The Royal Automobile Club, Britain’s oldest and most influential motoring organisation, was born out of a shared love of motoring and a dedication to preserving the rights and best interests of motorists over 100 years ago. The Club owns and runs a number of historic events, including the world famous London to Brighton Veteran Car Run and launched the Future Car Challenge, a challenge for energy efficient cars of tomorrow, in 2010. Read more
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Motoring News

20/05/2013
Breakfast Time at Woodcote Park

With over 200 members and guests, plus 50 quite beautiful cars (and a van) on display, the Cedar Lawn at Woodcote Park was a great place to be on Saturday 18 May.
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26/04/2013
Stars turn out for Royal Automobile Club Charity Cup

High profile names from the worlds of motorsport and media turned out to Woodcote Park for the second annual Charity Cup competition.
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28/03/2013
Fisken Unveils Striking 'Art Car' livery ahead of British GT Championship Opener

Club member Gregor Fisken takes to the grid for the season-opening British GT Championship event at Oulton Park this Easter Weekend.
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28/03/2013
BMW GS riders set off from the Pall Mall clubhouse

Two BMW-riding adventurers from Northern Ireland – author Geoff Hill and former road racer Gary Walker – have called in at the Pall Mall clubhouse on their R 1200 GS Adventure motorcycles.
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22/03/2013
The Battle For The Club's Tourist Trophy Begins

Some of the teams and drivers that will compete in the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone on the 12-14 April wowed the capital today.
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08/03/2013
Segrave Trophy awarded to John Surtees OBE

On Thursday 7 March 2013 the Royal Automobile Club awarded the historic Segrave Trophy to John Surtees OBE. The 2012 Segrave Trophy citation reads: For his outstanding career in two and four
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01/03/2013
Annual Motoring Dinner with Murray Walker

Murray Walker, arguably the best known name in motor racing but certainly the most famous voice in broadcasting, was guest of honour at the Annual Motoring Dinner.
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06/02/2013
Motoring Join The Grid

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24/01/2013
British Champions crowned at prestigious ceremony

The Motor Sports Association (MSA) crowned the 2012 British motor sport champions at its prestigious Night of Champions ceremony at the Pall Mall clubhouse.
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19/11/2012
Le Mans Legend 2013: Eligible Years Announced

The annual support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours is a jewel in the crown of historic motorsport. On Saturday 22 June 2013, the Le Mans Legend will once again return to La Sarthe with a sensat
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12/11/2012
How do you get a Cobra through the front door at Pall Mall?

Have you ever wondered how the team at Pall Mall get the automobiles into the rotunda? Click 'read more' to watch a video showing you how it is done.
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05/11/2012
Renault UK Win RAC Future Car Challenge with New Flagship Car – The ZOE

A wide range of low-emission vehicles – some of which had not been seen on UK roads before – completed the third annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge on Saturday 3 November.
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05/11/2012
116th Veteran Car Run

Despite the torrential rain over 500 veteran cars made the journey from London to Brighton to mark the 116th anniversary of the Emancipation Run on Sunday.
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01/11/2012
2012 Dewar Trophy Winner

Ford Motor Company picks up this year’s Dewar Trophy with their EcoBoost powertrain.
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01/11/2012
2012 Simms Medal Winner

Ben Bowlby has been awarded the 2012 Simms Medal for his brilliant realisation of the ground breaking DeltaWing racing-car.
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01/11/2012
RCA Vehicle Design Show

On Monday 29 October 2012, the Pall Mall clubhouse, showcased a display of new vehicle typology in an event for in The Hanging Room.
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26/10/2012
Aston Martin DB5 1964 in the rotunda

This Aston Martin DB5, 1964, was delivered to the Pall Mall clubhouse, directly from the premiere of the newest James Bond film, Skyfall, held at The Royal Albert Hall, on Tuesday 23 October.
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19/10/2012
Woodcote Park Motoring Dinner with John Surtees OBE

The only man ever to have won world championships on two and four wheels, John Surtees OBE ranks among the world’s greatest racers.
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11/10/2012
Charley Boorman to take part in the Veteran Car Run

English TV adventurer, travel writer and actor, Charley Boorman, is to take part in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, on Sunday 4 November.
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11/10/2012
Sherrard’s Rapier Racing at Goodwood

Club member Harry Sherrard teamed up with 1980’s F1 star Derek Daly for the St Mary’s Trophy event at the recent Goodwood Revival, the pair finishing a credible 12th overall (out of 30 starters) with their Mk 3 Jack Brabham Specia
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09/10/2012
Sir Stirling Moss to take part in the Veteran Car Run

Legendary British racing driver Sir Stirling Moss OBE FIE and Lady Moss will take part in this year's London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, on Sunday 4 November.
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13/09/2012
Professor Sid Watkins OBE

On behalf of all our members, the Royal Automobile Club expresses its deep sadness at the passing of the former President of the FIA Institute, Professor Sid Watkins OBE.
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10/09/2012
Windsor Concours of Elegance

Club members played an enormous part in the inaugural Windsor Concours of Elegance, displaying 60 beautiful cars representing ‘Best of British’ by the George IV Gateway on Saturday 8 September. It was
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03/08/2012
Sir Jackie Stewart roars down the Captain's Drive

