Dusk ’til, er the next night…
It took me forever to get back from this weekend’s Dusk til Dawn. Mainly due to the amount of super-power-naps I had to take so as to not drive off the road. Regardless of taking nearly as long to drive home as I actually raced, the event was once again fantastic.
While the rest of the country got rained on, we had clear skies and a starry, starry night in Thetford Forest. A hard course, with absolutely no let-up surprised any scoffing Northerners who assume that you can’t have fun, or pain, without big hills everywhere. The course was superbly tacky and the racers were all cheery. It only rained about three hours after the end of the event - by which time most people had headed home - and I was still asleep in my tent…
Now that I’m actually due to be in the country for the forseeable couple of months, I’m looking forward to some UK riding - and to sociable night rides, pub rides, the odd ‘cross race and the long list of broken and neglected bikes to repair while the nights are long.
Chipps