It all comes down to today, all the planning the practise the late nights getting the bike ready. If you can get there the night before, this allows you to get a good nights sleep and look around before morning. After set up have a look around, make sure you know where the Scruitenering bay is and where to sign on (you may be able to get checked and signed on the night before).

If time permits walk the track.

In the morning, after a good sleep awake early. You need to take yourself your bike wearing your leathers and gear and present yourself for inspection at the scruitnering bay.

Your bike and gear will be checked and your card signed (or told what the bikes failed on), this then needs to be taken to the sign on office. Here you will ‘sign on’ and pick up a copy of the program, you will also be told what practise session you are in.

You need to be ready to go when your practise session is called, you will be let out on track where you will get 10 -20 minutes practise. You need to complete 2 laps before you will be allowed to race. When the practise session has finished the chequered flag will be shown. Racing normally immediately after practise finishes, you still need to keep your wits about you. You need to listen out and make sure you are on the holding area at the right time.

You will be let out from the holding area, at this point you need to make your way to the grid and stop at your allocated grid position. Once the grid is fully formed you will be waved off with the green flag, this is the sighting lap. You need to progress round the circuit at a brisk pace. You are looking at track conditions as well as ensuring the tyres/brakes are up to temperature.

Once you approach the grid you will see yellow flags waved, you need to slow your speed and head directly to your grid position. Once the grid is fully formed the start line staff will leave the circuit and control will be handed over to the light controller. The red lights will come on, when they go out the race has begun.

This will continue until the lead bike has completed the full race distance and each rider passes the chequered flag or the red flag is shown. After the chequered flag is shown you should no longer be at race speed and leave the circuit as directed.

That’s it you have raced and can now call yourself a racer.