your thoughts on this

[tsand]

Yesterday at opening day at cherokee speedway Ahanna Parkhurst spun in hot laps another crate car plowed in to her . Looked totally avoidable. The other car was driven by a ten year old. My thoughts is the is no way in hell a ten year old should be in a crate car. You thoughts

[cutman]

If it was totally unavoidable, did it matter if he was 10 or 50?

[cutman]

But, honestly, I say no. I'm glad Eldora has an age limit

[thinkstomuch]

i vote for age limits, i wouldn't want to be the competitor being forced to race with someone that young. Might even drive them to a different track to avoid it

[COKEandaSMILE]

All the drivers have to do is refuse to race if the 10 year old is allowed on the track.

It's that simple.

[nuff said]

I agree with age limits but it wasn't the 10 yr old that spun out.

[tsand]

Change my post to totally avoidable. Had plenty of time to miss wreack.

[cutman]

I guess the next question would be, what should the limit be? And should it be different for different classes?

[tsand]

I like the young gun class a lot of tracks run 12 to 14 years old in a stock 4 cylinder. Learn to drive and race with somebody your own age.

[nuff said]

I agree tsand. Drivers should be limited to 4 cyls until they can at least get a learners permit to drive on the highway.imo

[RRRKKK]

Been there twice I knew it was a (special) place when I saw couches nailed, tied to the trees. Talk about redneck!

[Wells Racing Photos]

Did they use Raceceivers? If so did the young man have one in and was the wreck mentioned over them?

I think their should be age limits as well, but you also have to look at the likes of Michael Lake, who could flat wheel a car at the same age...

[zyoung25]

I race with little kids in rc.....they're not scared to slam ya even if their several laps down. We've all been 10 years old and know it feels to be that young. You just wanna catch and pass anything ya can, at all costs. I'm all for starting kids young into racing, just not in a crate late or mod, or even a street stock for that matter. A 4cyl with the throttle rigged to where it can't go wide open until they get used to it, and work them into it.

Plus I feel like starting a your kid out in something like that would burn them out quicker. Give them something work too.

[Stede Bonnet]

10 yr olds, NO they should NOT be running crates, 4 cylinder at most, with other kids.

[ptown]

Horrible, what the he!! are his parents thinking, what about track liability or insurance. I would never race against a 10 year old.