This is the very first time that I've ever turned a wheel on a racetrack. I've been doing some occasional dirt riding at Croom/Dade City for a couple of years and I've only had a streetbike since December. I'd consider myself a reasonably good street rider, but I'm well aware that there are plenty of people faster than me. Ed Bargy went by me today like I was standing still and he was riding one handed at the time.

I'd say that so long as you're comfortable enough with the controls of your bike to turn, stop, and go generally when and where you want to, then you've got enough experience to go to school. In fact you're probably better off learning the right way as soon as you can rather than practicing bad habits until they're hard to break.

Probably the most important prerequisite to going to school is understanding why you are there. You are there to be taught some of the things that others have learning through years of experience. You will not impress them or anyone else there with what you think you know about riding. Go with an open mind, and have a good time. Spend your track sessions working on the concepts covered in the classroom rather than trying to go fast and you'll get more out of the day. The speed WILL come after the technique and you'll have developed the right way rather than getting away with something else.