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14/06/2012
Ferrari FF

An outing to Millbrook is something of a treat in any kind of car. The Bedfordshire proving facility built in the 60's is legend to the motoring enthusiast invoking scenes of devoted engineers relentlessly testing cars to destruct
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01/06/2012
Michael Southcombe honoured

HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO, Honorary President of the Motor Sports Council, was the guest of honour at the annual Council Dinner at the Pall Mall clubhouse in March.
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01/06/2012
Motor sports and golfing set new Guinness world Record

Formula 1™ legend and DTM driver David Coulthard and professional golfer Jake Shepherd set a Guinness World Record yesterday (30 May 2012) at Dunsfold Aerodrome, Surrey, as part of a viral f
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27/04/2012
Stars turn out for Royal Automobile Club Charity Cup

High profile names from the worlds of motorsport and media turned out to the Royal Automobile Club’s Woodcote Park on Tuesday for the first ever Charity Cup golf competition.
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17/04/2012
The Green Charge

At the end of last month the Club played host to a lively meeting looking at the energy consumption and CO2 emissions data collected from participating vehicles in the 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge.
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06/03/2012
Annual Motoring Dinner with Martin Whitmarsh

Martin Whitmarsh , CEO of McLaren was guest of honour at the Annual Motoring Dinner on 22 February.
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07/02/2012
Stylish Atalanta Sports Tourer re-launched after 75 years

On Monday 5 March 2012 the clock was turned back exactly 75 years at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London when a new British made Atalanta sports car was launched. The Atalanta Sport
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06/01/2012
Club member’s 33,000 mile round the world trip

Geoffrey Herdman, a member of the Royal Automobile Club, and his wife, Hilary, recently completed a remarkable trip around the world in a 1956 Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe, of which only 42 we
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15/12/2011
50th anniversary E-Type sculpture to raise money for Henry Surtees Foundation

A sculpture that incorporates metal from the award-winning restoration of Jaguar’s ultimate Lightweight E-Type, the Lindner Nocker, is to raise money for the Henry Surtees Foundation.
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08/12/2011
2012 Historic and F1 Grand Prix

Limited number of rooms available for Royal Automobile Club members for the 2012 Historic Grand Prix and the 2012 F1-Grand Prix
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10/11/2011
Future Car Challenge Highlights

Autocar Ace Surrenders his Title Jim Holder, editor of Autocar magazine, was crowned champion of the inaugural Future Car Challenge in 2010 at the wheel of the prototype Volkswagen Golf Blue e-Motion.
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17/10/2011
Royal Automobile Club supports Bill Boddy tribute day at Brooklands

The passing of Motor Sport magazine’s founder editor Bill Boddy was marked by a spectacular celebration of his life at Brooklands:
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17/10/2011
Bridget the Mars Rover Comes to Pall Mall

You may have noticed an odd looking vehicle in the Rotunda at Pall Mall last week. Well, meet Bridget, a full-scale working prototype of a Mars Rover.
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10/10/2011
Motor Racing Legends at Spa

Saturday’s Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy race at the Spa Six-Hours Meeting was won from pole by the white D-type of Carlos Monteverde and Gary Pearson, although the early laps suggested the outcome could be very different.
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19/08/2011
Solo Atlantic Row 2011

This December, Club member Tommy Tippetts is embarking on an epic expedition – aiming to become one of the youngest people to ever row the Atlantic solo.
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07/06/2011
Mid-Summer Murder, Madness, or Majesty...

We had a great warm up for the Mid Summer Drive-In with the Breakfast event on Saturday 14 May, 50 cars parked on the beautifully manicured croquet lawn... and no damage reported by the grou
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06/06/2011
Donington Historic Festival

The Donington Historic Festival was a successful new event on the motoring calendar and the result of Duncan Wiltshire’s commitment to classic motorsports.
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31/05/2011
50th anniversary of Moss’ victory at Monaco honoured at the Royal Automobile Club

The Royal Automobile Club hosted a champagne reception in honour of Sir Stirling Moss OBE who won the race 50 years ago. The Lotus 18 in which Moss took the chequered flag half a century ago
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14/04/2011
Nick Mason at the Woodcote Park Motoring Dinner

Nick Mason and Mark Hales were the stars at a Motoring Dinner at Woodcote Park on Friday 1 April.
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25/02/2011
A Winning After Dinner Speaker

Christian Horner, team principal of the Red Bull Formula 1 team which scooped the 2010 Drivers and Constructors titles, was in great form when he starred at the Club’s Annual Motoring Dinner on Thursday 24 February. With the Mount
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09/02/2011
Yamaha Off-Road Day

The Club’s second Yamaha Off-Road Day took place in rather less threatening conditions than 2009.
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Silverstone Racing Circuit

A limited number of members wishing to attend events at the Silverstone racing circuit can spectate from the British Racing Drivers' Club clubhouse, owing to the Club's exclusive arrangement with the BRDC. To request passes, please contact Lisa Binder.

To book passes for an event, or enter a ballot, please email Lisa Binder or telephone 0207 747 3451.

Tickets are issued in pairs and a charge of £15.00 per pair will be added to your member account once the event has been attended. Once a ballot has been drawn, you will be notified whether successful or not.

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