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Originally Posted by angusdad
signed my 11 year old up for the 3 day school in november in atl! we've been looking forward to starting Skip Barber for the last couple of years. he's got the 'going faster' book and dvd which he's been studying for a while. any other advice for him heading into this? our plans are to then take the 2 day in late winter, and then lapping all spring and summer, and then regional racing hopefully next fall if they let him.
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Yikes! Eleven! Please tell me he's big for his age - 5'-10", about 190 lbs? At least he won't contribute to the crowd at the bar...
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Originally Posted by Mopar92
Is he going to do MX5 or Formula cars? ... Keith W
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Seriously, can he see over the dash in a MX-5?
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Originally Posted by StevieDe
...and most center around keeping an open mind and realistic expectations.
The one aspect that I routinely see frustrating some young participants is the proper use of the clutch and shifting...  |
And many 50 year olds who should know better...
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Originally Posted by StevieDe
My .02
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Note that .02 in Stevie De Skippy script is about $1,000 in USD at the current exchange rates...
