Anyone start racing as an old fart?

[oldguy]

 125ike, I printed off all the rules and regs and it'll take until next year to read it all.  ;D Hey I hope we do meet some day, and you can ride my 954. I have never ridden a bike so fast so comfortably before. It is so sweet and flickable. I just got the 51 last week and I'm repairing plastics and looking over all the mods. I'm cornerworking BeaveRun this weekend for REDUC, so I'll learn how all you experts ride the corners. If you're interested, PM me and I'll send you pictures of both.
Doug

[am125ike]

uhhh, that'l be AM125ike......
im no expert...... this subject is newbies starting late on the track, ...
anyway, hell yes, i wanna see the pic's of both and ride, thats what we all love! the 929 is very impressive, and im on my 7th honda and i can only imagine how much better the 54 would be to the 29...... im lickin my chops!!!
 8)
and thats a nice shot of the 954 rite there on the side, you're uh... appearing to have your knee scraping the racing surface....
wussup with that ???

[Baltobuell]

 Damn I found somebody older than me! Bring the RC for the F40, it fits in that class. The only thing they were bitc+'n about was closing speeds of the big inline 4's, but a 51 can smoke the class. They have always been welcome. A serious threat, but welcome. You'll have a great time.

[oldguy]

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[RdRcr150]

Started in 1983 at 37, I'm 56 now. I love the riding and the competition.

[ronin]

Started at 37, five years ago, love the fun , love the people.

[Decreasing_Dave]

I started at 36..2 race weekends ago.  I already got wood!!!  ;D

I should have started this years ago.

[tigerblade]

I'm hoping to start on my '51...

[oldguy]

Tigerblade, fill out your age in your profile! You afraid to tell us how old you are ;D. if you're not a racer of world renown you may find extreme prejudice against racing a 51. I've found that most opinions are that newbies should start on little bikes and work their way up. At my age, I should be ready for my 51 when I'm 80 (according to the current wisdom). If you're over 40 read the threads regarding the F40 class.
Good luck and hit the track days!

[tigerblade]

Hey, I posted it somewhere in this thread!  :D

I'll be 29 in December.  I know an SV would probably be the ticket, but I love the RC.  Any prejudices are the other guy's problem, not mine.  ;)

[oldguy]

You look good on it too, btw. I think I'm gonna' start racing on mine, too.