My first race was at Mt Fuji. Perhaps I was a little lucky, but I wasn't ready at the start and got going around 2 seconds after the green light. There was all sorts of carnage and I just snuck through, kept it clean and won.
Like VIPERGTSR01 says, it's all about getting through the first few bends without being ram raided. Some races have been good, some races are just stupid with blatant moves that take you off the track.
The only two familiar names from GTP I've seen have been VIPERGTSR01 and Drew22. Anyone else seen familiar faces online?