Want to start racing, help for a n00b?

Okay, Ive read the WERA rulebook, and theres a LOT of info in there. Id like to do my first race soon, and Im about to get my race licence...

My question is this: With a GSXR1000 that has had engine mods done to it, and me being a new racer, what class would I compete in? Is that "Superbike Novice"?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

What kind of mods? Pipe, power commander or equivalent, milled head are Superstock. High compression pistons, race cams and porting are superbike.

You can definitively run superbike, and Formula I also.

 

Pretty much all of that, I bought a Team Vesrah Suzuki retired bike. So I'd be Novice Superbike then?

And BTW, thanks for the reply!!!

 

Most of the Vesrah sprint bikes that I've seen racing have been superstock spec (very nice SS) because that's where the money was. Endurance bikes were superbike for sure.

 

Don't forget heavyweight solos on Saturdays.

 

Being new to this... I dont know what that is. Is that another class?

 

Yes. Heavyweight solos are cash paying races held on Saturday; they're usually about twice the length of Sunday's sprint races. You can race a superbike spec bike in a solo.

For Sunday sprints, you'll want to race in 'A' Superbike and Formula 1, and 'A' Superstock if your bike fits the criteria. Read the rulebook about what's allowed to be done to a superstock-spec bike; if your GSXR fits the criteria, you can race it. If it has parts on it not allowed in superstock (Brembo Master Cylinder, Double Bubble windscreen, slicks, etc) then it's not legal for superstock.

 

better make sure you're up to par with your physical conditioning, the solo's can be gruesomely tiring.

 

Thanks for all the info guys! Makes it a lot easier to figure out what to do next!

 

Get a different bike.