Quote Originally Posted by abarensfeld7
Thanks for the help! I also found spokepost.com which had a lot of listed races...

Another Q:
Is it a bad idea to do a crit as my first race? Since I've never ridden in a pack before...

I've never ridden a crit, only watched
With my limited racing experience, I humbly suggest that you do not consider making a crit your first

If you want to jump into racing you must have some experience of pack riding, and if you have no opprortunity to ride with others, then it should be a pack race where you can sit in and learn the protocols of riding with others.

Criterions are fast paced and there is no time for learning about how to ride with others - each lap is basically a sprint and if you do something unexpected it will likely end in a crash.

If you really feel the urge to race, the best one is a TT where you ride against the clock but not in a pack.

I have real concerns about you riding in a pack with no actual basis and experience about how riding with others works.

Perhaps you can join the local club and go out on a few training rides to learn hand signals, protocols like taking turn at the front and so on? Good luck, abaren