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Originally Posted by MikeSTI
my point is that Sam was raised right.....................so what happened???? It can not be as easy as how you raise your kids. If you think you can raise your kid (s) not to street race, then by all means tell us your secret as I'm sure a lot of parents would like to know how to do that?
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Well, the 1st thing to note, is that not all kids are into cars as they grow up. I really wasn't that into 'em until college... I was a computer nerd before then (and some would argue, since then as well). So if your kids aren't motorheads, I don't think there's much to worry about.
Now then, if I had a kid that *was* into cars, I'd do everything I could to help them persue that interest. I'd have no problem helping them to buy and mod their car. I'd support any racing series they're interested in... even if it's drifting or drag racing
. But I'd make it very clear... if you get caught screwing around on the street... it's all over. No car, no racing, no nothing. Your ass is bus bait.
The hope is that since I'd try to involve them in the sport early, not only would they have good driving ability, they'd also have respect for the danger as well. (Sorta like raising kids around guns... they know how to handle 'em, and they respect the danger, without being scared little panzies about it.) Coupled w/ the threat of losing their driving/racing privledges, I'd hope they'd have enough sense to keep it legal on the street, even if/when their idiot friends goad them on.
'Course, I've got no kids, so I'm just speculating.