a guy at my lbs has been racing for like 6-7 years and said you need to run your normal bike around 3 times before you are able to race with a track bike. so i wouldnt be racing with the sarthe i would just do the three laps and then maybe rent one of their track bikes for the rest of the day.

i am perdy loyal to the lbs i go to and i think they are sending me in the right direction with the fuji since it is a cheap way to get going and he told me "i wont sell you another track bike until you start winning races" so he isnt trying to push a colonago or a fuji pro at me so i trust their opinions.