Posted by Datesfat Chicks on August 30, 2010, 12:43 am
> On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:50:19 -0400, "Datesfat Chicks"
>>>
>>> Back to the subject title, is 13 too young to be racing a high powered
>>> motorcycle at a national level? Is a 13 year old physically strong
>>> enough to effectively control a race bike and mentally mature enough
>>> to make the responsible decisions on the track?
>>
>>The premise seems to be flawed.
> Maybe I should rephrase that. Is a 13 year old mature enough to make
> the decision to take the risks associated with racing competitively?
Ah ... that argument I understand and agree with. You aren't talking about
decisions while on the track, you are talking about the decision to be on
the track at all to begin with.
DF
Posted by The Older Gentleman on August 30, 2010, 3:40 am
> > On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:50:19 -0400, "Datesfat Chicks"
> >
> >>>
> >>> Back to the subject title, is 13 too young to be racing a high powered
> >>> motorcycle at a national level? Is a 13 year old physically strong
> >>> enough to effectively control a race bike and mentally mature enough
> >>> to make the responsible decisions on the track?
> >>
> >>The premise seems to be flawed.
> >
> > Maybe I should rephrase that. Is a 13 year old mature enough to make
> > the decision to take the risks associated with racing competitively?
>
> Ah ... that argument I understand and agree with. You aren't talking about
> decisions while on the track, you are talking about the decision to be on
> the track at all to begin with.
>
*Ding*
From what I've seen in Europe, it's rarely a matter of kids being pushed
by thir parents, though that certainly happens. It's kids who've grown
up in households where bikes have been part of the scenery since birth,
and often where Dad (and sometimes even Mum) raced.
It's kids who have been obsessed by bikes from an early age and who
cobbled together their first bike from a wreck, hid it from parents, and
bashed it around fields.
Kids who exhibited a natural talent as soon as tey learned to ride, and
the track was their natural environment.
Und so weiter.
Anyway, we wouldn't want repressive legislation here to deny kids the
freedom to race if they wanted, would we?
--
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Kawasaki GT550 Suzuki TS250ERx2 GN250 Damn, up to nine bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
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Posted by Tim on August 30, 2010, 7:43 am
On Aug 30, 3:40 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> Anyway, we wouldn't want repressive legislation here to deny kids the
> freedom to race if they wanted, would we?
At least one regular here is openly advocating exactly that (not just
for racing, but for ANY and ALL professional sports) over on AMS.
Posted by The Older Gentleman on August 30, 2010, 8:46 am
> On Aug 30, 3:40 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
> Gentleman) wrote:
>
> > Anyway, we wouldn't want repressive legislation here to deny kids the
> > freedom to race if they wanted, would we?
>
> At least one regular here is openly advocating exactly that (not just
> for racing, but for ANY and ALL professional sports) over on AMS.
Doesn't strike me as a terribly clever thing to do.
--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400Fx2 Triumph Street Triple
Kawasaki GT550 Suzuki TS250ERx2 GN250 Damn, up to nine bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
Posted by Twibil on August 30, 2010, 3:39 pm
On Aug 30, 5:46 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> > > Anyway, we wouldn't want repressive legislation here to deny kids the
> > > freedom to race if they wanted, would we?
> > At least one regular here is openly advocating exactly that (not just
> > for racing, but for ANY and ALL professional sports) over on AMS.
> Doesn't strike me as a terribly clever thing to do.
It isn't.
But there are *always* going to be some "You shouldn't do things that
*I* don't think you should do because I know better than you do and
I'm only looking out for your best interests" mommy-state-style folks
out there, and alas, sometimes they're in positions of power where
they can enforce their Do-Gooding upon the rest of us whether we like
it or not. (See any helmet thread for examples.)
Such people should be either resisted, ignored, or removed from power.
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>>>
>>> Back to the subject title, is 13 too young to be racing a high powered
>>> motorcycle at a national level? Is a 13 year old physically strong
>>> enough to effectively control a race bike and mentally mature enough
>>> to make the responsible decisions on the track?
>>
>>The premise seems to be flawed.
> Maybe I should rephrase that. Is a 13 year old mature enough to make
> the decision to take the risks associated with racing competitively?