Children under 12 riding in a car at an event.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:31 am
This weekend I had the opportunity of sharing a number of laps on Sunday with my son Samuel. Having turned 12 in August this event was the first time my run group ran after the kids run, just after lunch. That said I was sitting in line waiting our turn to make that first father/son lap when I realized that Samuel has been running FJB for over two years. My car, the '95 NA Miata was going to seem not only slow but limited by the stock springs, it was going to roll profoundly. Our first run confirmed my thoughts, he asked if I had ever rolled the car at an event. My answer, not this car.
But to the point, if kids are running in the junior kart program why can't we take them as passengers before they turn 12? Having access to a Saturday Practice to run with them in the car would give the opportunity to provide a coaching session in a non competition drive on the course. More importantly, are they having fun?
But looking back, we have been lucky and grateful for the help and encouragement of the parents and kids in the FJ program. Without the community of families we would not be participating today. Having the opportunity to take our kids along for a lap would be a moment to share with them what they are seeing and how they are driving the course. It would also help establish that it's continuing to be fun for the kids. It's not like they have tried the clarinet that's been dropped in their lap and they decide they do not want to play in the band anymore.
Mary and I are both band-geeks. Today she has a hay processing unit and I have the cars. Samuel wants to start flying, the kart is teaching him to be comfortable in poetically uncomfortable situations. This could a very good thing.
But to the point, if kids are running in the junior kart program why can't we take them as passengers before they turn 12? Having access to a Saturday Practice to run with them in the car would give the opportunity to provide a coaching session in a non competition drive on the course. More importantly, are they having fun?
But looking back, we have been lucky and grateful for the help and encouragement of the parents and kids in the FJ program. Without the community of families we would not be participating today. Having the opportunity to take our kids along for a lap would be a moment to share with them what they are seeing and how they are driving the course. It would also help establish that it's continuing to be fun for the kids. It's not like they have tried the clarinet that's been dropped in their lap and they decide they do not want to play in the band anymore.
Mary and I are both band-geeks. Today she has a hay processing unit and I have the cars. Samuel wants to start flying, the kart is teaching him to be comfortable in poetically uncomfortable situations. This could a very good thing.