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In
late 1989, following the devolution of Chopper Club Ireland from the
NCC, it was perhaps fitting that Boots should hand over the Presidency
to Hank at the Club's first event on our own land - a place that has
become our spiritual home. Boots also gave us all a sense of history
and purpose - during his term we celebrated our tenth anniversary
and were able to see the importance of recognising our past and anticipating
our future. Hank took over from Boots at the end of 1989, consolidating
our position across Europe and expanding our purchase of land throughout
the mainland. Learning from our earlier experiences, Hank skillfully
led our progress, establishing permanent sites at several locations
throughout the country. He also resolutely pushed up the quality of
our membership and, leading by example, expanded the boundaries of
custom bike building with bikes like 'The Fly', setting standards
for years to come. In addition to developments at home, with the devolution
of Chopper Club Wales and Chopper Club Scotland, Hank also expanded
our European operations with the establishment of Chopper Club Germany
and Chopper club Norway. He continued reinforcing our sense of history,
leading us in celebrations of ten years in Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. |
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Realising that
the future of Custom biking in Europe was threatened by European legislation,
Hank campaigned for the, then fledgling, FEM and made the first of
several donations on behalf of the Club (£3500) in '95. With
issues like TuV, the End of Use directive and the recent trike ban
in Belgium, Hanks foresight was indeed accurate. During Hanks term
we celebrated the NCC's 20th Anniversary in Scotland in August '93
and embarked on a building programme on each of our sites. Following
a serious road accident en-route to the Belgian Anniversary run and
his subsequent protracted recuperation, Hank handed over the presidency
to Mat at the end of 1996, having, over the years, earned both great
admiration and respect. |
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