
48 Breakfast From The Fast Lane
The Club’s new organic breakfasts
54 Woodcote Wanderings
Take a spring stroll on the Epsom Downs
58 Run With It
We go out with the Club Running Group
62 Stockholm. For Local People
Where to rest your head, see the sights and
find the best meatballs
CLUB MEMBERS
25 Big Cheese
Words from on business high
26 Mr. Nice
Success doesn’t always come with a bang, Sir
Paul Smith tells Kari Lundgren
44 A Word From The Wise
Founder of Euromoney, Sir Patrick Sergeant
on tennis, ballerinas and champagne
74 Don’t You Look Lovely?
Photographs from a season at the Club
MOTORING
66 Motoring News
New VCR and FCC organisers; Derek Bell’s
new book My Racing Life; find out how to
join the grid
68 Q&A with Martin Whitmarsh
Henry Hope-Frost speaks to the McLaren
Team Principal
73 Through the. . .
The ghosts of motoring past and future
April 2012 | Issue 138 | 11

YOUR LETTERS
Send letters to: The Editor, Pell Mell & Woodcote, 89 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HS,
or email pellmell@royalautomobileclub.co.uk
DRESSED FOR SUCCESS
I totally agree with Charles
Skinner and Mike Bowen in the
last issue of PM&W; a slackening
of dress standards would
inevitably lead to a slackening of
standards of conduct. Everywhere
one looks there is evidence that
where standards are not enforced
they are more and more
disregarded with less than
agreeable results.
One of the joys of the Club is
the civilised environment and one
must question as to whether it is
such an unreasonable
requirement for members to
observe the standards that over a
considerable number of years have
in part enticed many to join and
many to continue their
membership of the Club. Perhaps
the staff could take more active
steps where there are breaches.
C.L. Clemo
GOLD STAR
With reference to the results of
the members’ survey conducted
last year, it may be useful to have
the opinion of a new member to
the Club. Before joining last July I
had been a member of 13 other
clubs (11 of them golf clubs) in six
different countries and naturally
feel I am in a good position to
make a comparison. In terms of
the variety and quality of facilities
offered and value-for-money the
Club is definitely at the top of my
list. The purpose of a club is to
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provide sporting or other facilities
so that members can meet and
interact with like-minded people
in a pleasant environment. It
seems to me that the Royal
Automobile Club fulfils its raison
d’être very well. Of course the
dress regulations are a bit of a
minefield for a new member, and
necessitated me buying additional
golfing shorts, but I feel they are in
keeping with the high standards of
a prestigious club like the Royal
Automobile Club. Also I don’t get
the impression that the staff are
overly officious in this respect – no
‘dress regulation police’ in the
Royal Automobile Club!
Peter Kenyon-Muir
SUNDAY LUNCH BLUES
Whilst passing through London I
decided to try the Club Sunday
lunch with two invited guests. We
arranged to meet in the Long Bar.
I arrived shortly after noon and
went down to the Long Bar to find
that this was shuttered with
various members using the bar as
a makeshift gym. Back upstairs I
was advised that the Cocktail Bar
was also closed and the only bar
available for pre lunch drinks was
the bar in the Brooklands Room.
An attempt to order draught beer
was rebuffed with only bottled
beer being available in the
Brooklands Room.
I would have thought that the
Club could have pre-advised
members as to this situation on
Sunday lunchtimes? At the Great
Gallery the pleasure of our
Sunday lunch was lessened due to
the non-availability of any
‘medium rare’ cuts of the excellent
Scottish beef, despite the best
efforts of the Maitre D.
Alastair Foulkes
WHAT WOULD LYNDA SNELL
SAY. . ?
May I add my support for the
views so well expressed by John
Kay in his letter (PM&W January
2012). Since joining the Club
some years ago, I have attended
the Christmas carols event with a
small party and have always seen
it as a welcome and appropriate
entry into the festive season. As a
member, I was quietly proud of the
way the Club’s architectural
qualities formed the perfect
setting for familiar carols well
sung by the choir of the
neighbouring church of St
Martin-in-the-Fields.
Instead, this year, we were
offered a rather tawdry sing-along
with a variety of turns more
appropriate to the village hall in
Ambridge. I trust that by next
year, sense will be restored and
tradition re-established without
any further tinkering.
Bryan Jefferson
ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND
SQUASH COURT BOOKING
I am without doubt that squash
bookings at Pall Mall are one of

the biggest headaches the Club
has when it comes to catering to
members. Choosing the fairest
booking system is tough when the
simple fact is that there is far more
demand for peak squash slots than
there is supply.
Whilst there is doubtless no
perfect solution, I do not feel the
current system is the most
equitable. It favours those who are
able to book courts exactly two
weeks in advance. The result is a
small group of members using the
courts several times during the
peak periods every week. This
leaves other members such as
myself never able to play at peak
times. Surely someone’s
availability to call/log-on to the
website at a specific time on a
specific day shouldn’t be the sole
precondition for their being able
to play squash more regularly than
other members?
Has the Club ever considered
limiting the number of times per
week/month a member can book a
court during peak periods? It
seems this would allow more
members to use the facilities
rather than a small minority using
more than their fair share.
Oliver Joyce
BUSINESS OR PLEASURE?
As a member of very long
standing, I was always under the
impression that the public rooms
were not to be used for business
meetings of any kind. When at the
Club recently, I was quite amazed
that in the Club Room there was a
business meeting in progress
round one of the card tables, with
papers and iTablets in use. From
overhearing the conversation, it
was loud enough to be clearly
audible, it appeared someone was
giving a presentation to a
prospective client.
I recall when even taking a
briefcase into the Club was not
allowed, so I find a full blown
business presentation not what
should take place in the public
rooms. Members can hire private
rooms for this purpose, and show
some respect for other members.
Have the rules been changed?
F.P.Samengo-Turner
Club Letters
LET’S GET PHYSICAL
I have been using the Gym for 25
years, three mornings a week.
Nobody can question the
kindness and hard work put in by
the gym staff. Not all of us
however can afford the services of
a personal trainer. I think the time
has come to request that the staff
go proactive and be encouraged to
‘walk the floor’ to ensure that we
all have an opportunity to ask for
guidance and advice as to whether
what we are doing is safe and
sensible. This is not a crafty way
of getting personal training: just a
sincere request for a little help
from those who know better than
any of us how to exercise properly.
Nigel Massey
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NEW MOBILE SITE
The Club has launched
a mobile site that can be
viewed on smartphones.
To see it, visit www.
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YOU REALLY MUST READ
THE FEAR INDEX BY ROBERT
HARRIS SAYS TREVOR
DUNMORE.
Technology embraces us all now;
there’s no escape. The choices one
makes as to how to harness its
power though is an individual’s.
Our anti-hero Dr Alex Hoffman, a
physicist, is very good at exploiting
Artificial Intelligence. But the
wealth it generates is a useful
by-product rather than a primary
aim. His partner on the other
hand, Hugo Quarry, greedily
embraces the meal ticket. What is
interesting is how Hoffmans, such
a cerebrally secure man, can
suddenly descend-the book’s
action covers a mere 36 hours-to
such profound depths of
self-doubt. External occurrences
battling with innate
characteristics: therein lies the
struggle, with fear, one of the
basest instincts of all, taking
centre stage. The Book Club will
discuss The Fear Index on 14 May;
to attend, email thebookworm@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk

THE VALET
Did you know the Club has a valet?
Well it does. Tucked away in the
Sports Area is a man, armed with
an ironing board, who can make
you look as well turned out as
Bertie Wooster.
Club Spy’s Predicament: A shirt
that looks as though it has been
trodden on by a herd of elephants
and a grand Great Gallery lunch to
attend in an hour and a half.
The Prescription: Stuart
McLean, who has worked as a
valet for the past 25 years,
suggests a one hour press service.
The Procedure: The shirt is
cleaned, pressed, folded and
packaged neatly in cellophane
complete with cardboard collars.
The Verdict: Club Spy returns to
collect the shirt after 55 minutes
(desperate times call for pushing
one’s luck). Miraculously it is
without a hint of elephant and
looks brand new. Spy heads to
lunch looking dapper.
Details: The Valet is available for
dry cleaning, laundry, pressing,
shoe shine and garment repairs.
‘TELEPHONE
THE VALET ON
020 7747 3277 OR
ASK THE HALL
PORTERS’
Club News
April 2012 | Issue 138 | 17

NEW BUSINESS CENTRE TO OPEN IN MAY
The Club is pleased to announce the new Business Centre at
Pall Mall will open in May. Work began on the Centre in
March with the creation of a bridge, which crosses from the
second floor of the Clubhouse and into the Centre, housed in
83-85 Pall Mall. The Centre, to be known as the Simms
Centre, is to have 16 hot desks, use of which will be
complimentary. Meeting rooms with a capacity ranging
from two to eight will incur an hourly, half-day or full day
fee. There will also be a presentation suite for larger groups
with projection facilities and black out screens.
To book space in the Simms Centre email simms.centre@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk or telephone 020 7747 3349. For
more information visit www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk
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NEW CLUB CHAIRMAN
Chairman Sir David Prosser
announces his successor.
When I was elected by the Board
to become your Chairman in
May 2007 it was on the basis
that the Chairman would be in
office for a maximum of six
years. As a result of this
‘working rule’ I have been keen
to ensure that a suitable
successor was found during this,
my fifth year. I am very pleased
to say that by a unanimous
decision the Board has chosen
Tom Purves (pictured above) to
succeed me as Chairman of the
Club. This is an excellent
decision, which I fully support.
I hope that members will give
Tom Purves complete backing
when he takes the Chair in May
2012. I am sure that with his
knowledge and background he
will guide the Board and the
Club very well, so that it remains
financially strong while
continuing to serve the interests
of members. For my part I have
thoroughly enjoyed my period as
Chairman and have been
delighted to have made a small
contribution to the Club.

