I did my first event with Schattenbaum PCA. Great folks there. I knew jack shit when I started ...practically nothing, not even what an apex was. Showed up with a tank of gas, my helmet and jet lag after taking a redeye flight from CA. Bone stock car. I had a BLAST ...you need to be willing and ready to learn, and some humility to accept the fact you are a n00b - and you'll have no problems (except financially after you start upgrading your car
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If you go to an event I attend, I'll personally help you learn the ropes ...I'm sure others in this thread will do the same thing.
First event I'm doing next year is probably going to be the Del Val CCA @ Summit Point, WV in April. Pretty ride down and three solid days of instruction.