All joking aside, I went to my first weekend in June 2006 at southport..
It wasn't as enjoyable for me as the September 2006 Southport, simply because I didn't have as much confidence as I did in September in June, I did it all wrong, going out at 8AM going to bed at 1AM (how late is 1AM now?!?)...
I'd say leave it a few months before attemtping a weekender, sheerly because you wont get your moneys worth.
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