NEW HOME PAGE
The Club website has a new
home page for members who log
in. There is more news as well as
quick links to events and
classifieds. To obtain a member
login email, members@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk
CLUB AGM
The Club Annual General
Meeting will take place on 22
May at 5.30pm in the
Mountbatten Room at the Pall
Mall Clubhouse.
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Unlike so many of her fellow
female aviators of the period,
Amy Johnson was neither rich
nor aristocratic. On 5 May 1930,
having taken the precautions of
learning ju-jitsu and packing a
revolver, she set off for Australia
from Croydon Airfield in her
two-year-old Gypsy Moth
biplane, nicknamed ‘Jason’ after
her father’s business. She arrived
in Darwin on 24 May (Empire
Day) having flown 11,000 miles
and then had to make 47
speeches in four days. Below is a
menu from a lunch given in her
honour by Rotary International
at the Club.
CLUB ACCOUNTS
A summary statement of
accounts is included with this
mailing for voting members. It is
a précis of the information in the
Club’s annual accounts. If you
wish to obtain a full copy of the
report there are a number of
options open to you: download a
copy from the Club website, email
annualreport@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk or
telephone 020 7747 3451.
MULTIPLE MAILINGS
Do you live in a household with
more than one Club member and
receive multiple copies of the
quarterly mailing? If your
answer is yes, and you would
rather just receive one copy, you
can opt out. Should your
requirements change you can
rejoin at any time. To opt out
email members@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk
AND THE WINNER IS. . .
Anne Marr wins a case of wine
for identifying the keystone at
the top of the archway leading to
the Fountain Restaurant at
Woodcote Park, pictured in the
January issue.
IN MEMORIAM
David Saul Allison 1912-2011
Frank Dane 1920-2011
Sir David Hirst 1925 -2011
Kenneth Mackenzie 1925-2011
Robert Olney 1926-2011
Herbert Neiss 1933-2011
Colin Penna 1935 -2011
Geoffrey Stone 1935 -2011
Miles Jervis 1936-2011
Anthonius Vonk 1940-2011
Chris Reynolds 1960 -2012
CAN YOU SING?
The Club is soon to be alive with
the sound of singing with a new
Club choir. Rehearsals are due to
start in May and the choir will
initially meet a couple of times a
month. ‘The choir is intended to
provide a fun and welcoming
environment where members
and staff can enjoy singing a
varied genre of music,’ says
Pippa Cronk, founder of the
choir. You don’t have to audition,
though singing experience or
music-reading ability would be
an advantage. The choir is also
keen to hear from choir directors
and accompanists. Join the
mailing list email, choir@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk
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EXPRESS LUNCH IN
THE GREAT GALLERY
Only got an hour for
lunch? You can still eat in
the Great Gallery. The
restaurant has launched
an express menu with the
aim of serving a three
course lunch in one hour.
‘We want members to
have the option to be
served quickly,’ says Alex
Mouridis, manager of the
Great Gallery. The menu
will include, smoked
salmon, roast suckling pig,
pudding and British
cheeses. Telephone,
020 7747 3375 to book.
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A SUNDAY FEAST IN THE
GREAT GALLERY
The Club is bringing a new twist
to Sunday lunch in the Great
Gallery. The Gallery will serve
the usual menu of ‘Mey
Selections’ beef carved at your
table, but from May 13 you can
choose your starter and dessert
from The Feast Table- an ever
changing spread of seasonal
delights. Spring will see
Brixham crab, English
asparagus, British cheeses and
puddings made with seasonal
berries. To book telephone 020
7747 3375.
CELEBRATE THE DIAMOND
JUBILEE AT PALL MALL
The Pall Mall Clubhouse will be
open throughout The Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee festivities, with
screens in the Club Room and
the Long Bar so you can watch
the celebrations unfold. Children
of all ages will be welcome in the
Club Room, Brooklands and the
Long Bar for the duration of the
four day weekend.
Rhea, ‘Mother
of the Gods’
FOODY FACT
Chef Philip Corrick has
ordered 400 kg of
strawberries for Derby Week,
that’s almost 1,000 punnets.
PRINCE CHARLES VISITS
THE CLUB
HRH The Prince of Wales,
visited Pall Mall as part of a
week of events showcasing the
best of Scotland’s food and
drink. The Prince attended a
lunch which brought together
Scottish producers and chefs
from across London as part of
his work with the North
Highland Initiative which aims
to promote economic
development in the North
Highlands and support rural
communities. ‘The Prince was
particularly interested in the
North Ronaldsay Mutton which
has featured on menus in the
Club for a few years now,’ says
Philip Corrick who sent a
selection of the dishes to
Clarence House so that the
Prince could taste them later.

WHAT TO EAT NOW
Asparagus is coming into season.
Member and chef on ITV’s This
Morning, Tarrent Ablett, shares
his recipe for asparagus, goat’s
cheese and pancetta warm salad.
Serves Four
Ingredients:
3oz (85g) pine nuts
4oz (115g) pancetta cubes (or
smoked bacon)
One small leek, finely chopped
Two spring onions, finely chopped
One clove of garlic, finely chopped
1lb (Two bunches) British
asparagus, woody parts removed,
and roughly chopped into three
4oz (115g) T. Welsh goat’s cheese
zest of a lemon
juice of a lemon
handful of parsley
extra virgin olive oil
pinch of mixed herbs
salt and pepper to taste
1. Toast the pine nuts in a large
dry frying pan being careful not to
burn them. Remove when golden
and put aside.
2. Fry the pancetta (or smoked
bacon) in the same frying pan
until crisp. Remove and set aside.
Leave the pancetta fat in the pan.
3. Gently fry the leek, spring onion
and garlic in the pan for one
minute until softened.
4. Add the asparagus and sauté for
a further minute, turning
occasionally until the asparagus
is tender.
5. Add the lemon zest and lemon
juice and plenty of black pepper.
Allow to simmer for a minute.
6. Add the pancetta and pine nuts
back to the pan and warm the
whole thing through.
7. Place on a dish and top with
thickly sliced goats cheese. Drizzle
a little olive oil over the dish and
sprinkle a pinch of mixed herbs
onto the goat’s cheese.
8. Place under a hot grill for one
minute until the goat’s cheese is
slightly melted.
9. Finally, finish with a sprinkle of
parsley and toasted crusty bread.
10. Sit down and enjoy with a large
glass of the Club Sauvignon Blanc.
www.tarrantablett.co.uk
Club Food
WHAT TO DRINK NOW
Master of Wine Peter McCombie
with wines for spring.
Spring is almost upon us now is
the time to reacquaint ourselves
with the aromatic whites and
fresher red styles available
throughout the clubhouses.
Gristch Grüner Veltliner
‘Singerriedl’ Federspiel 2009,
Wachau
As ever our extensive
‘By the Glass’ offering
in the Great Gallery
provides a chance to try
something new. Forget
the tongue twisting
name and think
peppery freshness and
full flavour. Austrian
wine is riding high
globally. Grüner Veltliner is the
country’s signature grape,
producing dry wines of immense
versatility, while Wachau is the
country’s leading wine region.
Luigi Bosca Reserva
Sauvignon Blanc 2009
In Brooklands the ‘By the Glass’
selection now includes this
Sauvignon from Mendoza in
Argentina. While Malbec
remains the country’s calling
card there is increasing diversity
of grape varieties and wine styles
reflecting the country’s
Italian-Spanish
heritage. This
Sauvignon is cool and
smooth like a confit
lime with a soft green
asparagus note on the
finish. Perfect with
English asparagus.
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Club Sports
OPEN HOUSE YOGA
Ever thought of trying yoga?
The Club is organising two
open house yoga events with
the opportunity for a
complimentary 20 minute
yoga one-to-one with yoga
instructor Shaheena Dax.
‘It’s a chance to try the
breathing techniques,
postures and sequences that
strengthen and stretch your
body, relieving stress and
tension, bringing better sleep
patterns, and energising the
body,’ says Shaheena. For
more information, please
email sportsrecept@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk
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SWIMMING GALA AND BBQ
The swimmers are holding an
intraclub gala and barbecue on
Thursday 17 May.
Whether you are strictly a
novice or think you could leave
some clear water on Michael
Phelps, there are races to suit all
levels including individual and
team events. Email swim@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk
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SAVE THE DATE
Perfect your front
crawl and be fast
and efficient in the
pool at a front crawl
workshop. 21 July
10.00am. To book,
telephone
020 7747 3365
CINQ MONDES
AT PALL MALL
Pall Mall has a new range on
offer for treatments from Cinq
Mondes. Jean–Louis Poiroux,
founder of Cinq Mondes spent a
decade travelling the world and
researching the best
complementary remedies,
treatments and massages from
many cultures which he drew on
to develop the therapies on offer.
Boost your circulation and relax
muscles with a hammam, glow
with radiance after a Japanese
Ko Bi Do Youthful Facial or be
energised with an Ayurvedic
massage based on the ancient
Indian practice. To book a
treatment telephone the Sports
Reception 020 7747 3365

CEDARS SPORTS
REFURBISHMENT
Cedars Sports and Fitness
(pictured opposite) is currently
closed for refurbishment and
will reopen on Monday 21 May.
The tennis courts will remain
open and treatments are
available in a newly dedicated
area on the first floor of the 19th
Hole. To book treatments or to
arrange tennis courts telephone
01372 229266. The Club would
like to thank members for their
patience whilst this essential
work is in progress. For more
information on the refurbishment
work visit the Club website.
CLUB CRICKET
The Club cricket team, the
Autocrats, is recruiting for the
cricket season. Email cricket@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk
SQUASH PLAYERS GOLF DAY
This year’s squash players golf
day will take place on 26 June on
the Old Course at Woodcote
Park. The Stableford
competition is open to golfers
with, or who can play to, a
handicap of 28 or less and who
is, or has been, a regular squash
player at either Clubhouse. To
play, email jemorris@tiscali.co.uk
BAD LIES MADE EASY
How to cope with spring
greens by Jason Neve
At this time of year the short
game can become
problematic. Our green
keeping team do everything
to present great surfaces to
play from but when the
temperature drops the
grass will not grow. This
leaves areas approaching
the green that become bare
and greasy making a chip
shot much more difficult
than usual. My tip to
overcome this issue is
simple. The one shot that we
don’t worry about contact is
a putt; I think it true to say
we all believe that we can hit
the ball forward. Next time
you have a poor lie around
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the green take your most
lofted hybrid (rescue) club
and stand to the ball as if
you were going to execute a
chip. Place your hands at
the bottom of the grip in the
same position as if you were
hitting a putt. Now make a
putting stroke keeping
wrists firm which will allow
the club to travel on a
shallow path, watch the ball
being struck and allow the
loft of the club to lift the ball
forward and on landing roll
out to the hole. The sole of
the club is wide so the club
slides through impact like a
flat pebble skipping across
water rather than the sharp
edge of an iron, which may
dig into the turf.
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Enjoy Club Wines at Home
Is your preferred tipple Club Champagne, Premium
Sauvignon or the Classic Club Claret, if so then why not
order for delivery direct to your home?
Club wines at sensible prices, selected by the Club’s expert Sommeliers. Perfect for
special occasions or as gifts to clients and friends. Davy’s wine merchants are happy to
enclose your compliments card and they despatch throughout the UK.
To place an order, please contact Davy’s wine merchants at:
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Davy’s Wine Merchants,
161-165 Greenwich High Road,
Greenwich, London SE10 8JA
Telephone +44 (0) 20 8858 6011 Email: sales@davy.co.uk
www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk

