Drewpy .... I hear you mate. Met some nice folk from across the UK (Esp N England .... Lot of keen road racers there?)

Felt really sorry for them all travelling over just to be rained on. At least I was only an hours ride away from home. It's now being pushed hard to allow for the organisers to be given more flexibility to use the public roads if the weather is foul ... Here's hoping.

of course the worse thing is when you have your helmet open a tad and one gets in, aggh - how did people ever manage without helmets though, hit a big insect at 60 or so and it makes quite a bang.

LOL i still find it amusing when doing 60mph+ you get the occasional bug actually knocking to get in, either that or its just broken every bug bone in its body