Sorry to hear that Tony. And also sorry we didn't catch up over the weekend.
I had a blast (in the rally section). We left on minute 34 and had a hoot of a ride to the checkpoint, where we clocked in ONE minute late! The run back to the park ferme was just grouse. The second loop was even more funner! We arrived at the checkpoint TWELVE minutes ahead of time! Must have been flying!. Back to park ferme with work time (re-fuel) and park up.
The PE ran like a dream all day and looking at the state of some bikes (and riders), I probably could have entered the competitive group and done alright. Unfortunately, me and my crew went out to Irish Murphy's on Saturday night, where we proceeded to consume our collective body weight in beer, and coupled with the torrential rain overnight, guided us towards the decision NOT to ride on Sunday. From the look of the conditions, that was probably a good call!
All in all, a great event. From a rally point of view, the whole timing thing was a bit of a wank, but I haven't had that much fun trail riding for a long time.