Phil

The best way to learn proper driving etiquette is on a very small track 1/20 th of a mile and in a very small car 1/4 midgets at a very very young age 5 or 6 years old.

Every year new drivers are coming into Mini Sprints with the mentality that racing is like what they see on Sunday afternoon watching a NASCAR race. That is the farthest thing from the truth when we are talking about "Open Wheel Racing". There is a reason why open wheel driver tend to excel in NASCAR racing and part of that is that Driving Etiquette has been a big part of their racing experience from a very early age in their careers.

We need some way of teaching novice racers just starting in Mini-Lightning Sprints about racing Etiquette. they need to know when one should give racing room for their fellow racers. What is considered "Blocking" and what is considered "Charging". The importance of keeping the same racing line when starting out so as not to get in the way of other more experienced racers.

If you have ever watched a quarter midget race you might have seen the black flag come out. These kids are held to a much more stringent rules than USAC expects of it's drivers. If you are just starting out racing this is a great video to watch. http://www.quartermidgets.org/Multim...ing-video.html This is also why so many Quarter Midget driver do so well when moving up in racing.

It hard to believe how fast a 6 year old can pick up on these rules. What is even more fun sometimes is watching the parents after one of these rule infractions has been called on their kid. The kids handle it fine the parents sometime not so good.

Honest Dad himself