If you are free at all on Wednesday and you can fit a quick ride in then I'd be happy to show you round my local trails Dave.
I'm not that far from Manchester Airport.
Went yesterday with the crowds - better than last year, though the "retail" section seems to be stuck in a rut - seems bizarre that CRC (whether you like them or not) sponsor the event, yet don't actually have a sales facility...
Hopefully nobody doubled up on shows... :shock: :shock: :shock: