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[Michael De Simone]

Get a 250 and a Grom. Worth it! Welcome back!

[mark niemi]

15 years since you've been on any bike?
what was your previous level of experience?

[Daniel Kyle]

Nothing compared to what you guys are doing on YouTube! WOW!

I am thinking a 250 to get my feet wet and learn and then step up to a cbr500 or Yamaha 600 in future.

Does that sound reasonable?

[Yorke Oldfather]

Yes! Very reasonable, and welcome! The 250 is the cheapest and by far the most fun you can have on 2 wheels at the track.

[David Adams11]

Sportster 883 in one direction.....straight! I had a Seca 400 25 years ago.

Have you had much track experience? If not you can start with track days, which can usually be a very good learning environment that will help you learn the lines and how to go faster.

[mark niemi]

I would agree with david.
I'd start with a little ninja 250( but truly, 90 percent of the fun is there no matter what you are on), do a bunch of track days, talk to some racers for feedback, be sure your level of fitness is intact, throw away your ego, then make a plan.
I'd also meet nancy and alan in person, watch how the whole program works and take baby steps towards an achievable goal.
don't worry about your age. its just a number.

[David Tiede]

Get a 250 and a Grom. Worth it! Welcome back!

Yup. Start the the small ones. Ton of fun and can learn to carry the corner speed which transfers to anything.

[Dean Darnell]

Get a 250 and a Grom. Worth it! Welcome back!

Yup. Start the the small ones. Ton of fun and can learn to carry the corner speed which transfers to anything.

Definitely!

[Eric Falt]

Also hang around with some racers...they will be glad to show you some ropes.

[Brandon Orr]

I think Felio nailed it awhile back ago so I will just put this here.

I’m clearly not fit for Mentoring, but I’m willing to generously share some of my lessons-learned-the-hard-way by a freshly-minted Novice. This is free of charge to all ProvNov’s:

· DO NOT try to knock out your Prov Nov races with an EX250 on tracks you’ve never been on before in your life. And it doesn’t work to try to learn them on the night before by watching Danny Kelsey’s GoPro feeds on Youtube.<br>

· Nancy is not “connected” so don’t talk about it. Just understand if you piss her off, she’ll just smile sweetly and say “I’ll fix it for you”, but then your trash collection might be mysteriously overlooked the next 3 Wednesdays in a row. You also can’t bribe her with a $20 for a better spot in the grids.

· Don't try to watch Netflix by connecting directly to the CMRANet during the 6 hour endurance races. It doesn't work, so stop trying.

· There is no “Jim Whitten”. Its Tony Stark dressed up in a Jim Whitten suit, so don’t try to do what he does. No idea why he’s trying to infiltrate the CMRA by impersonating a real estate tycoon. Just don’t follow him too closely when he’s driving his Aston-Martin - it can deploy stuff.

· If Linz says you’re going 31.4 mph in the pits, then you’re going 31.4 mph in the pits.

· Don't assume motards are all slow just because they look stupid. Motard Racers are natural-born liars, and so they like the idea of whooping your a$s on something that looks like they just stole it off a bum under a bridge. And don’t accept candy from any of them. Or play golf with them.

· DO NOT leave your bike out in a rain-storm at ECR overnight before a track day, then hop right on it without checking the lower fairing for rain water. You’ll crash in turn 3 on your own wet-spot and pull your stupid groin. (Contributed by Mr. Sean Brown, Comp #184)

· Always spring for good rubber. But don’t ever say it that way at the tire Vendor's trailer.

· Most important: If you crash during one of your ProvNov races, the sun still comes up in the morning.