Why would Robert want to Auto Cross his kart ... instead of actually going wheel to wheel racing. Probably save his folks a LOT of money if they followed HIS circuit instead of their own Cone Chasing.
5-7 sprint karts are brutal. And massive uncontrolled cheating. 5 yo's never do that well, too much developmental difference between parents involved for two years learning how to cheat and new parents. Oh, I mean between a 5 yo and a 7 yo.
I want him to run for several months before I'd even consider throwing to those wolves. And then.... We race 20+ weekends a year. I don't know if we could run another series even if we didn't have conflicts. We'll see where he goes with it. He's never going to be Lewis Hamilton. He'll be 6'2 as a 12 yo. That is not the build for modern race car driver and certainly not a karter. The days of a Tommy Kendall are long long gone. And I don't even think pudgy Tony Stewart would have a career these days.
Dr. Conemangler
aka The Malefic One
2015 Wildcat Honda F600