I'm a little late to this party, but I thought I'd take a moment and say that I fully agree with Ross. These contest are amazing. Great people, and great times! If you can make it to a contest, do it!
Graham, it's not fair to post pictures of me on a blaster some year and a half after I stopped riding them. But thank you for the compliment anyhow
Also, I owe a huge thanks to Arek (I think he posts at Batman around here) for setting me up with a hull to use in France - even if it was super ugly. I couldn't have done the contest without his help. I tell you, you haven't experience life until you've done something as silly as breaking a motor down to pack in your luggage, then re-assembling it in the trunk of a rental car.