Ed China always came across as the one you'd most likely actually get on with if you met them in the pub, whereas one always felt that if one met Mr Brewer in a pub, whilst it might be easier to pretend you got on with him and found him hilarious, you'd be willing him to shut up and leave you alone. Except he wouldn't.
I've seen Ed at Carfest a few times. I wouldn't claim to have had a chat with him - I said hello because the kid wanted her picture taken with him - but I've heard him talking to others in the fenced-off paddock and he sounds like a genuinely nice person. I've not heard much good said about Mike.