Oh dear, sounds pretty nasty, one of my mates came off a couple of weeks ago and he has been moaning about his road rash ever since. Hope you guys heal up quick. By the way anyone doing the Hell of the Ashdown tomorrow I would wear body armour if I were you. The roads around the route still have a fair bit of water on them from the rain on Friday and it has frozen. I just drove out near Ardingly area and the back roads are pretty treacherous, nearly lost it going down Vowels lane and that was with Winter tyres on the car as well.
If you are doing it then my advice would be to make sure you avoid any patches that look damp as they could be ice.
Cheers
Marek....