Quote: How about, take someone with you that knows their way around a dragway.
Like 1 Bad said, this is one of the best things you can do, because you cant remember all of the stuff the first time out, take someone that has done it before(hopefully a feeeww times), he can help with tires, refueling and checking your coolant over flow bottle and other things, YOU as a beginner just cant remember ALL of it, have fun and ALWAYS be SAFE