1. Yellow number plates on bikes are novice racers. White number plates are the experts.

2. Some racers are combined novice and experts, but the racers are scored separately. This means that even though amateurs and experts are racing on the track together, the amateurs are only racing the amateurs and the experts are only racing the experts.

3. Those who are racing in t-shirts are provisional novice riders. This means that they are very new racers. Once you get your racing license, you have to wear your t-shirt for your first two weekends. This is because they are usually slower, and it "warns" the other riders on the track that they are new. Make sure to give these riders a big wave or thumbs up when they go by on their cool-down lap!

4. During races, the first lap around is a hot lap. This means that the racers are warming up their tires for the race. They get one hot lap. So if you see them come by, then they are gone for a few minutes before they come back around, that was their hot lap.

5. At the end of the race, the racers do a cool-down lap. Show your support by giving a thumbs up or a wave. They really appreciate it after a stressful race.

6. The paddock (where the racers having their bikes pitted) are open to all spectators. Feel free to walk around, talk to the racers and see all the bikes.

7. If you want the best seat in the house to watch racing, you can volunteer to be a cornerworker. Without cornerworkers, we couldn't race, and the racers truly appreciate every one of them. Cornerworkers' entrance fee is paid, plus they get free food and drinks during the day. They are there to help do the flags, and help if there is an incident on the track. Check out www.marrc.org to find out how you can volunteer.

8. Flags are a huge part of racing. They communicate to the racers what is happening on the track. Here is an explanation of the flags that you will see: Yellow flag--not waving--there is an incident on or near the track coming up. Yellow flag--waving--there is an incident in that corner. Red flag--something has happened to cause the race to be stopped. If there is a red flag before the last person on the track passes the half-way point, the race will be restarted. If everyone has passed the half-way point before the red flag, the race is over. White flag with a red cross--an ambulance is on the track attending to a downed rider. White flag--this is the last lap of the race. Checkered flag--the race is complete.