[Kyle Aitken]

Welcome.

You have the right idea about learning before joining races. Sometimes people join with zero car control and mess up other people's races.

Once you're ready to race, focus on staying incident free for the first 20 races or so to boost your rating. Incidents count for a lot at the start. To help avoid other cars I highly recommend the Helicorsa app that gives you a bird's-eye view of the cars beside and behind you.

Thanks for the Helicorsa tip, that's something that I'm sure will be useful.  And yes, no point in joining races if I'm just going to wreck out on the first turn.  I need to learn the tracks and get comfortable before I attempt any live races.  As of right now I'm learning the wheel a bit using the wheel buttons as gas/brake while I wait for my pedals.