SheFly, you did see that I wanted to DIP into the waters of racing, not PLUNGE, right?

I will definitely join the Tuesday night rides you flagged and look forward to doing some group riding again. It'll be a great way to assess my relative fitness, strengths and weaknesses. I don't think I fully understand crit racing, so I guess I was thinking more of a road race (or MTB). As for a team, I'm not confident yet one would want me. I'm not sure I'm willing to make the training commitment to be a competitive racer, which is why I was looking for something easy and friendly to start with. Perhaps "easy" race is an oxymoron!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and I'll see you in Lexington in May!