Another racer….maybe

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wrecit

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My son and I played in the dirt when F200 was a thing. My pain in the rear driver has given me a beautiful granddaughter since then who at the age of 9 asked “what did daddy do for fun as a kid.

She loved the videos of dirt oval until she saw dust. I showed her some sprint videos and we already have a date next week to do an amusement kart trip to see if she’s really interested. Biggest question is what steps do you guys suggest to not get way ahead of myself and picture her in F1 Academy next week lol

We are in Pittsburgh so our goal if she wants would be to race at beaver valley (or what ever they call it now)

Also if things start to look up what would you put as your top 10 to purchase since we plan on a slow development and have an arrive and drive avalible
 
Go into it like you know nothing about it and just set back and soak it in and enjoy seeing how much she enjoys the challenge, then AFTER numerous outings see if there's any talent there , to put it in Racing Slang leave the competitive Stupid back home . lol
 
Contact Robin Bank with 90Racing. He's in Aliquippa and PittRace is his home track. I'll be up there sometime late Sept. / Oct.
 
I got kind of excited to take my son down to Pitt Race when seeing this and just rent a couple karts to try it out, but then I realized its 18 or older which he isn't, and under 250 lbs which I'm not :ROFLMAO:. We did do the Full Throttle Adrenaline Park in Monroeville which was awesome though. Definitely going back there. My son asks to go back there every time were on an off week. He couldn't run the faster adult karts there, but I think they told me I could sign a waiver so he could. Great off-season fun.
 
MudMonster4 said:
I got kind of excited to take my son down to Pitt Race when seeing this and just rent a couple karts to try it out, but then I realized its 18 or older which he isn't, and under 250 lbs which I'm not :ROFLMAO:. We did do the Full Throttle Adrenaline Park in Monroeville which was awesome though. Definitely going back there. My son asks to go back there every time were on an off week. He couldn't run the faster adult karts there, but I think they told me I could sign a waiver so he could. Great off-season fun.
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That’s a bit sad. I know a few years ago a friend was telling me he was talking to someone about “jr” arrive and drive, guess it fell through. (Who wants to invest in a new business lol)
 
wrecit said:
That’s a bit sad. I know a few years ago a friend was telling me he was talking to someone about “jr” arrive and drive, guess it fell through. (Who wants to invest in a new business lol)
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See if there is a k1 near your. It’s easy to get into. You can practice and see if there’s any attraction to it. We have had our stuff In Storage as we move and my kids have had the itch so we have been going to disrupt the league night races. I recommend for the junior class there has been about 12-18 kids!
 

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wrecit said:
That’s a bit sad. I know a few years ago a friend was telling me he was talking to someone about “jr” arrive and drive, guess it fell through. (Who wants to invest in a new business lol)
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Actually Id call because the driver requirements are vague. Heres whats on Pitts website so maybe there is a chance...

Driver Requirements
  • Wear closed toe shoes
  • Height Requirements: be at least 5 feet tall, and under 6'2", and fit comfortably in the kart.
  • Drivers must show up by 5:30pm (Friday events) or forfeit their spot in the race.
  • Drivers will be separated into classes by driver weight:
    • Light - under 150 lbs
    • Heavy - 151 lbs and over
  • Rental karts are not equipped to add ballast weights and drivers are not permitted to carry ballast weights on their person.
 
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