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How do I start racing?
This is what you
do:
 Phone
up any one of the committee members and say 'I want to start racing,
I've been to the website are there any good bikes for sale'. The
committee member will tell you what bikes are for sale and you can
then begin to plan to go racing. It will cost you a minimum of $200
per meeting to come racing on top of the cost of your bike - that's
what it costs. If you can afford that then you are in! - You then must
join the Post
Classic Racing Club of NSW in order to race. Membership costs
$55.00
- Check out the
race calendar on this site and go back to the Post Classic Racing
Club of NSW page and download an entry form
- Fill it in
and send it off with the entry fee (about $150 per meeting)
- Read all of
the rules and regulations about going racing - an Adobe Acrobat
copy can be downloaded from the MNSW
website
- Make sure that
you have a set of race leathers that are in good condition. If they
are a two piece, ensure that the two halves zip together. Get a
good set of riding gloves, race boots, a back protector and a helmet
- It's you that has to go home on Sunday night in good condition,
not the bike
- Phone up the
committee member that you first phoned and say "I've joined the
PCRA and entered the next meeting" he will chat to you about preparing
your bike for scruitineering and answer any other questions that
you might have
- Go to your
workshop and get your bike ready
- Arrange to
meet your new found BRA Committee member friend on race day and
he will help you through the process of bike checking, signing on,
getting to the rider's briefing and getting out on the track
- At the meet
you will need to buy a DAY LICENSE. This costs $50 for the day and
is a good thing to do for your first meet.
- After that
apply for a MNSW
competition license
- Meet your new
Committee Member friend at the track at about 7.30 am and he will
guide you through the process of doing your first event
- Attend the
riders briefing and collect an orange vest. Yes you will feel like
a Goose, but other riders will know that you are new to the sport
and not put crushingly heavy overtaking moves on you
- Get out there
and ride the track have a gentle practise session and some introductory
races
- Have fun. Yes
we do race but it's a bit of fun on a Sunday afternoon, not a world
championship So, this is how you go racing. Once you start it will
be hard to stop. And although any form of racing is expensive, we
do it as cheaply as possible Now, there is absolutely no need to
spend $20 on joining the
BRA. But after all the help that you've been given by the BRA
in getting started coughing up $20
for BRA membership is the least that you can do By the way,
you also get 6 newsletters delivered to your door each year, so
you keep up to date and in the swim
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