Big Cheese
The Black Farmer, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, with words from on business high.
After delivering newspapers to
the people of Birmingham and a
stint in the army, Club member,
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones,
owner of The Black Farmer line
of gluten-free food products,
started his career in the food
business producing and
directing for the BBC television
series Food and Drink. Fifteen
years in marketing followed,
then Emmanuel-Jones decided
to fulfil a childhood dream of
owning a farm. Now his
sausages are sold across the
land and brought him a
turnover of £6 million in 2011.
What has been your greatest
success?
The launch of my brand, The
Black Farmer. I saw an
opportunity to create a brand that
could have a very strong
relationship with the consumer, so
I decided to do the best quality
gluten-free sausages, at an
affordable price.
What is your greatest
weakness?
I am impatient. I am terribly,
terribly impatient.
What is your biggest unfulfilled
ambition?
I would like to do something
political. This is something that I
have an even greater appetite for
after running in the 2010 General
Election. I would love to be an MP.
What gives you the greatest
satisfaction in your work?
Achieving the impossible. The
worst thing you can say to me is
that it isn’t possible, because I
believe anything is possible. The
greater the challenge, the more
excited I am.
What gives you cause for
optimism?
I am a very optimistic person.
There’s nothing that drains my
soul more than a pessimist. You
can either use energy to be
negative, or use it to be positive.
I’d rather use the same amount of
effort to do something positive.
What are your extravagances?
I’m a real technology geek. I’m
wearing a telephone watch right
now. It emails, texts, and has a
camera. I love anything that is
different and ahead of its time.
What single piece of advice
would you give someone starting
a career today?
Don’t chase money, chase success.
Try to be successful at what you
do, because with success money
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follows. Doing what your gut says
is right is more important than if
you are going to make any money.
What do you do when you are
not working?
I’m not good at sitting down or
holidays. My life is one big holiday.
The greatest privilege in life is to
be in charge of your own time. I
can do whatever I like and that’s
worth more than money.
What is your most treasured
thing to do at the Club?
I love the Turkish bath; Abdul the
masseur is wonderful. He is one of
those real Club treasures. A
member can come here and have
all these facilities and personal
service. I love when you walk in
the door and people say, ‘Hello Mr
Emmanuel-Jones’. You are not a
faceless person; it’s like you’ve
come home.
What is your London secret?
St James’s itself. You get the sense
that the area is comfortable in its
own skin. They have shoe shops
that have been there for hundreds
of years. I believe in St James’s.
It’s the real thing.
What would you have as your
last supper?
Even though I make my living out
of food, what makes me the
happiest is an English breakfast.
There is just something wonderful
about bacon, egg, some
mushrooms, some beans, toast,
and a cup of Earl Grey. I really
would be in heaven.
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Club Interview
Success
Doesn’t
Always Come
with a Bang
Kari Lundgren is backstage at London Fashion Week to talk to
fashion’s true gent and designer of this issue’s cover, Sir Paul Smith.
There was no ‘Eureka’ moment
for Sir Paul Smith. Instead, the
move from a 12-foot-square
shop in Nottingham to
distributing candy-striped scarves and
perfectly tailored suits in 72 countries was
continuous, the designer says. ‘It started in
a very humble way and then it became a bit
bigger and then a bit bigger and it’s never
been a big leap,’ Smith says, speaking in a
back-stage interview at the Royal
Horticultural Hall in London.
Trim in a navy blazer, Smith belies his
own description as the ‘old man of the
fashion week.’ The wiry-haired designer is
youthful and humorous; he appears
relaxed in spite of the frequent
interruptions - 26 interviews to come and
an apprehension of what could go wrong.
Around him models strut, assistants hover
and make-up artists stand with brushes
and powder at the ready. In less than two
hours, his creations will run the gauntlet of
press and buyers. He has 15 minutes, he
says, to convince the media he’s innovative
and forward thinking, while also proving to
buyers that his designs will pay the rent.
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The balance between the artful and the
practical has been a key part of Smith’s
success since he started his first shop in
Nottingham in 1970. The boutique - he
cringes slightly at the ‘old - fashioned’
description - was only open two days a
week, Friday and Saturday. From Monday
to Thursday, Smith did fashion - related
odd jobs to pay the bills and gain
experience. ‘The shop was full of clothes
that nobody really wanted, because they
were quite specific for a provincial town. I
knew that if I was to try to rely on the shop
for a living I would start trying to select
clothes that were more what people
wanted and that would have watered down
my shop and I probably wouldn’t be sitting
here with you now.’
Now his role in defining the patterns,
designs and colours of the season is
well-established. Catch a flash of cerulean
blue, snake skin heels at a dinner party or a
perfectly tailored tweed blazer across a
conference table or a jewel-coloured scarf
peaking above the neckline of a winter coat
and odds are you’re appreciating a taste of
Paul Smith. And the margins have
‘HE HAS 15
MINUTES TO
CONVICE THE
MEDIA HE’S
INNOVATIVE
AND FORWARD
THINKING’

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‘Sir Paul Smith, in
his Nottingham
shop in the 1970s’

‘SMITH BEGINS
MOST OF HIS
WORKING DAYS
WITH A 5.15AM
DIP IN THE PALL
MALL POOL’
‘PM&W cover
designed for
the Club by Sir
Paul Smith’
improved as well. Sales in 2011 exceeded
£300 million and China’s first Paul
Smith shop will open in Shanghai later
this year.
Still based in Nottingham, Smith now
employs over 2,000 people in Europe
and Japan and will produce 26
collections this year.
‘All this, without borrowing,’ he adds.
‘Fashion has changed massively, I feel
there is a return to basics. There are
signs things are going more along a real
route and I just hope the trend is back to
more of an artisan mentality and a
down-to-earth approach. People are
suddenly enjoying sausages and mash
again, so maybe that “back to basics”
goes for music and clothes. Who knows?’
For a break from hemlines, Smith
begins most of his working days with a
5.15am dip in the Pall Mall pool. He
drives a 1956 Bristol 405 and a Mini,
which is more practical given his ‘postage
stamp’ size parking at work. The
designer is also an avid cyclist. It was, in
fact, his career of choice before a bad
accident landed him in hospital. While it
ended one career, his cycling injury
sparked another as it was in the hospital’s
wards that he met the friends that
eventually would introduce him to
Bauhaus, Pop Art, Kandinsky and the
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world of fashion, not to mention the
woman who would become his wife and
teacher, Pauline Denyer.
Several decades later, he hopes his
story is one that inspires young
designers. ‘The key thing is to not let the
job change you,’ he says. ‘Understand the
market, but know what your strengths
are and play to those strengths but don’t
let it water you down. Fashion is about
today and tomorrow; you’ve never made
it in fashion, so you can’t suddenly put
your back in a chair and think, wow,
I’ve made it; you’ve got to be completely
interested or pack it in.’
With that, Smith leaves me with a cup
of coffee before disappearing behind the
camera and microphones of another
interview. The controlled-chaos
backstage gradually picks up until
models are rushing to zip themselves
into dresses, buttoning trousers and
sliding on rings, whilst cameras flash and
assistants make last minute adjustments.
A petite, white-haired dresser standing
next to me watches Smith as he juggles
two interviews with unruffled charm.
She’s worked on several of his shows and
describes him as a ‘true gentleman.’ ‘And
did you know he’s a Sir?’ she asks. ‘I
would never have guessed; he’s so
pleasant and down-to-earth.’
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GIRL IN BED, 1952
Private Collection © The
Lucian Freud Archive.
Photo: Courtesy Lucian
Freud Archive
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In Search
of Honesty
The National Portrait Gallery’s Lucian Freud exhibition runs until
May. Lewis McNaught gives his guide to selected pieces.
Lucian Freud was a great painter. The
evidence of Freud’s greatness can be seen
in a major new exhibition of his paintings,
up the road from the Pall Mall Clubhouse,
at the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition
will certainly make evident to you
why he was justly regarded in his lifetime
as the greatest living realist painter.
Freud, who died in July last year,
helped curate and select works for the
exhibition. Did he have a premonition this
might be his last opportunity to choose
works that he could trust to speak for
themselves? Perhaps.
Shunning abstraction, Freud remained
committed to figurative art and realism
throughout his life. This exhibition,
described as the first to focus on his
portraiture, underlines this position.
Organised as a retrospective, the 130
works trace the evolution of his style from
the flat contours and linear realism of his
early works (1940s to 1950s), to the
expressive, often ruthless but always
sensitive painterly subjects that he
executed from the 1960s onwards.
Left: Girl in Bed (1952) demonstrates
his unswerving belief in the power of
observation. Using delicate sable
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brushwork, he converts the subject of a
young girl’s head and shoulders into a
delicate and harmonious figure study.
There is no reinterpretation of what his
eyes see. Hair, textures, flesh and fabric
are all painted with seemingly effortless
precision, while the almond shape
treatment of the eyes, characteristic of his
work in this period, draws the viewer’s
attention toward the sitter’s face. Here is a
confident painter exploring his subject
with sensitivity and honesty.
This attention to precision was never
abandoned, even after he discarded the
sable brush in the late 1950s in favour of a
coarser hogs’-hair one. From this point on,
his interest in depicting the truth in the
sitter’s face and shoulders had now
extended towards the whole of the human
figure. The portrayal of flesh, muscle and
tones took on a more powerful meaning
and naked ‘portraits’ began to emerge
from his evening painting sessions.
Overleaf: Naked Portrait (1972-3)
illustrates this new style of painted surface:
the paint is applied more thickly and each
brushstroke becomes a crucial element in
the composition. Look at the remarkable
way he captures light on flesh, strikingly
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apparent on this contorted body of a naked
woman. In his later works, the colour is
layered onto the canvas into a form of thick
impasto (not always attractive to those of
us who prefer his vibrant flesh tones), but
in this painting, and for most of Freud’s
career, colour gives life to his subjects but
never dominates.
One of Freud’s other painterly skills is
his absolute preoccupation with
composition. Standing at his easel, looking
down on his subject, each sitter presented
a new opportunity to explore a different
perspective on the human figure. As a
starting point, he allowed the sitter to find
his or her own pose (the portraits in the
exhibition of Leigh Bowery are good
examples). But the more unusual the
pose, the more likely it would find his
favour: a different angle or elevation that
pushes the boundaries of composition,
offering the potential to surprise or even
shock his viewers.
This fascination with composition dates
to his very earliest drawings. The interplay
NAKED
PORTRAIT,
1972-3
Tate: Purchased
1975 © The Lucian
Freud Archive.
Photo: Courtesy
Lucian Freud
Archive
between the drawings and his paintings has
been described as ‘crucial’ to Freud’s artistic
achievement. The precision and attention
to truth, the exploration of different
compositions and the range of devices that
are used throughout a lifetime of painting
all appeared in another recent exhibition of
his drawings- proof that great painting is
founded on great draughtsmanship.
Right: Study of Francis Bacon
(1951). This drawing study from the
recent Blain Southern exhibition
demonstrates all the confidence and
observational powers of an artist searching
for an honest depiction of his subject, not
an interpretation for the sake of art. In a
few gentle lines of crayon combined with
chalk, he has captured all of Bacon’s
restless energy.
Familiar works as well as other thrilling
and previously unseen paintings from
private collections are there to be admired.
The exhibition concludes with Freud’s last
unfinished portrait. This is exhibition
should not be missed.

