Welcome to the group! You may see my blue FiST beating around in Fairfax, going stupid fast into exit ramps.
I can't say enough good about the programs at Summit Point Raceway - they have Friday at the track for newbies and seat time for veterans. They have 3 tracks - the main track is the original, one I have logged countless laps on years ago in an M3 and occasionally on a gsxr750, and favors small cars that handle versus large muscle cars. Google them - they are just over an hour out of the DC area