I'll add my voice to the throng (?) -- many folks go to the Salt the first time without a race vehicle, just to learn many of the things you'll need to do. I'm certainly not trying to discourage you from showing up with your bike -- more like letting you realize how much you'll need to do before we (the inspectors) allow you to run said bike on the Salt. I can't speak for the Bub's inspectors (okay, scrutineers), but I know they, too, have a strict list of must-have's. Get a rulebook and read, read, read, and please feel welcome to ask us all a bunch of questions. We'll probably tease you a bit -- and probably get cranky when you try to argue about the value of this rule or that one - but remember, they ARE the rules and we live by them, whether or not they might make sense to any one of us. We sure look forward to having folks that are new to the avocation show up -- so bring it on and we'll have a blast. See you on the Salt.