I've got to be honest, but in this day and age when kids seem to be more interested in playing video games that it's great to see kids with, even a small set of flags, trying to flag or emulate the flag man. The average fan in the stands is getting older at nearly every track and having kids so interested in the sport that they take flagging seriously is great. I understand that perhaps some tracks have these kids maybe too close too the main flagger, but if the "Real flag person" is in the flag stand and the younger kid is in the lower grandstand then it shouldn't be an issue.
In a lot of tracks, drivers count on the lights or infield workers for notification before actually seeing the flagman depending on where they are on the track. I just think it's great to see young interest because truly, young fans are the future of the sportl. I can remember falling in love withe dirt racing in central Indiana and then being lucky enough to get a little older and experience Central PA wing racing as a teenager. However, those that know me will know that I came back to Indiana because of family, but also...because you just can't get away from those ba**s to the wall non-wingers in the Hoosier state!
carey fox