At this point in time, have you ridden at a track day yet? that's by far the best way to get the ball rolling. I did track days for about a year & 1/2 before I began racing & it's a blast. It doesn't matter what bike you're on, you can even ride your street bike as it's NOT racing. It's just like street riding but in a safer environment so you're able to ride a touch faster than you would on the street w/o adding any unnecessary risk. Racing is a WHOLE different world. Get into it slow.
Later on, down the road once you finally get into racing, my best suggestion to you is this - don't race a 600 right off the bat. Work your way into it on a lightweight. Ex500, SV650, Duc 800 supersport, Honda Hawk, something like that.
The 600 class is known for it's maneating potential & it's also one of the most expensive classes to race in. I've got a number of friends who have done well in the 600 class & a number of friends who DIDN'T do well in the 600 class... but most of them will still tell you they wished they didn't start out in the 600 class.
I began racing an EX500... sounds like a "pussy" move, but lemme tell ya... I spend less than HALF of my buddy's that race 600's and I had just as much, if not MORE fun than alot of those guys during our rookie years and I learned a SHITLOAD about how to ride a shitty bike fast. There's just something about flogging the living hell out of an EX that you just can't put your finger on