STUDY OF
FRANCIS
BACON, 1951
©Lucian Freud.
Courtesy: Lucian
Freud Archive
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Brian Sewell,
photographed on
19 November 1979
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Thoughts
On Art
Should painting and sculpture be left to the
experts? ‘Yes’, says Brian Sewell, speaker at the
forthcoming Business life debate in May.
Brian Sewell is seemingly keeping his powder
dry. The master critic is due at Pall Mall on
14 May for a debate to argue his long-held
view that creating art is best left to the truly
gifted. His adversary on the night, Mark Cass, founder
of Cass Art, and a mainstay of his family’s Cass
Sculpture Foundation, hoped to begin discussions about
‘art for art’s sake’ by hosting Sewell at Collective
Perspectives, an exhibition in February of work by staff
who contribute to his five Cass Art shops around
London. Sewell sent his regrets, and by doing so avoided
any preliminary exchanges.
In truth, rather than being fearful of exposing
himself to proof of the hoi polloi’s hidden talents, it was
immense pressure of work that kept Sewell away from
what was a most acclaimed event. While proceedings at
The Gallery in Redchurch Street made Cass’s
prospective side of the argument – that we might all
benefit from making art ourselves rather than leaving
matters only to the most talented – very pertinently,
Sewell was, unfortunately, swamped with words rather
than pictures.
His acclaimed autobiography, Outsider: Always
Almost, Never Quite, came out last year but this covers
only half his life. Foremost of the tasks that occupy him
currently is completing part two ahead of the summer
deadline. Plus, of course, there is Sewell’s ongoing public
stewardship of fine art. Amid modern day contemporary
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art and installations he is the strongest voice in support
of the classics. ‘You splash some paint in the corner of a
room and spread bits of that across the floor,’ he shrugs.
‘Today that might be called art. It isn’t.’
Now in his ninth decade, Sewell shoulders a
workload beyond many less than half his age. He also
manages passion and energy more commensurate with
teenage years.
‘Where will art be by the middle of this century,’ he
asks, particularly animated about the future? ‘Today
with painting, any will-o’-the-wisp can claim to be part
of art. Those without technical skills can take the
limelight. But where is the diligence that we need to
sustain art in the years ahead?’
Born in 1931, to Jessica and - thanks to his book, we
now know - the composer Peter Warlock, Sewell
avoided Oxford, instead studying at the Courtauld
Institute, where he was mentored by the late Professor
Anthony Blunt. He worked for Christie’s as a highlyrated
valuer before leaving in 1967, ultimately for a
career in journalism.
Newspaper work – he became the Evening Standard
art critic in 1984 – and more lately television has given
him a belated profile that exceeds even the days when
he featured in the background of news bulletins
chronicling Blunt’s fall from favour. He has used his
press platform to contest with vigour the value of some
modern art – and, with little apology to those born and
bred in Liverpool, that city’s worth.
Anyone who has visited his London flat, resplendent
with paintings, will vouch for Sewell’s preference for the
classics. ‘Today art has to be always, what is the phrase,
cutting edge,’ he sighs. ‘Certainly that is what is needed
if you seek any sort of funding. What is wrong with the
consolidation of what we know to be great?’ The market
is driving it so education is needed both of artists and
the market for art, he adds.
Sewell warns that the present day attitudes to art
time are historically unprecedented. ‘Nothing like this
has ever happened before,’ he maintains. On such
matters, there is an urgency in Sewell’s voice. ‘This
moment in time is important,’ he insists. ‘Best is to seek
to take what is great and then with subtlety and finesse
strive for a little better. New artists? The number of
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really important artists and painters that there has been
is relatively tiny.’
For all these anxieties, you would be wholly wrong to
think that Sewell is closed to the art created by his
contemporaries. He acclaims, for example, the work of
Lucian Freud – ‘as great a figurative painter as is now
possible’ who ‘reduces the human body to still life’. And
the current exhibition of his work at the National
Portrait Gallery. ‘Oddly English in style, but also not
English at all,’ he ponders.
Such complex opinions come from Sewell’s hard
work and hours of research before committing his views
to print – he puts more into newspaper writing than
anyone I have ever met – and the fresh air of London,
which he savours walking his dogs. He describes himself
as an ‘animal bloke’ and claims to know no other city
than the capital.
By comparison, we know already of his aversion to,
as well as Liverpool, Newcastle – Sewell once suggested
an exhibition at the latter was wasted on locals
compared to the reception it would receive in London.
A reluctance to wear socks is a bit of lesser-known trivia
about Sewell. It used also to be true that few knew that
his love of cars extended well beyond merely writing
about them. Now fully disclosed with the publication of
his book is the enormous appetite he has for their
ownership. The pages heave with references to the
variety of wheels, which he has driven in the past (all
handled with due respect for their heritage rather than
in a flash manner; dashboards should feature razor
blades, he has suggested, to slow the headstrong down).
Are cars more important to him than art? ‘It is not
possible for me to summarise the importance of art into
just a sentence,’ he insists. ‘Not even just modern art.’
Art is simply too huge to condense and simplify, he
maintains. Also far, far too important. ‘That’s why we
need a debate,’ he reminds me. Speaking of which.
ROBINSON
KAREN GETTY/
The Business Life Debate: Art for Art’s Sake with
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Brian Sewell and Mark Cass takes place on Monday 14
CAMERON
May from 6.15pm. For more information visit www.
COLIN
royalautomobileclub.co.uk/events or email events@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk WORDS:

Brian Sewell,
photographed at
home in London
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The
Diamond
Queen
Archivist Jessica Holmes looks at
the visits The Queen has made to
the Club during her 60-year reign.

Club Diamond Jubilee
The Coronation
procession
passes the Pall
Mall Clubhouse
2 June 1953
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Club Diamond Jubilee
The Club is marking Her Majesty’s
Diamond Jubilee this year, and it is
good to remember that she was here
to help us celebrate our own
diamond jubilee back in 1957. The Queen has
made several official visits to the Club over the
last 60 years. They have been cause for much
celebration and, of course, much preparation
and behind the scenes planning at the Club,
whose royal title was granted by her great
grandfather, that keen automobilist King
Edward VII in 1907.
1953 CORONATION
The celebrations of 2 June 1953 required
months of careful planning. The Club had learnt
a couple of lessons from the rather chaotic 1937
Coronation; it was stipulated that bedrooms
were not to be booked more than three months
in advance and to be used only for sleeping and
not for watching the Coronation procession.
Waiting staff would only accept cash payments
for drinks that day owing to the fact that during
the 1937 festivities everyone got up hurriedly
and rushed to the stands to see Her Majesty
process down Pall Mall, leaving their bills
unpaid. This was, of course, the first coronation
to be broadcast on television. Members were
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‘MEMBERS
COULD WATCH
ON SETS WITH
A TECHNICIAN
ON HAND IN
CASE OF A
BREAKDOWN’
able to watch the proceedings at Westminster
Abbey on 20 sets placed in the principal rooms
of the Clubhouse, with a technician on hand
throughout the day in case a breakdown should
occur. Stands of red and gold brocade were
erected along the facade of the Clubhouse for
members to watch the Coronation procession,
and admission to the Clubhouse was by ticket
only. The strict drinking laws of the time were
relaxed as the Commissioner of the Police of the
Metropolis granted the Club a late license on the
evening of 2 June so that the Coronation gala
dinner and ball extended from 11.00pm until
2.00am the following morning.
Meanwhile at Woodcote Park, the
Coronation was celebrated through a lasting
legacy; on the afternoon of Sunday 7 June 1953,
the Coronation Course was opened by Lord
Brabazon of Tara (Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Captain). He drove the first ball, which was
traditionally retrieved by a caddie, and then the
Chairman, Wilfrid Andrews, did the same.
1957 THE CLUB’S DIAMOND JUBILEE
On 18 March 1957, The Queen honoured the
Club with an official visit to mark the Club’s
Diamond Jubilee. She presented the Royal
LEFT: 1972,
The Queen, at the
Club’s 75th
Anniversary
OPPOSITE:
The Queen at the
Club’s diamond
jubilee, 1957
Automobile Club plaque to six surviving PHOTOGRAPHS: COURTESY OF THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB ARCHIVE

