On reckless cases here in SW VA where I am the court will ask the prosecutor if the plan to seek a jail sentence 1st, if so they immediately set the case over so you can go ge a lawyer. If they are not then they proceed atthat time UNLESS you want to get a lawyer then again the will set it over to allow you additional time.
If you have the funds to hire a lawyer before you go I would do it and get it over with so you dont have to take off multiple days and make multiple trips.
Have you had driver improvement class before? The court usually only allows it once as a juvenile and once as an adult. If that is an option, it is a saturday out of you life nd the judge will usually dismiss the charge or take it under advisement for 6-12 months. If that happens....DONT get caught speeding during that timeframe!!
I do have to admit though...I would have wrote you too...well... ok, the termy might have helped your case!
Good luck with it and let it be one of those learning moments!! Once the court sees a pattern...things get bad!