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amateur status. Professing total ignorance of anything electronic, he despised mobile phones, baseball caps and anybody who said ‘cheers’. Nevertheless, his meticulous attention to detail, overseen from his perch in the clubhouse overlooking the track, ensured that all competitors adhered to strict safety standards. Always a convivial host, invites to his vodka parties were greatly prized, yet he found time to become a keen gardener and expert grower of orchids. Awarded the MBE in 2002 for his services to the sport, he died at St Moritz on 27th February 2007, the day before he was due to watch the Willoughby Cup, which he had founded.
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