Kayce, I was told at my first TT to no start too hard and just ease it in. The fastest guy at the TT I did was a track veteran and he annihilated everyone with his track bike. We had an interesting conversation after the race and he recommend me to gear for the next race and I did. He also told me to start hard, attack the hills and learn how to use the descent for recovery. I did asked him how fast he was going and he told me he was cruising around 29-30mph on his 47/17 gearing. I for sure will give track racing a try next year and hope to be somewhat decent lol.