[Mike Carr]

IHRA has been doing this for years at some tracks. It's called TCR (Teen Championship Racing). Kid age 13-17, in street legal cars, 1/8 mile only, 10.00 and slower. Adult/parent co-rider mandatory. Kid only drives the car from the water box to the line, makes the pass, and drives to the timeslip booth (adult drives through the pits) Dave Campolito's son Eric has won the past three TCR track championships at Quaker City Motorsports Park. He started driving his dad's Q-R/SA Impala this year. He went some rounds at the Class Nationals, and won twice in Street ET at Quaker this year already. The program works, and is cheaper for a parent than buying a Jr Dragster.