thanks for the tips guys, i will definitely read the sticky... I love the idea of getting in to a race, and i am less worried about my performance than i am about causing a wreck and hurting someone else... I have to go to work on monday, and I am sure that others do as well... i attended my first crit in Grand Rapids, MI this year, and i decided i needed to get into that!!!

I have done 1 century this year, and plan on another in september, i will also be doing cyclocross races this fall with my current bike