aiming to have a stab next year :-)
I can only recommend it. I went with some trepidation, freshly minted PPL in hand to my first contest. I found it to be great fun. Having experienced aviators take a critical look at one's flying can only be of benefit in the long run. Also it was refreshing to meet a bunch of people that don't look at you with a
'Are you mad?' look on their face when I talk about hammerheads.