what bike should i buy?

A little history:I started riding dirt bikes at 15. Bought my first
street bike at 18, an 85 honda sabre 700. Put tons of miles on it,
then purchased an 89 750 ninja, loved it, put tons of mile on it
mostly mountain canyon runs in CO. Sold it 4 years later, and havent
been on a street bike since,10 yrs. (other than an occasional ride on
a friends bike). I'm looking at buying another street bike, I have
been looking at 600cc range, R6,ZX6,GSXR6, used, a couple of years
old(2-4).
#1-is there any way to tell(other than simple observation) if the bike
has been beat to shit?
#2-i want to start track racing, which model would be a good start.
#3-which racing school would you recommend(live in san diego)?
Thanks for the help-Dan

 

If it starts, it's probably been beat

don't know, but I'm sure someone can help you out here. Many schools have
the bike to learn on, and you should be able to get invaluable advice from
your instructor. I don't think you really need to be getting a racing bike
before you've gotten instruction

 

If I got it right many bikes have very low milage in US. I bike with the
orignal tires would be a good start. Serious track day racing will leave
serious marks on pegs and baffle. Examine any marks if they come from a drop
or from serious lean angels. Exept from that, any bike in original wraping
or with exhaust/air tuning take an impressive amount og beating. I would be
just as worried about servce intervals as hard riding.

With one of the mentioned 600s? Based on what I've seen here where
Production Racing is quite popular I would go for the R6. The Gixer could be
an option too if you get a good deal. The R6 is the easier to handle. Unless
you are a very goog racer any of the bikes and the CBR will do. Your
position in races and lap times will depend on your skills not the bikes
limits.

#3-which racing school would you recommend(live in san diego)?

Fresh tires and lots of track time

/MBE