I want to race but where to start?

[azmonkeyrider83]

I am a new rider that is a fast learner. I love watching racing and I love turns but I don't know how to get into racing altogether. I hope I can get started soon. Hope everyone is having an awesome holidays and a great new years

[grebstev]

if your new to bikes i would suggest going to a racing school that many tracks offer. you will get in class lessons, and practical learning on the track with instructor. thats where i would start.

[jdm5770]

after taking the MSF!

[IndyGunner]

if your over 15 and have never ridden you have .0001% chance of being pro/sponsored

[redciv1]

...now, now Edbean we are supposed to encourage and uplift.
Funny you should ask because I am doing the same thing now except I am on the East Coast.

1.If you have never ridden then I would take the MSF course for the basics. I did and loved it.

2. Find a local club or even check up on here and go and ride some trackdays. Trackdays will put you familar with a racetrack and get you comfortable riding fast and safe.

3.Find you a racing school. Here in Atlanta we have several, however I will be attending the Ed Bargy School here in the Atlanta area, well north of the city. From there I am going to start off with the Western Eastern Racers Association.(WERA) You should have a regional chapter for WERA in your area so search online and see what you find.

[IndyGunner]

I was uplifting him by sparing him the pain of realizing he most likely wont be able to do it after he re-mortgaged his home and sold the boat.

I wish you the best man, hell i wish i could do that sh*t... just realize its a very expensive hobby/sport and very few positions open up.

[whitecl0ver]

nah dont listen to ed....if you wanna race just gear up and hit the town and challenge everybody that wants to run

Ok ok ok kidding, before the flaming starts

[Sin]

go to some trackday and see if you even like riding on the track your in flagstaff so you got phoenix (firebird) las vegas (lvms classic course) pahrump jsut west of vegas (smmp) miller in toole utah an secco arroyo in new mexico all withing a 5 hrs to 7 hr drive from you

[IndyGunner]

go to some trackday and see if you even like riding on the track your in flagstaff so you got phoenix (firebird) las vegas (lvms classic course) pahrump jsut west of vegas (smmp) miller in toole utah an secco arroyo in new mexico all withing a 5 hrs to 7 hr drive from you

[azmonkeyrider83]

Sweet thank you all some much I have been riding for a long time I didn't start until after I turned 18 just cuz of mother. lol she would have gone nuts if she found out i had a bike at that age. lol but I had a kat than i have a kat now and i just can't get enough but Thank you so much and the reason why i don't know that much about the bike world is cuz i'm a dancer i never showed any excitment about bikes.

[allblackkat]

Hopefully I'll get to do some racing too.... But it all starts with trackdays... After you get some experience out there with the fast guys you will have a better understanding of what it's like having other riders hauling a$$ around you....
Remember that almost nothing from your street experience transfers over to fast track riding... It takes a whole different level of trust(not to mention skill) and focus to be able stay on a fast pace...(at least in my first trackday experience)...

Good luck with it...

[IndyGunner]

^

Basically what hes saying is you either need to be so good that you have enough skill not worry about it, or...... so young and stupid (why im good at riding) that you dont think about it.

[scottynoface]

Find a track near you that does trackdays and get on it!

[Dan Dubeau]

theres all kinds of levels of racing from motogp on down to the beer leauges (vintage ). Don't have to be a Rossi to race (or think you are gonna be). Just go out and have fun. Depending on what bike you're running it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. In fact, some guys can do an entire year (5-6 events) on the same amount you probably spend on the street. They run scrubs, camp at the track/in a car and eat ramen. Other guys run fresh tires every sprint, stay at hotels, eat out, and have a 35' toy hauler and dually diesel (doesn't make them faster than bobby budget, just means they spent more). all depends where you wanna take it. no need for sponsers, or endoresment deals outta the box (insane to even suggest it). If you were closer to Ontario Canada I'd say check out SOAR @ http://www.soaracing.ca/

[allblackkat]

^^^ I like Dan's take on it... in the next year my wife and I will probably end up owning some sv650's for the track (if we can find some good deals)... Just so that we don't end up trashing her 675 while testing out the frame sliders... I'd much rather see $2000 sliding down the track as opposed to $9000...

Not to mention camping at the track can be alot of fun too... We did earlier this year when my wife was at her first trackday... Good times when you invite family...