David's racing interest stemmed from wanting to improve the riding skills already in practice on the street. He started life by doing a track day, reading up on the skills needed for racing, then went headlong by buying an obsolete race bike. This format was because the initial cost of the bike, a 1990 Honda Hawk, allowed for purchase of a trailer, generator, tire warmers, and many sets of tires for the same cost if he would have bought a new machine and had to convert it over to track ready condition.

Next up was completing the Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association (WMRRA, http://www.wmrra.com/) new racer requirements of attending the classroom session to cover bike preparation and general track rules, follow the leader sessions with race mentors to learn the lines around the track, completing three corner-worker days, and completing six novice race heats in a row. This process started in 2004, and did not finish until 2006