Just What We Need!

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Kegracing

Jim, sounds like you need a beer or three!
As a racer and father, and someone that used to hate hearing the Jr's fire up, and now has a son racing one, I think you are missing the point. With that said, I hope the 5 yr old training is at Jr events only. Maybe even the 6-7 yr olds also...
I agree with you, there are parents out there that do not make their kids behave... not just at the race track. Have you seen these same parents at a tee ball game or soccer game lately? No wonder so many kids are total brats with a entitlement attitude!
We need the kids in racing. Other forms of motorsports, - carts, atv/dirt bikes, etc. all let the little kids race. If we start them off at the drags early, maybe there is hope for the future of the sport we love. Let's just hope the tracks and NHRA manage it with some common sense.

Ken
Stock 412

You're right Ken, and I have been a Little League President and coach when my boy was playing ball. We used to say at board meeting that if we could just keep the parents out of the park and let the kids play ball everything would go much smoother! Jim

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