In your case, you need to join a local club that races MT's. That way you'll get 'hand's on' experience of racecraft and wrenching. Someone at the club will be willing to help you learn.

Forums are great also, but I appreciate that not everyone finds reading technical issues on these threads easy to understand. But you should still learn to use the forums to the best of your ability. They're a great source of tech info, up to the minute news and specialist reviews.

Reading tech stuff alone is no substitute for actual experience - remember that the next time you find it difficult to read a technical article! What you'll find is that as your mechanical skills improve, so too will your communication skills.