Originally Posted by roadRacer

FWIW, I strongly suggest starting to run some autocrosses first before you go to a road racing track. It will make your learing curve on the road racing track much easier. The time and $$$'s spent autocrossing will save you money and time at your first road racing event. You will learn lines and basic car control in an autocross, and when you show up at your first road racing event, you will be learning the track rather than learning the extreme basics of car control.