by chappy » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:18 am
Just thought id get a little thread going on the age of young slotters.
On the weekend , my grand kids were down , with mom and dad of course.
The eldest is 4 the other is 2 , both boys.
Anyway even at 2 the sight of the track and cars was a mesmerizing time for the youngest. Even mom came down. Of course ,y daughter has races with me since here early teens, now mid thirties. So Joseph decided he didnt need Poppas help and ran my Camaro , 1 off and i said you need to slow down on the corners, half hour later no other offs and he and mom were now doing battle in the Artin Stockers.
Meanwhile my namesake Robert not quite yet 2 was on my lap holding the controller with 2 hands Running the White TA Camaro, i had a finger behind the trigger to limit the speed , i could feel him squeezing and releasing the trigger. Not one off in a half hour.
He followed his car with his eyes and eased up on the corners, but really squeezed on the straights , i know if my finger wasnt there he would have been too quick into,the corners. We were all laughing so hard , my son in .aw came down to see what was going on. This all transpired on Monday a holiday we have called family day here in Ontario. What a blast we had full of fun and i was amazed at what Joseph and Robert were doing. The voltage was not reduced, still at 10.5 so it was even more amazing.
What a great family day. So at What age do they start ? Good question .
All the best
Bob