Andrew and Team,

Just wanting to say thanks for the effort you guys put in at Insomnia 24hr.  Me personally, I have my Cree’s plus spares and enough batteries to power a small village!  My appreciation is directed towards the effort Ay Up put in for the kids races. Whilst I love racing and I have a group of good friends who band together and make these events a real hoot, it is my long term goal to ride with my boys.  Getting them onto bikes now, and having fun is the key. They have been resisting so far, as the unknowns of the “first event” have always won out.

Aged 8 and 10, it took a lot of convincing for them to try their first race at Insomnia.  Incentivised with the potential of their own cycling jersey’s I was able to convince them to have a go. They rode in the day races and really loved it, but it was the night race with lights that really won them over. They loved it. I loved it. The banter at home that night about their races and how different it was with the lights, negotiating the mud hole, taking the jumps and what they plan to do next time……………it was music to my ears.  I wouldn’t be surprised if saving for that new Lego  model is soon replaced with saving for a set of Ay Ups!!

This kind of effort is above and beyond what I expected out of any race sponsor.  Well done and thank you very much.

Looks like I’m off to buy some cycling jerseys!!