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LEFT:The
menu from the
Senegalese
banquet, 1988
RIGHT: The
Queen is greeted
by President
Abdou Diouf
founder members and souvenir awards to
employees, including one J. P. Drury, a
Patrolman who was awarded a gold medallion
for saving cattle from a fire. Some 200 members
of committees attended the hour-long ceremony
in the Great Gallery. The Queen was presented
with a beautiful model of the 1894 Panhard
Levassor, which was one of the first ‘horseless
carriages’ imported to England. The string
orchestra of the Grenadier Guards played
throughout, their repetoire including hit tunes
from the Rogers and Hammerstein musical,
Oklahoma. The Autocar reported that this was
‘a great day in the history of the RAC and in the
lives of dozens who, seldom seen or heard, have
served motorists well.’
1972 THE CLUB’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY
Her Majesty returned to the Club for the
cocktail hour some 15 years later in December
1972 on the occasion of the Club’s 75th
Anniversary. The Clubhouse had been scrubbed
from top to bottom and new carpets laid in the
entrance. She unveiled a plaque,
commemorating new gates that had been made
for the entrance to the Drawing Room. The
flambeaux at the front of the building were lit.
Two cars, a 1923 Star and a Twinkle were on
Club Diamond Jubilee
display in the Rotunda. Two hundred and fifty
guests assembled in the Great Gallery for
champagne (although briefing notes indicate
that Her Majesty was more likely to have chosen
a gin and tonic) and she was presented with a
crystal bowl.
1988 STATE BANQUET
One of the Club’s most glittering occasions was a
state banquet held on 10 November 1988 by His
Excellency the President of Senegal in honour of
The Queen and Prince Philip at the end of his
state visit to England. The Senegalese flag was
raised above the Clubhouse. Guests feasted on
consommé, followed by turbot and medallions
of beef. Senegalese musicians played during an
interlude. With an extensive VIP guest list,
including BaronessThatcher and the then
Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe, an
unprecedented and massive security operation
got underway in the Pall Mall Clubhouse with
some 22 armed officers on duty at Pall Mall
during the dinner.
In 1997, 40 years after Her Majesty’s first
official visit to the Club, the artist Susan Ryder
was commissioned to paint her portrait. This
painting now hangs in Pall Mall, a reminder of
Her Majesty’s historic links with the Club.
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A WORD
FROM
THE WISE
He has made a million, travelled the world and wrestled with dog food
for a famous ballerina; Sir Patrick Sergeant is a grand master of the
game of life. What’s more, he still has plenty of pieces on the board.
Before the internet
democratised news, Fleet
Street titles were the prime
source of information and
their journalists were grand and
important figures, having the sort of
excitement, adventures and budgets
young journalists nowadays can only
imagine. And few had more success and
adventures than Sir Patrick Sergeant.
He has kindly asked me to join him for
lunch at his beautiful and immaculately
kept house in the foothills of Table
Mountain in Cape Town. Here Sir Patrick
and his South African born wife live for
three months of each year. ‘Before I start
talking, we ought to have a glass of
champagne,’ Sir Patrick suggested, refilling
his own glass and pouring a generous
supply into mine. We were in the comfort
of his sitting room, where much of the
artwork on the walls has been painted by
his daughter, the artist Emma Sergeant.
Sir Patrick never intended to enter the
world of newspapers. In 1948, after
coming out of the Royal Navy, he took a
job in the City. ‘I did what I thought
everyone else was doing; I joined a
stockbroking firm. But after a short period
I came to the conclusion that there was no
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future in the Stock Exchange.’ It may have
been an inaccurate conclusion, but it was
one that ended up serving Sir Patrick very
well. After a short and ‘poverty stricken’
period on the News Chronicle, he took a
job on the Daily Mail for double the pay.
‘Even then they paid better than any of the
other papers’.
‘Another glass of champagne?’ Sir
Patrick’s life is certainly worth toasting.
Soon after joining the Daily Mail he
became one of the first British journalists
to be posted to Russia where, amongst
many other things, he developed a close
friendship with the Bolshoi theatre’s prima
ballerina assoluta, Galina Ulanova. ‘I
became very close to Galina and when the
Daily Mail sponsored the Bolshoi’s first
visit to London, I was responsible for
chaperoning her.’ The following year both
Sir Patrick and Ulanova found themselves
in Hungary and, despite suggestions the
BURTON
two had developed a relationship, he
MARTIN
explains the only late night encounters
between them revolved around Ulanova’s
pet poodle. ‘I remember being called late
PHOTOGRAPHS:
at night when we were both in Budapest.
SANDS.
She had bought a poodle a few days earlier
HENRY
along with a number of cans of dog food.
The only problem was she didn’t know WORDS:

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how to open the cans, so when the poodle
began whining from hunger, she called me
late at night asking me to come around to
her apartment to open the dog food. From
that point onwards we were forever joined
by a tin of dog meat.’
As he recounted his experiences from
his days as a young journalist – ‘there were
drinks with Tito, lengthy conversations
with Maclean and the May Day parades in
Red Square’ – you sensed each one of
them contained more than enough
material for a book in itself. In fact the
book Sir Patrick did write during this time,
Another Road to Samarkand (1955),
details many of his experiences on the
other side of the Iron Curtain.
Back in London in 1960, Sir Patrick
became City Editor of the Daily Mail, a
position he would go on to hold for 24
years. But it was nine years later, in 1969,
that Sir Patrick made what was to become
the most profitable decision of his career
– founding Euromoney, the subscription-
based financial news publication. ‘There
was an absolute requirement for
well-sourced intelligent financial analysis,
beyond what you could get in the
newspaper.’ Today it is still the golden egg
in the DMGT stable, earning £92.7 million
in pre-tax profits last year on revenues of
£363.1 million. Despite now being 87, Sir
Patrick remains President and a
non-executive director of the company.
It was through Euromoney that Sir
Patrick also began spending time in China,
launching an investor conference in 1981.
‘In many of the regions we visited, people
simply lived in mud huts and maintained
an incredibly low standard of living,’ he
recounts, ‘but its potential was as obvious
as it was exciting. Although I knew China
would develop, I never thought its
development would be so quick. Since the
Chinese people have had the reins
removed from them, the growth has been
simply extraordinary.’
Sir Patrick agrees that it will be China
who will lead the global economy out of
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recession, but does not believe the
European way of life will change
dramatically as a result. ‘Everything is
relative, isn’t it? Yes, Europe will not be as
prosperous in the future as it has been in
the past, but it will certainly remain a great
deal more prosperous than anywhere else.
China may have all the money, but they do
not want to lose their export market.’
Despite his age, Sir Patrick keeps
closely abreast of the global markets,
politics and ‘softer news’, even when in
Cape Town, having the FT and Daily Mail
delivered daily. As many South Africans
are doing, he also keeps a close eye on the
political developments within South
Africa; he remains cautiously optimistic.
‘We’ve been coming out here all our lives;
but the changes in the last 15 years have
been incredible. No one could have
predicted the success or the speed of the
post-apartheid development of the
country. It is unrecognisable now.
Although there are fears over the rise of
politicians like Julius Malema [the
recently suspended leader of the ANC
Youth League] there is renewed optimism
over the future of the country.’
The rest of the year Sir Patrick is at his
house in Islington, where he has always
lived. Here he spends much of his time
either with his family or on the tennis
court. A regular player at both Queen’s and
the Old England Club, tennis has always
been one of Sir Patrick’s passions, though
Britain’s ineffectiveness in international
competition is the source of much
irritation. ‘If you look at the superb tennis
facilities this country has, it is shambolic
that we have not been able to produce a
champion when you think that a small
country like Serbia can. The LTA is still
run by a bunch of twits.’ Like everything
else in Sir Patrick’s life, it is clear he
expects nothing but the highest standards.
‘We should play this summer,’ he suggests.
87 he might be, but I will certainly be
getting some training in before taking on
Sir Patrick.
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Jody Scheckter
photographed at
Laverstoke Park
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Breakfast in
the Fast Lane
The Club is serving organic breakfasts using ingredients produced by
former Formula 1 Champion Jody Scheckter. Martin Derrick heads
to Laverstoke Park to find the source.
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A Hereford Bull. The
Laverstoke Hereford’s
can be traced back to the
original population
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‘HIS AMBITION
IS TO PRODUCE
THE BEST
TASTING AND
HEALTHIEST
FOOD’
Club Source
The organic breakfasts that Club members
will be enjoying in future are the direct result
of ‘a passion that became a disease’. That’s
according to Jody Scheckter, former
Formula 1 World Champion and now proprietor of
Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire where his aim and
ambition is quite simply to produce the best-tasting and
healthiest food with absolutely no compromise.
The passion started when Jody’s wife Clare gave him
a book on organic farming and they bought Laverstoke
Park Farm 14 years ago. Their plan was to be selfsustaining
and self-sufficient, producing the best and
highest quality food for himself and his family, since then
the project has grown and expanded such that farming is
now just a small part of Laverstoke’s myriad of activities.
So, as well as the buffalo, sheep, pigs, wild boar, cattle
and hens that are to be found on the 4,000 acre estate,
there are also six factories producing different
foodstuffs, a soil laboratory so sophisticated it could be
in a leading research university, a seven-acre
composting site and Laverstoke’s own abattoir. For good
measure there are also now hop fields and vineyards.
Clearly Laverstoke’s disease is still spreading.
‘My philosophy has always been that the way to
create the best-tasting and the healthiest food is to
follow nature,’ says Jody. ‘Today’s food industry tends to
aim for volume rather than quality so farm animals are
bred first and foremost to grow fast. But we prefer to
encourage slow-growing animals and plants in a natural
and healthy environment and the starting point of this
has to be the soil.
‘Everything we eat, apart from seafood, derives from
the soil so it seems obvious to me that the better the soil,
the better the food. Good soil and biodiversity mean
better grass and plants and better grass and plants mean
better animals. That’s why we work so hard to develop
the healthy bacteria and fungi in our soil and it is also
why there’s a complex mixture of 31 different herbs,
clovers and grasses growing in the pastures to provide a
varied and tasty salad for our animals.’
Laverstoke’s philosophy involves following nature
strictly (including planting to follow the cycles of the
moon wherever possible given Britain’s climate) while
using the very latest scientific research and techniques
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Source
to achieve the required ends. The animals are mainly
rare or traditional breeds that are smaller and slower
growing and therefore healthier. And Laverstoke grows
and produces the majority of its own feeds to ensure
that what the stock eats is as healthy and nutritious as
possible. ‘In this respect, it’s very like running a
Formula 1 team,’ says Jody. ‘Every element has to be
perfect if you are going to be at the top of your game.’
But Jody’s quick to insist that the funds to acquire
and run Laverstoke did not derive from his success in
Formula 1 – 113 starts with McLaren, Tyrrell and
Ferrari, ten wins and being crowned World Champion
in 1979 when he partnered Giles Villeneuve at Ferrari.
Jody Scheckter bought Laverstoke from the Portal
family, whose wealth came from a contract to make
paper for Bank of England banknotes in 1724, a deal
that remained in existence right up to 1995 when the
Portal Paper mill was acquired by De La Rue.
Jody retired from Formula 1 at the end of the 1980
season and set up a company in the USA selling training
aids to military and police forces. This was so successful
that within 12 years a business set up ‘on the kitchen
table’ was active in 35 countries, had won 95 per cent of
the world market and was turning over $100 million.
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LEFT: Jody at the
1979 Monaco
Grand Prix
MAIN: Norfolk
geese at Laverstoke
‘Selling that company is how I can afford this rather
stupid thing I’m doing now,’ he says with a selfdeprecating
shrug.
Club members can now judge for themselves just
how stupid the Laverstoke project is as they enjoy the
new organic breakfasts involving the sausages, black
pudding, bacon and eggs sourced from the farm.
The black pudding is made to a traditional recipe
and perfect for any full English breakfast menu. The
sausages are made in small batches from tasty organic
pork, using only shoulder meat for the best flavour and
texture. The eggs come from wholly free-range
chickens. And the bacon is meaty, unsalty and mild,
made from old-fashioned slow-growing breeds, born
and bred in straw-bedded outdoor arks, reared on
Laverstoke’s organic pastures and killed humanely and
without stress at the on-site abattoir.
‘I’m certain everyone will notice the difference in
taste’, says Jody. ‘They may also see a difference
because our bacon, for example, is dry cured without
any nitrates. So the colour may not be what people are
used to but I can assure them the quality will not be
what they are used to either.’
For more information visit www.laverstokepark.co.uk

