Connecticut is one of the members of the New England Bicycle Racing Association: www.ne-bra.org.  Connecticut's representative is me:

If you have any questions about racing (as a racer, promoter, or involved spectator) please feel free to contact me.  You can contact me about races, racers, teams, rules, things you think should be done, things you think shouldn't be done.  For non-urgent questions, email is best.  For urgent questions, my cell number (listed above) is good.

I strongly recommend that all promoters and teams join NEBRA.  They offer a regional site with a lot of information.  As a "Local Association" (LA), they send representatives to meet with other LA's and the USCF boardmembers.  If you feel that there is a rule that needs to be added or changed, please let me or your cycling team know.  NEBRA is here to serve the racers and they can bring up rule change requests with the USCF.

Some general questions and answers that I get regularly:

I would like to try bicycle racing.  What do I need to do to race?
Welcome to the world of bicycle racing.  This is a challenging sport that requires significant time and energy investment.  If you like the sport though you'll find the rewards significant as well.  

You probably have a road bicycle (no mountain bikes, tri-bikes, aero bars, bmx bikes are allowed in mass start road racing events) with clipless pedals, cycling shoes, cycling shorts, and a cycling helmet.  For early season (pre-May) races you'll probably need some cold weather gear.  Without proper cold weather gear, you'll expend excess energy staying warm, risk injury, and have less fun than if you're dressed properly. Gear you will need includes:
 - warm full finger gloves
 - some kind of head covering that fits under your helmet
 - tights (wear them over your shorts)
 - baselayer up top - wicks away moisture from your skin
 - booties - covers for your shoes/ankles
 - wind vest (plastic bag stuffed under top layer works well
 - maybe some neck covering

You'll need to do the following in order to race:
 - Get a USCF racing license. You can get them online at www.usacycling.org.  If you do, get a print out of your receipt.  You can also buy either an annual or daily license at the race.  If you purchase daily licenses, the amount you pay does NOT apply to an annual license.  For example, if you race twice using a daily license and therefore bought two daily licenses, you do not get to deduct that amount of money off the annual license fee.
    If you do not have your license at the race and you are a Category 5 racer, YOU MUST BUY A ONE-DAY LICENSE at the minimum.  This is NOT refundable.  You cannot say "I just ordered my license but it didn't show up yet".
 - Register for the race.  You can register online or at the race.  If you register online you will save money and time.  We discount for full Series pre-reg and we charge a late fee for day of race registrations.  Also the pre-registered line is much, much faster.
 - Show up in time to register and warm up.  Give yourself at least 30 minutes to park, find registration, get your number, dress, pin your number, prep your bike (pump up tires, check skewers, etc).  If you want to warm up for 20 or 30 minutes, add that to your prep time.  The first Category 5 race is at 8:00 AM at each of the Bethel Spring Series races.  If you miss your start time, you will miss your race.

When you get your license (or when you sign up for one), go online and read the rulebook.  This was advice I received when I was 14 years old and it can never hurt you.  Are you aware you must have barplugs on your handlebars?  Are you aware of any gearlimits you may have (as a Junior).  Is a Cat 2 woman allowed to race in the Cat 3 Men's race?  It is important to read and understand the rules - afterall, it's hard to play the game if you don't know the game's rules.