Novice is usually just as basic as you can get. Everyone nailed it on what needs done. Novice prep should only take about 5-10 min, motoseries requires that you tape over glass so unless your lights are glass you don't have to do it. I still like to see it done so that the person behind you can't see your brake light, people tend to freak when they see them. If you do tape over your headlight, pull the plug or fuse so the headlight doesn't try to melt the tape, it can be a bitch to get off. Let me know if you have any questions, I'm not far from you I could stop up. Also, if you do a motoseries day I can give you a hand in the morning before you go through tech.