Getting into 250 racing: Difference between revisions

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[[Category: Track Days]]

So, you want to maybe find a Ninja 250 and go racing on it. Open your wallet. Racing is expensive. That said, the Ninja 250 is one of the least expensive ways to do this. You'll be looking at a couple to several thousand dollars by the time you get through the first season, but that favorably compares to 600 Supersport racing, where you'~~re damned lucky to~~ get started for less than $10,000.

So, you want to maybe find a Ninja 250 and go racing on it. Open your wallet. Racing is expensive. That said, the Ninja 250 is one of the least expensive ways to do this. You'll be looking at a couple to several thousand dollars by the time you get through the first season, but that favorably compares to 600 Supersport racing, where you can't really get started for less than $10,000.

The first thing to do is, of course, find out if there's a race series near where you live. The Ninja 250 is slow by most race standards, so being able to race exclusively with them is usually less intimidating than running in a mixed class. You should already have done some track days, so you will know where your local track is. Use their resources (phone, website) to find out which organizations hold races there. You can also follow the links under [[I wanna do a track day|Finding a track school]].

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 [[Category: Track Days]]
-So, you want to maybe find a Ninja 250 and go racing on it. Open your wallet. Racing is expensive. That said, the Ninja 250 is one of the least expensive ways to do this. You'll be looking at a couple to several thousand dollars by the time you get through the first season, but that favorably compares to 600 Supersport racing, where you're damned lucky to get started for less than $10,000.
+So, you want to maybe find a Ninja 250 and go racing on it. Open your wallet. Racing is expensive. That said, the Ninja 250 is one of the least expensive ways to do this. You'll be looking at a couple to several thousand dollars by the time you get through the first season, but that favorably compares to 600 Supersport racing, where you can't really get started for less than $10,000.
 The first thing to do is, of course, find out if there's a race series near where you live. The Ninja 250 is slow by most race standards, so being able to race exclusively with them is usually less intimidating than running in a  mixed class. You should already have done some track days, so you will know where your local track is. Use their resources (phone, website) to find out which organizations hold races there. You can also follow the links under [[I wanna do a track day|Finding a track school]].