baby steps at first. get a solid commitment from the folks that control the parkinglot so you can stay and run races for a long, regular period of time. if your forced to move 2 months into racing as new places are hard to come by, your hosed.. pick a day and time to race, AND STICK TO IT... do you have a budget for track materials? 2" PVC is pricey stuff, but there are alternatives that work well enough.. personally i'd get together and fun run a few times before i dumped a ton into a lap timing system, not to mention i think MRT may be developing a lower cost alternative to AMB but not sure...