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Now that I've shifted my life around a little bit, I'd like to race again, or at least ride. Trying to decide the following things:
1. What bike?
I'm trying to decide if I should just come right back to a MW and race with my friends, or try something else. I used to like racing the motard but didn't like dealing with the mechanical work. I'd consider an SV too, I guess. I know it would be cheaper and such... I haven't raced a vtwin and I don't throttle blip so I would definitely need a slipper clutch. I like the fact that it's cheaper and less chance of highsiding yourself to the moon, but the reduction in holyshitthrills and not racing with all the guys I know would be a downer. Also, considering racing/going to other tracks, a MW is a little more versatile. I did a lot of 19s on the MW and did 23s with one or two 22s on the motard so I'm guessing if I got an SV I'd do 21s or so and be competitive in amateur. So basically, looking at finding an 08+ setup R6, or a good prepped SV, or I guess getting a wrecked R6 and building my own for OCD fun.
2. Race this year, or just TDs?
Returning this year would suck due to points and grids. I could pick my way through the field but it looks like there are a lot of people doing similar times, so starts and grids are very important. Even if I come back and win races, I wouldn't be in the running for championships (are they still giving out am championships?). Depending what bike I get, or I guess regardless of what bike I get, it would be nice to shake the thing out and get it dialed in before racing it. So I could just do a handful of trackdays this season and come back for round 1 next year. The winter would be a long wait to get some competition though. So I could just show up and race, albeit likely slowly...
I dunno, what do you guys think... I'm sure the NESR opinions will be flowing.
Things I'll need:
Bike
Spares
Warmers
Stands
Transponder (was hoping they'd go to an RFID setup like 5ks and running races by the time I returned lol)
Helmet