I don't think we have any beginners in this game. A primary concern is that we not pick up any players that serially drop out of games without a word. I consider myself intermediate skill level. I remember well the lessons learned from getting stomped by the bugs. I bet you would be up to speed quickly. I suspect we may be willing to make some schedule accommodations for an experienced player such as yourself, but we are very eager to begin soon. We have a tentative deadline for race file submission next Monday, and it should be about another full week before the game is up and ready to go.