New guy

[budgolf]

Hey guys,

I'm getting ready to get my feet wet in CCS and need some advice. I'll be going to school at Summit as soon as I return from Afghanistan next month, and will then be gearing up for next season. My questions are;

Classes. I've read and re-read the book and think I've got it down. For my first season I'll be an old guy (42) on an old bike. I'll be running my 87 Honda VFR 700 Interceptor. The classes I think I can run it in are:

HW SS
HW SB
Thunderbike
LW F40

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I see that's what I can run it in. Now, I don't believe that I'm going to be very competative on this bike, but that's most of the reason I'm riding it. I'm not out to beat Ben Spies, I want to spend my first season or two really learning. Getting my groove down so to speak. And I think this could be a really good platform to learn the basics on. I could run my Buell and be competative, but not learn anything and kill myself or someone else. Once my skill level is up, I'll worry about real power and performance. So which of these classes do you guys think would be best to run in and serve that purpose?


Second, The Army may be moving me from North Carolina to Texas within the next year. I'm having trouble figuring out what region Texas is in, or if anyone even races CCS there? Am I just missing it?

Thanks for any help, and I'm looking forward to meeting and learning from a bunch of you guys next year.

[roadracer162]

Looks like the lightweight stuff along with LW F40 and Thunderbike. I like your intent and you can learn your craft on that bike. What you will find though is that additional help through resources maybe a little thin but it will work for a time.

Looks like Texas maybe within reach of the GP region.

Oh once your done with the Interceptor I may be interested in it.

[Burt Munro]

If you end up in Texas you may want to check out CMRA...  http://www.cmraracing.com/

Depending on where you're at in Texas the closest CCS racing may be in Topeka, KS.

Most, if not all of the racing you'll find in Texas will be with CMRA.  The good thing is CCS and CMRA have reciprocal licensing arrangements - CMRA will sell you a license based on having one with CCS.

Their class structure is a little different than CCS and they tend to focus more on endurance racing than does CCS.

Good luck to you. 

[tug296]

Thank you for your service, have some fun and good luck!

[skiandclimb]

+1 on Tug's comment!  And kudos to you for choosing to learn racing on a realistic machine! Too many people want to come out swinging on a 1k...and too many do not return to the sport.  I would recommend you do some track days wherever you are stationed. 

Best of luck to you, and welcome to the addiction!  Many prayers also for your safe return to the States.  Thank you for serving.

-Ski