XHG TIGER MCC - Club History
The Club was founded on 20th January 1945 by Ex-Despatch Riders of the 7th Hants Home Guard (hence XHG). The inaugural meeting was held at The Bungalow Cafe in Somerford Road, Christchurch. Present at that meeting were 16 prospective members.
Names proposed at the first meeting included Dog Rogers MCC (the phonetic for D.R. - now it would be Delta Romeo), The 7 Hogs MCC, The XHG MCC and XHG Tiger MCC. XHG Tiger MCC was agreed upon and the club is affiliated to the ACU and is now a limited company.
Since 1945 the club has organised Trials, Scrambles, Grass Tracks and Enduros. The club newsletter/magazine, Tiger Rag, has been published on and off since 1945.
The Club is fortunate to be able to boast of many well known stars throughout its history including Ben & Des Smallshaw, Arthur & Colin Lambert, Les Maidment, Norman Ley, Don & Derek Rickman, Triss & Bryan Sharp, Jerry Scott, Ivor England, Sammy Miller plus all the unsung heroes through the years.
Names proposed at the first meeting included Dog Rogers MCC (the phonetic for D.R. - now it would be Delta Romeo), The 7 Hogs MCC, The XHG MCC and XHG Tiger MCC. XHG Tiger MCC was agreed upon and the club is affiliated to the ACU and is now a limited company.
Since 1945 the club has organised Trials, Scrambles, Grass Tracks and Enduros. The club newsletter/magazine, Tiger Rag, has been published on and off since 1945.
The Club is fortunate to be able to boast of many well known stars throughout its history including Ben & Des Smallshaw, Arthur & Colin Lambert, Les Maidment, Norman Ley, Don & Derek Rickman, Triss & Bryan Sharp, Jerry Scott, Ivor England, Sammy Miller plus all the unsung heroes through the years.
Historic xhg tiger MCC events
Taken with permission from Dave Riley's website (https://daveriley.weebly.com/).
Credit to Ron & Francis Custard for the excellent images. Many thanks to Ron, Francis & Dave!
Credit to Ron & Francis Custard for the excellent images. Many thanks to Ron, Francis & Dave!
Lyscombe Farm, Dorchester - 20th October 1957. Click here to download the event programme. Click on any image below to load a slideshow (larger images).
Lyscombe Farm, Dorchester - 20th July 1958. Click here to download the event programme. Click on any image below to load a slideshow (larger images).
Lyscombe Farm, Dorchester - 19th October 1958. Click here to download the event programme. Click on any image below to load a slideshow (larger images).
Lyscombe Farm, Dorchester - 7th June 1959. Click here to download the event programme. Click on any image below to load a slideshow (larger images).
Lyscombe Farm, Dorchester - 5th July 1959. Click here to download the event programme. Click on any image below to load a slideshow (larger images).
Lyscombe Farm, Dorchester - 6th September 1959. Click here to download the event programme. Click on any image below to load a slideshow (larger images).
Various photos taken by Ron Custard (many thanks to Francis Custard for providing these)
