This, pardon the pun, is an "age old question", I remember Billy Puterbaugh being "emancipated", so he could run karts out of the Junior age, course that's history, but as I recall then, the "draft" was still in place, and that meant he was eligible for that also, he may have been 13-14 when this occurred, however, he was no doubt able to pull it off, but it's a hard call, I watched a 10 yr old fiddle player on the PBS channel last night, he's been playing since he was 5, maybe longer, but I'd sure hate to see a "child" get hurt, or cause someone else to be hurt, at such a young age, Lord knows, people considered as adults make plenty of bone head moves, and choices, we who have raced with them know it all too well, it's a tough decision, I know in the TQ's we've lowered the age limit, but at least there is still some control, small tracks, more involvement by being close to be able to watch the actions, sometimes you don't do a youngster a favor, by letting them compete. JMHO! Bob