Laverstoke Park Apricot Stuffed
Pork Meatballs in Cider Sauce
Serves Six
Ingredients:
2lbs (1kg) of organic pork mince
(makes roughly 12-14 meatballs)
5oz (140g) good beef suet
aproximately 20 organic dried
apricots (you can substitute dried
pitted prunes if you prefer)
two firm flavoursome apples (eg
Cox’s Orange Pippin)
1½ pints (0.8l) medium/sweet Old
English cider or organic apple juice
handful of fresh sage leaves or ½ tsp
of dried sage to taste
salt & pepper to taste
3 floz thick double cream (optional)
knob of unsalted butter
two free-range eggs
dash of olive oil
1. In a saucepan bring the cider to
the boil and then leave to simmer
until reduced by at least a third-this
concentrates the flavour. For a
sweeter sauce use sweet cider.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine
the pork mince with the suet
and sage (leaves roughly chopped)
and the apples (grated). Season well
and mix thoroughly.
3. Beat the eggs and combine into
the mixture-this will help the
meatballs seal when browned.
4. Take a small piece of the mixture
and fry in the olive oil until browned
and cooked. Taste and adjust
seasoning of mixture as required.
5. Once you are happy with the
seasoning take one or two
dried apricots, wrap in some of the
pork mixture and fashion into a ball.
6. Brown and seal each meatball in
a pan with a little olive oil.
7. Place the browned meatballs in a
large casserole dish, pour the
reduced cider mixture over them
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and cook with the lid on in
a preheated oven (180°C/Gas mark
4-5) for 40 minutes.
8. Remove lid and cook for a further
ten minutes.
9. Remove meat balls from dish and
keep hot-skim the fat off of the
surface of the residual liquor and
discard, then pour the remaining
sauce into a saucepan.
10. Bring the sauce near to the boil
and simmer for five minutes then
add a knob of cold butter to add
silkiness to the sauce. Add the
cream and if you are feeling
extravagant add a shot of Calvados
just before serving for a really
delicious apple flavour.
11. To serve, pour a little of the
sauce over the meatballs and serve
with home-made cheese mash and
green vegetables.
12. Enjoy with a glass of Argentine
Malbec or Shiraz.
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WOODCOTE
WANDERINGS
Get out and about after winter with this walk across
Epsom Downs. Woodcote Park is on the doorstep so you
can call in afterwards for a post wander cup of tea and
a well deserved piece of cake.

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Visit Woodcote
EPSOM DOWNS, SURREY
Take in the big skies of the Downs,
across the racecourse itself and
discover beautiful countryside and
woodland a stone’s throw from
Woodcote Park.
Terrain: Downs, woodland and
broad easy to follow bridleways.
Length: Five miles.
Time: Minimum two hours.
TO WANDER
Starting and finish point: Grid
Reference TQ224584.
Suggested map: OS Explorer 146
Dorking, Box Hill & Reigate.
Parking: Use the car park situated
by the mini-roundabout on
Tattenham Corner Road (charges
apply on race days).
Notes: Dogs should be kept on lead
before midday.
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DIRECTIONS
1. From the mini-roundabout near
the Downs Lunch Box, take the
bridleway to Walton Road. Cross
the racecourse and continue along
the broad, way marked lane,
keeping an eye out for any cars. The
bridleway remains open on race
days, though naturally there are
some restrictions during the races.
2. At length the lane swings hard
right, but you follow the bridleway
that forks off down a narrow path to
the left. Bear right at the gallops
before re-joining the broader lane
down past the Warren. There’s a
lovely view across the valley from
here and you can spot the spire of
Headley church on the horizon.
3. At the bottom of the hill, near the
‘Racehorses Only’ sign, lies a
six-way junction. Think of it as a
mini-roundabout and take the third
exit straight ahead. It’s a narrow
track through scrubby trees but it
soon leads you out between wooden
posts on to a broader bridleway.
Turn left and then, in a few paces,
fork left. Keep straight on at the
bridleway signpost towards Walton
on the Hill and then follow the way
marked track as it swings right at
Nohome Farm and begins the long
climb out of the valley.
4. The bridleway ends at The
Cotton Mills at the junction of
Hurst Road and Ebbisham Lane.
Keep on Ebbisham Lane and turn
left at the bottom into Walton
Street. Pass The Fox and Hounds
and Mere Pond, and then turn left

IMAGES: MICHAEL HILL (MAP) & EPSOM RACECOURSE
at The Bell pub sign up the side of
the pond. After 30yds (27m), fork
right at Withybed Corner and
follow the lane to The Bell.
5. Keep straight on along the route
signposted to Motts Hill Lane.
Continue past the Coal Post, now
on a narrow footpath, to rejoin the
lane at White Cottage (right-hand
side), then, as the lane bears right,
turn left on to the bridleway. From
here you follow the way marked
bridleway back to Epsom Lane
North. Cross the road, and continue
along the pavement to the car park.
The pavement finishes 100yds
(91m) before you reach the car park,
so take care.
GOOD KNOWLEDGE
There’s a long tradition of
recreation on Epsom Downs. In
1660, Samuel Pepys’ diary records
daily horse races at midday, with
wrestling, cudgel playing (a cudgel
is a baton or club), hawking and foot
racing in the afternoons. Hare
coursing was also popular at about
this time, based on an enclosed
warren established by Lord
Baltimore in 1720. You’ll see two of
the old gateposts to the Warren on
your right, as you walk down beside
the gallops a mile into your walk.
HORSE RACING ON THE
DOWNS
You’ll start by crossing the Epsom
racecourse itself. The first formal
race meeting on the Downs took
place in 1661 in the presence of His
Majesty King Charles II.
In 1773 the 12th Earl of Derby
bought the Oaks, a country house at
nearby Woodmansterne. He and his
friends were keen followers of
racing and in 1779 they inaugurated
‘The Oaks’ – a new race for three
year-old fillies.
In 1780 the Earl of Derby and
his friend Sir Charles Bunbury
promoted another short distance
event the following year. The Earl
won the toss for the honour of
naming the contest and the race
became know as the Derby. Sir
Charles had to make do with
winning the inaugural race; his
horse Diomed won and he collected
the £1,065 15s prize money.
For a PDF version of this Woodcote
wander visit www.
royalautomobileclub.co.uk/
woodcote-wanderings
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Club Run
Run
With It
Inspired by the London
Marathon? Founder of the
Club’s Running Group,
Christopher Abele, shares his
tips for aspiring runners.
The beauty of running is
its simplicity and to
quote one Olympic
Marathon gold
medallist, ‘running is the easiest,
quickest way to get in shape – all
you need is a pair of shoes’. He is
right. Members of the Club have the
added advantage of having the use
of two splendid clubhouses both of
which are well located for running.
Given the Pall Mall Clubhouse’s
close proximity to St James’s and
Green Park, and with Hyde Park
only one mile away, members have
easy access to the best part of a
thousand acres of green space in
which to run in central London.
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GET READY TO RUN
To get started running is simple. It
is about making a few decisions: to
buy a pair of decent running shoes,
to set an achievable goal, and to
stick at it. Follow these tips to keep
on running.
1. Check with a physiotherapist
or your GP. If you have never run
before it’s a good idea to check with
your GP before you start your new
exercise regime.
2. Buy a good pair of running
shoes. A good pair of running shoes
will make runs more comfortable
and help injury prevention. It’s
worth visiting a specialist running
shop so you can ask for guidance on
fit and support.
3. Use the Clubhouse as a base
camp. Use the facilities of the Club.
After a long run in the cold, the
quality of the showers and changing
facilities at the Pall Mall Clubhouse
are even more appreciated.
4. Get the help of a personal
trainer. Pall Mall and Woodcote
Park have teams of experienced
fitness instructors. They can help
you get started, and will help
measure your progress. Some
instructors offer personal training if
you need a little extra motivation.
5. Set yourself a goal. This is
important. For the complete novice,
it could just be aiming after a few
sessions on the treadmill in the gym
to running a ‘country mile’ around
St James’s Park. For those of you
with some experience of running
but who want to develop their
interest, then there is no better way
to concentrate the mind than to

