Hi Grib and welcome.....
As someone who had also thought of 'having a go at DD' next year only two pieces of advice....
1) - have a look at the post on costs:
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/xm....php?tid=24906 2) - Get very friendly with Nelly @ Cornerspeed - LOL
One of these is optional.
Thanks for the Burbon
Frank