Welcome, jl. I would venture to say that you've found the best place to get scoop and trade information and have a good time asking questions -- in the whole danged world of land speed racing. We've had scads of new folks that are slow to ask -- thinking that they'll get made fun of. And then - after a while they realise that we're really here to help them enjoy the addiction I mean fun.
Enjoy, welcome, be safe, have fun, go fast.
And get rulebook(s)! You'll get asked at least a dozen ties if you've got one yet - so you should and right away. The (new) 2015 books are fresh - most of us don't even have ours yet but they're arriving daily - so the information is up to date. Get three -- one for the shop, one for the coffee table, one for the back of the toilet.