PHOTOGRAPHS: LUCY POPE MAP: MICHAEL HILL
register for a race. It need not be the
London Marathon. There are
plenty of races of varying distances
across the country most weeks of
the year, and for Londoners, plenty
of choice in the Royal Parks, such as
the Brooks Last Friday 5k in Hyde
Park, or the Serpentine Handicap
on the first Saturday of the month,
and maybe the Royal Parks Half
Marathon in October.
CLUB RUN
The Club Running Group, which
has been going for the past five
years, meets on Tuesday evenings
and does a run from the Pall Mall
Clubhouse. It’s a great way to meet
fellow members, keep yourself
motivated and get fit.
Our summer route is very
scenic. There are many sights to
take in, whilst you are running. Not
just the ducks on the Serpentine,
but also the fountains in the Italian
Gardens in Kensington Gardens,
the bronze sculpture of Peter Pan,
and, on returning along the
southern path of the Serpentine the
Diana Princess of Wales Memorial
Fountain. A drink in the Long Bar
follows the run, and, on the final
Tuesday of the month, after our run,
we all get together for dinner - so
Club members have plenty of
opportunity to replenish after an
evening exercising.
Occasionally we vary the route.
On the Tuesday before the Royal
Wedding last year, we included a
loop around Buckingham Palace,
and, as we were going up
Constitution Hill, we ‘ran into’ the
Prime Minister who was also out
for an evening run.
CLUB BEGINNERS ROUTE
One route I can recommend for
beginners, who have some level of
cardio fitness from using the gym, is
to run around the perimeter of both
St James’s and Green Park.
St James’s and Green Park
Distance: Three miles
1. Come out of the Club, turn left
and run along Pall Mall towards St
James’s Palace.
2. Turn left into Marlborough Road
and continue on to the Mall.
3. Turn right onto the path that runs
along the Mall and run towards
Buckingham Palace.
4. After 200 yards turn right into
Green Park and take the path (on a
slight incline) up towards Green
Park underground station and
Piccadilly.
5. At the junction turn left onto the
path in the park that runs parallel to
Piccadilly towards Hyde Park
Corner.
6. Near Hyde Park Corner follow
the perimeter path left then left
again and run down the path that
runs alongside Constitution Hill.
At the end of Constitution Hill,
cross the Mall and head into St
James’s Park.
7. Follow the perimeter path around
the park along Birdcage Walk and
left along the path that follows
Horse Guards Road.
8. At the intersection of Horse
Guards Road and the Mall cross the
Mall and take the steps up to
Waterloo Place and into Pall Mall.
9. Run left along Pall Mall towards
the Clubhouse.
GET INVOLVED
The Running Group
Meets every Tuesday. We leave
from the Clubhouse at 7.00pm
prompt, returning between 7.45pm
and 8.00pm. All pace groups are
welcome and for beginners, there is
the option of a shorter route.
Club Runs
The Club is organising runs led by a
personal trainer. On Mondays a run
starts at 12.30pm aimed at
complete beginners that have never
run outside or have only limited
experience. On Thursdays there’s a
run at 12 noon for those who have
run further than three miles
non-stop. This run is to work on
pace and breathing technique.
For more information email run@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk
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Stockholm.
For local people
Museums, interior design shops and those all important meat balls. We ask
members who know and love Stockholm to share their local secrets.
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Club Travel
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Club Travel
If you are a fan of crime
thrillers and have been
indulging in the latest
offerings, you might be under
the impression Scandinavia is
crawling with serial killers being
chased by women clad in woolly
jumpers or covered in dragon
tattoos. Author Steig Larsson is
largely to blame of course – his best
selling Millennium trilogy has
become a worldwide sensation and
the people at Visit Stockholm are
all too happy to promote our
fascination with murder most foul.
Larsson’s first book, Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo, is the subject of
Stockholm walking tours and
novelty mugs; you can even dress
up like the characters – a Swedish
clothing company has produced an
array of Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo clothing. But if you’d rather
avoid homicidal maniacs and
experience the real Stockholm, it’s
best to do as the locals do – so sit
back enjoy a fika (a Swedish coffee
break) and read on for how to see
Stockholm through a local’s eyes.
TRAVERSE LIKE A LOCAL
Stockholm is best experienced by
foot. Meandering along the canals
of the city means you can enjoy all
of the museums, eateries and
coffee houses at a leisurely pace. If
you prefer to traverse the city from
the comfort of a cab. Erik Wigertz
thinks Taxi Stockholm should be
your first port of call. ‘Always use
Taxi Stockholm,’ says Erik, a Club
member for the past nine years
who is currently based in
Stockholm. ‘Or ask a concierge for
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an equally dependable service to
get around the city. Taxi prices are
not regulated in Stockholm so
some taxis can be up to five times
more expensive with the less
reputable companies.’
SLEEP LIKE A LOCAL
Now that you have departed safely
from the airport, it is time to check
into your hotel. Where will you be
staying? Heini Beretta, another
member currently living in
Stockholm, suggests the Lydmar.
‘Its classic, cool and arty,’ says
Heini, ‘but make sure to book
rooms on the top floor, the
restaurant tends to get very noisy
in the evenings.’ If you are looking
for something a bit more luxurious
and traditional, try the Grand
Hotel, which, says Erik, is,
‘beautifully located across from
the Royal Castle.’
EAT LIKE A LOCAL
Looking for a Smörgåsbord? Sorry,
that feast, which originated in
Sweden, is usually reserved for
holidays and special occasions.
‘But do look for a kräftskiva,’ says
Heini. ‘It’s a traditional crayfish
party held at the end of the
summer. Cafes and fish
restaurants all over Stockholm
hold the parties to mark the start of
the crayfish harvest. You should
also visit the Östermalmshallen,
Stockholm’s premier food market.
Once inside, Erik recommends a
trip to Lisa Elmqvist, a fish
restaurant and oyster bar. You can
eat amid the food stalls of the
market. The food is good,
affordable and as it’s owned by one
of Stockholm’s largest food
distributors, the menu varies with
the catch. If you’d like to sample
some meatballs that aren’t from
Ikea, Heini suggests you head over
to Café Tranan in Odenplan, or
Prinsen. Meatballs aren’t always
on the menu but you should ask for
them, as they are usually available
and always served with sour dough
bread, lingonberry jam and pickled
cucumbers. If you have an elegant
dinner at a fine dining restaurant
in mind, Erik recommends
Michelin starred Mathias
Dahlgren or Fredsgatan 12.
SIGHTSEE LIKE A LOCAL
Stockholm’s clean and healthy
reputation is borne out by the
locals’ preference to walking
around the city. One of the best
places for a stroll is around the
Djurgården, ‘It’s the island in the
middle of Stockholm where all the
locals go for their weekend walk,’
says Erik. To take full advantage of
the Djurgården, Erik suggests
walking along the canal, crossing
the far-end bridge and then making
your way back along the other side.
This area is also home to a number
of museums such as the
Vasamuseet, home to the 1628
Warship Vasa, and the
Valdemarsudde, the former home
of artist Prince Eugene.
‘Valdemarsudde includes
preserved interiors, art
exhibitions, and a nice sculpture
park at the inlet of Stockholm,’ says
Erik. Taking in the sights of the old
town or the Gamla Stan, as it’s

known to locals, is another activity
he suggests. ‘Narrow alleys and
buildings mainly from the fifteenth
to seventeenth centuries are home
to small antique shops and cafes;
there’s a really cosy atmosphere.’
From there you can head to the
Royal Castle for the Changing of
the Guards at noon.
After some Scandinavian
designed furniture and
accessories? ‘Swedish classic
interior design is best found at
Svenskt Tenn, the home of
designer Josef Frank during the
thirties and forties,’ mentions Erik.
‘And while there, do not forget to
pop in to the Carl Malmsten store
next door, for some additional
classic Swedish craftsmanship.’
DRINK LIKE A LOCAL? IT’S UP
TO YOU
‘There is not such a drinking
culture in Sweden. The locals find
it strange to have a glass of wine
with lunch for instance and alcohol
tends to be expensive,’ points out
Heini. One drinking tradition that
is upheld despite the cost is
drinking Akvavit on a Friday night.
Akvavit is a spirit flavoured with
spices and herbs, usually dill or
caraway, ‘Stockolmers drink it and
sing some drinking songs,’ says
Heini. Skål!
ADDRESS BOOK
Club Travel
The Lyndmar
www.lydmar.com
Grand Hotel
www.grandhotel.se
Lisa Elmqvist
www.lisaelmqvist.se
Café Tranan
www.tranan.se
Mathias Dahlgren
www.mathiasdahlgren.com
Fredsgatan 12
www.f12.se
Vasamuseet
www.vasamuseet.se/en
Valdemarsudde
www.waldemarsudde.se
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MOTORING NEWS
The latest in Club motoring
BOOK REVIEW: MY RACING LIFE BY DEREK BELL
AND ALAN HENRY
The second edition to document this remarkably versatile and
successful racer’s career comes almost 25 years after the first
(1988) - a picture of which is endearingly featured in the
introduction - and celebrates Bell’s 70th birthday to boot. His
racing record spans over 40 years, and starts in the mid-1960s
with the three major formulae: some notable F2/F3 triumphs, as
well as travails with Ferrari in a Formula 1 ‘periodic downturn’.
His great successes of course came in the 1970s and 1980s. He
was World Sports Car Champion twice and won Le Mans 24
Hours on five occasions and the Daytona 24 Hours on three,
driving some incredible Porsche models in the process. There’s a
lot of racing still left in this man. He was competing with son
Justin at D24H as late as 2003.With a particularly fascinating
chapter on the physicality of ‘endurance racing technique’, it’s a
great read, co-authored again with the highly respected Henry.
This edition has much glossier production values, almost all the
images being in colour with many from DB’s personal archive.
BY TREVOR DUNMORE
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JOIN THE BEAUJOLAIS RUN
Take part in this year’s
Beaujolais Run, which starts
from Woodcote Park on 12
November. The original run was
started in 1970, when wine
columnists Joseph Berkman and
Clement Freud decided to race
from Romaneche in Burgundy
to London, each of their cars
laden with several cases of
Beaujolais. They raced again the
following year then, in 1973,
Sunday Times columnist Alan
Hall wrote an article that offered
a bottle of champagne for the
first to deliver a bottle of
Beaujolais back to his desk. Now
the run is a glorious four-day
tour, which raises money for the
Henry Surtees Foundation.
For more information on taking
part, telephone 01372 229627 or
email motoring@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk

