Originally Posted by jawbone:
You all are lucky because back when I raced back a few years ago no one under sixteen was allowed in the pits no matter what I had to sneak in. Why would anyone with small kids want to go in the pits anyway you can't see the races as good as in the grandstands.
When I was 18 I was finally allowed to get a pit pass for a USAC race. I took advantage of that. The next year USAC raised the age for a pit pass to 21. I was NOT a happy camper. LArry PAtton ruined USACs plans. He won a USAC Midget feature at age 19.
Pretty much new when I posted that it would be disliked by anyone with toddlers! Did not say that babys should not be in the pit area, some like racegirl keep then in a motorhome, or close to their hauler. The guy that wants to take shots on a message board at Judy Miles was wanting to take his baby around the pits and see his freinds? Still, anyone that is in an area with moving vehicles, fuel jugs, air tools, wreckers, semi trucks moving around, upset race drivers flying through a pit area, four wheelers, ect.. know they are taking a risk with their chidren.
Originally Posted by RacingGirl10:
How do I get my son to my husbands hauler and/or the bathroom and/or the grandstands if I don't carry him? Let him run? I can assure you my child is well taken care of in the pits. I really don't need anyone on a message board to tell me that my kid has no place in the pits. Yes he always wears ear protection and yes he is always at my side. With two parents that grew up in race track pits safety is our number one concern. But with one parent who spends about 1/3 of all the nights in a year in race track pits, we will keep doing what we are doing to keep our family together as a family Posted using Mobile Device
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I saw a sprint car land on a picnic table near the concession stand at Lawrenceburg. My father and I had an entire wheel/tire fly over us in the main grandstands at Putnamville. I've had a bloody lip from a rock in grandstands. Use your head anywhere at a racetrack. We can't stop allowing people anywhere. And 12 year olds can strap into Jr. Focus midgets but shouldn't be allowed in the pits until 14? Posted using Mobile Device
Amy congrads on your baby how about a little girl as cute as Cale
Joyce
To echo some of what has already been said here, when I first started going to the races, families used to sit in the grand stands. Only competitors and team members (and officials) were allowed in the pits. White pants, too, along with age limits. I guess a lot of that changed when more and more drivers started using motor homes.
Originally Posted by Dannypollock24:
Chris I do agree but she called before she went to the track and they said she would just have to sign the waiver she was not told about the $30 for her kid! So I understand why she is upset!
Danny 24
Try re-reading her post Danny and you'll see she was informed during the phone conversation of the $30 fee.
Originally Posted by racinround:
Try re-reading her post Danny and you'll see she was informed during the phone conversation of the $30 fee.
Sorry' I didn't catch that Part you are correct 100%!
This part of what I said is right. The Parent is the ONLY person who should decide what they do with their own children NOT any of us! Like I said before I see everyone's point and Thoughts but if the track says kids can come in the pits then so be it!
Now Lets all enjoy our Saturday racing where every each of us decide's to attend!
I went to Chillicothe OH last week for the Ohio Sprintweek for the first time, I took my 14 and 7 yr old. They had a awesome playground behind the grandstand for the kids to play on. This was awesome for my 7 yr old and other kids because the playground inside the track behind the grandstand was PACKED with kids havin a blast and coming and going to watch the races. I think its a great idea because we all know that kids arent going to sit and watch the races all night but also he could come and go as he pleased. Tracks need to do this more because it does get the young kids wanting to go to the races but they can also play with their friends. The more kids that you can get to the track the better for future race fans.
Sorry Danny , but I disagree completely. If the parents are the only ones to make the decision, and a child gets maimed or killed in the pits, they're not going to sue the track ? They're going to sue the pants off off it.
Sometimes what you want isn't going to be what you get, that's called life. Babies in the pits can be a bad combination. Blink once and the kid is halfway down the pits.
Now if the kid was allowed in the pits BEFORE the engines fired, and became the dangerous hub of activity it does, I wouldn't have a problem then.
I am sorry if u don't agree with my comment on this.I like gas citys rule with u must be at least 14 to enter the pits.I have seen to much happen over the last several years.The latest being a mud cover coming off and hitting a person standing in the pits.The pit area is a busy place and things happen on the spur of the moment.This is not a place for young kids.