FOUNDATION UPDATE
BY PHILIP GOMM
The Budget in March saw the
Chancellor retaining plans to
introduce a 3p a litre petrol price
increase set to hit forecourts in
August. Filling up with petrol or
diesel is not the only cost borne
by motorists, but it is central to
the debate on whether the
Treasury taxes those with cars
too much or too little. Official
figures show transport is the
single biggest area of household
expenditure, bar none, with
most of the money going on
personal transport, not public.
Analysis by the RAC Foundation
suggests up to four out of five
households could be described
as being in ‘transport poverty’,
that is more than ten per cent of
their spending goes on getting
around. Whether we like it or
not, trains, planes and
automobiles are essential drivers
of our social and economic lives.
Pricing people off the tracks, out
of the sky and out of their cars
has implications politicians need
to be aware of.
The RAC Foundation is an
independent motoring research
charity, www.racfoundation.org
SEE THE CLUB ON TV
In February Sky Sports filmed
an interview with Sir Stirling
Moss in the Segrave Room. The
interview for Legends of
F1-Stirling Moss will be aired on
the new Sky F1 channel in the
summer. Look out for the Club.
Motoring News
NEW ORGANISERS APPOINTED FOR THE VETERAN
CAR RUN AND FCC
The Club has appointed a new events management company,
Goose Communications, as the organisers of the Future Car
Challenge (FCC), the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
(LBVCR) and the Regent Street Motor Show. Goose is organiser
of the Silverstone Classic along with media launches for
Lamborghini and Bentley. ‘The team at Goose is extremely
proud and excited by the opportunity to be involved with these
three world renowned motoring events,’ says Goose CEO Nick
Wigley, ‘we want to work along with the Royal Automobile Club
in developing the events in the future.’ The FCC, Regent Street
Motor Show and LBVCR take place on 3 and 4 November.
JOIN THE GRID
The annual film night takes
place on 26 April. There is a
breakfast drive-in at
Woodcote Park on the 12
May. The Midsummer
Drive-In is at Woodcote Park
on 27 June – you can display
your own car or walk around
and admire the collection of
wonderful vehicles. For more
information go to www.
royalautomobileclub.co.uk/
motoring
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Club Q&A
Formula 1
Grand Prix
Qualifying,
Korea 2011
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Club Q&A
Q&A with
Martin
Whitmarsh
McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh spoke at February’s Motoring
Dinner and told Henry Hope-Frost how he plans to win the Formula 1 top spot.
How do you define your day-to-day role as
Team Principal of Vodafone McLaren
Mercedes?
We win or lose as a team so my role is to
ensure that the right people, with the right
balance of strengths, are in place to ensure
that we fulfil our goal, which is to win.
Formula 1 is such a vastly complex sport, with
so many variables, that delegation is essential.
Between races, and between seasons, my role
is to work with the team’s senior management
staff to define our technical and sporting
objectives. At grand prix weekends my role is
to enable the team to fulfil its potential. Often
that may involve a particular group having
autonomy, with little or no input from me or
the other senior managers – during the race,
for instance, our strategists have to make
split-second decisions, and engaging in debate
may dilute or nullify the benefits of those
strategic calls. On those occasions I can be
confident because the systems we have put in
place are second to none.
How do you reflect on 2011 – a season in
which the team won six races but fell short
of drivers’ or constructors’ title glory?
As a team, we are focused on winning so we
cannot pronounce ourselves satisfied with
that performance. However, there many are
positives we can build on: our car was quicker
over the course of the season than anyone
else’s apart from Red Bull’s; we maintained a
strong pace of technical development
throughout the year; and, as well as winning
six grand prix between them, our drivers
finished on the podium in every one of the last
ten races. We aim to do better this year.
Does the relative stability of the technical
regulations work in McLaren’s favour?
Stability does reduce the likelihood of any one
team discovering and exploiting a loophole in
the technical regulations, as we have seen in
previous seasons. So, I would say that it works
in everyone’s favour – with the possible
exception of the team at the very front. It
promotes closer racing and, since every
change to the technical regulations requires
additional investment in research and
development, continuity enables the teams
operating on more limited resources to make
better progress.
Can you outline the thinking behind
MP4-27, the team’s 2012 challenger?
We have a mantra: ‘Innovate to win’. So while
you will recognise continuity from the
MP4-26 in certain aspects of the exterior, we
have applied fresh thinking to every aspect of
the design, every system. Against such
powerful opposition, and I mean Ferrari and
Mercedes as well as Red Bull, evolution is not
enough. We haven’t been afraid to innovate.
I’m proud of the culture we have at the team,
and of the originality and enterprise I see
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Club Q&A
every day. What you’ve seen of the MP4-27
thus far is only just the beginning.
The dynamic between Jenson Button and
Lewis Hamilton seems, to outsiders,
harmonious. Is this a fair assessment of
their relationship?
That’s a fair and accurate assessment because
they work very well together. If you look at
McLaren’s history, to consistently achieve
that level of success you have to be able to
retain the very best drivers in the sport.
Jenson and Lewis are both individuals, with
different characters and life experiences, but
they are both supremely talented and quick
racing drivers. Since neither of them harbours
any doubts about our commitment to both of
them, they can function to the best of their
abilities. Suspicion can be very detrimental to
a driver’s focus.
Jenson settled into the team very quickly on
arrival in 2010. How much of an asset has
he been?
A lot of people thought Jenson was making a
mistake in joining us. I’m delighted at the way
he has integrated himself within the
organisation, and by the way he has worked
with Lewis to drive us forward as a team. He
has done an excellent job. Obviously in motor
racing the first person you want to beat is your
team-mate, but the way Jenson and Lewis
conduct themselves vindicates our philosophy
of providing equal treatment and reflects well
on the sport as a whole.
McLaren Automotive is a rapidly
expanding part of the Group. Does the
focus on increased road-going supercar
production distract from Formula 1?
On the contrary – McLaren Automotive adds
to the strength of the McLaren Group as a
whole, and I believe the cross-fertilisation of
ideas between the Automotive and the Racing
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sides of the business will generate innovations
and opportunities. Automotive has its own
specialist design staff, some of whom have
come over from Racing. Very early in the
development of the MP4-12C sportscar we
held workshops in which engineers from both
sides of the business brainstormed a number
of weight-saving solutions for the new car.
Taking our engineers outside their normal
framework of operation, even for a short time,
helped them to think outside the box.
As an engineering powerhouse, is McLaren
excited by the future of Formula 1 –
specifically the change to small-capacity,
turbocharged engines and the embracing of
‘green’ technology?
It is very important for F1 to drive new
technologies forward and act as a beacon of
innovation for the automotive industry. As an
automotive producer ourselves now, we have a
clear view of the benefits that can transfer
from one to the other. The engine in the
MP4-12C produces its horsepower more
efficiently than virtually any engine on the
market, and the expertise in materials science
gained through three decades of working with
carbonfibre has enabled us to build the car at
a competitive price while still setting new
standards for lightness and strength. While
that technology is currently directed at the
sportscar market, there is nothing to say that
it will not trickle down to mainstream
manufacture in the near future. F1 can offer a
platform for carmakers to showcase new
drivetrain technologies in a way they never
could by sponsoring other, ostensibly
environmentally friendly sports. You won’t
shave a gram off your new engine’s CO 2
emissions by paying someone to kick a
football. That’s why McLaren played a
significant role in shaping these new engine
regulations and we are very excited about the
future of F1.

Lewis Hamilton,
Martin
Whitmarsh and
Jenson Button,
Berlin 2011
‘OBVIOUSLY THE
FIRST PERSON
YOU WANT TO
BEAT IN MOTOR
RACING IS YOUR
TEAM - MATE’
Club Q&A
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PHOTOGRAPH: COURTESY OF LOTUS ENGINEERING
THROUGH THE
WINDSCREEN
The Lithium-Air Battery or Engine Range
Extender? Martin Payne wonders.
The Future Car Challenge demonstrated clearly that
battery powered vehicles are reliable and can ‘do the
distance’. ‘The distance’, may only be 60 miles and
induces ‘Range Anxiety’; but an electric vehicle with
a range of 500 miles? Battery 500, an IBM-led
coalition, developing a new type of battery (based on
lithium-air technology), is hoping to have a full-scale
prototype ready by 2013, with commercial batteries
to follow by around 2020. For more information on
the battery visit www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/
lithium-air-battery
But in the meantime, perhaps Lotus
Engineering has an answer? Lotus Engineering has
developed a unique approach known as an Engine
Range Extender. Specifically designed for hybrid
vehicles, by integrating the engine construction into
one aluminium casting, overall assembly costs are
reduced. Driven directly off the crank shaft a
generator produces sufficient power to drive an
electric motor(s) or to top up the on-board batteries.
In EV mode there are zero emissions, no more
‘Range Anxiety’, flexible fuel compatibility and it
reduces the need for an electric charging
infrastructure. Demonstrating their commitment,
Lotus will be installing their Range Extender into
the new 414e hybrid Evora sports car. For more
information visit www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/
lotus-range-extender
Club Motoring
THROUGH THE
REAR VIEW MIRROR
Piers Brendon delves into the Club’s history
Indian princes collected exquisite cars as they
collected beautiful concubines. And their
automotive extravagance provided rich
opportunities for British designers and
coachbuilders, many of whom flit through the annals
of the Club, to exercise their talents.
Members such as H. J. Mulliner and W. O.
Bentley styled cars for the most lavish of royal tastes.
The Maharajah of Mysore had no fewer than six
Bentleys and the Maharajah of Indore bought a
particularly sumptuous version of W. O.’s
masterpiece, the Lagonda V12.
Such vehicles included refinements like art
deco coachwork, cocktail cabinets and tiger-hunting
spotlights. A Rolls-Royce belonging to the Nizam of
Hyderabad was fitted with Lalique glass mascots,
ivory steering-wheel rims, revolver holsters and a
detachable spittoon fashioned to resemble a
speaking-tube.
Ironically, though, the most idiosyncratic
vehicle in India was commissioned by an
Englishman, Robert Matthewson. Constructed by
the Lowestoft firm of J. W. Brooke in 1909, this was
the famous Swan car. Its body was covered in plaster
feathers and fronted by a huge swan head (with
electric bulbs for eyes) and neck, which squirted hot
water to clear its way. Its rear emitted dollops of
whitewash. Banned from Calcutta, it is now in
Holland’s Louwman Museum.
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Club People
ON CAMERA: Sir Stirling Moss is interviewed by Steve Rider at the Club PETROL HEADS: Members at the Annual Motoring Dinner in February
RETURN OF 10DPG: Geoffrey Herdman
returns from his around- the- world adventures
APRÈS SKI: Members enjoy the sun in
Samoëns on the Club Ski Weekend in March
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IN THE
PICTURE
Photographs from a
season at the Club
We want to see what you’ve
been up to. Perhaps you
have just climbed a
mountain for charity, met
the Queen, had a baby, spent
the week feeling smug on a
sun lounger, returned from
a far-flung adventure, or had
a lovely time at the Club.
Send in your photographs to
pellmell@
royalautomobileclub.co.uk
Selected photographs will be
published in the magazine.
MCLAREN: The McLaren MP4 Formula 1 car
in the Rotunda for this year’s motoring dinner
MEN AT WORK: Workmen make a start on
the link to 83/85 Pall Mall
OVER THE RAINBOW: Philip Holt took this picture from Cedars at Woodcote OLYMPIC PREVIEW: Members take a tour of the Olympic Stadium in March

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