whining kids/liberal parents
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Had a marvelous day at Coombe today, the sun came out, the cars sped by and some whining little b@stard started up next to us on the embankment "daady you never let me do anything do you!", gormless father did nothing more than hand weeping Tarquin (or whatever name was) his phone so he could relay his feelings to mother at home, kid got nowhere with this, so threw stones onto track instead!!!
Send them away untill usefull age I think.
Send them away untill usefull age I think.
I totally agree with your sentiment, but have to say that the reason for taking the kids is that of justification. Its either take the little darlings racing and get to see it yourself, or its of to the Zoo again! Personally, if I were to be stood next to a whinging brat, I'd wish they were at the Zoo!
Shouldn't properly educated and well brought-up boys should be apprentice Pistonheads anyway!I first took my son to Brands when he was three, but after 45 mins he was bored. I fully expected this, and had been careful not to take him to a meeting I really wanted to watch - so we went home.
Gradually, he became more tolerant as I introduced him to other forms of motorsport....Rallycross, hillclimbs, VSCC meetings, F1 testing and then his first GP (97 at Silverstone when he was 10). Since then we have been to many meetings, but now he's a sullen teenager, he don't want to go with his Dad anymore...pity really, he progressed from a kid who was always asking questions, to someone I could discuss matters with.
Plonking a kid on the bank and telling him to watch the race is bound to turn him off motorsport - I found that you had to keep his attention by moving around (a visit to the paddock, talking about the different cars/bikes, moving to another viewing point on the track, buying hot-dogs etc,.) - it might not be what you would like to do, but when have kids done what you really wanted to do anyway!
>> Edited by wolosp on Monday 16th September 10:54
Gradually, he became more tolerant as I introduced him to other forms of motorsport....Rallycross, hillclimbs, VSCC meetings, F1 testing and then his first GP (97 at Silverstone when he was 10). Since then we have been to many meetings, but now he's a sullen teenager, he don't want to go with his Dad anymore...pity really, he progressed from a kid who was always asking questions, to someone I could discuss matters with.
Plonking a kid on the bank and telling him to watch the race is bound to turn him off motorsport - I found that you had to keep his attention by moving around (a visit to the paddock, talking about the different cars/bikes, moving to another viewing point on the track, buying hot-dogs etc,.) - it might not be what you would like to do, but when have kids done what you really wanted to do anyway!
>> Edited by wolosp on Monday 16th September 10:54
Agree with Wolosp, If you take kids to motor-racing you've got to put in the effort to amuse them as well as yourself. When I go to the races I bring wife + 3 year old and once car's ready we go and have picnic, play football etc on the grass whilst less interesting races are on (there's always a few dull races !) When it comes to my race my daughters dead excited.
I get them to stand along straight bit at the same place each race so I know where they are and may have change to wave if I'm not in traffic !
I get them to stand along straight bit at the same place each race so I know where they are and may have change to wave if I'm not in traffic !
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Same at Thruxton yesterday, 4 bloody kids screaming/yelling/rolling down the hill.
If they are going to get bored don't take them, how can anyone expect a 3 year old to stand and watch racing all day?
You must of been on the same hill as us , myself and JonRB had kids rolling down the hill screaming their heads off! It can be very annoying, strangely enough when you have your own kid doing it, you tend not to notice, We took our son to see touring cars in Donnington when he has 5 years along with a backpack of toys and sweets, which worked very well!!!! These days now he is 7 going on 8 he just brings his gameboy or a book.
Maybe Cosmic, but looking around the hills it was happening everywhere.
You may have noticed my daugher it was her first ever race meet, we gave her the digital camera to use and she was yelping and whooping with joy at every decent shot she got. She took 300 pics over the 2 days, imagine trawling through that lot when you get home in the evening!
I may have preferred her roling down the hill
You may have noticed my daugher it was her first ever race meet, we gave her the digital camera to use and she was yelping and whooping with joy at every decent shot she got. She took 300 pics over the 2 days, imagine trawling through that lot when you get home in the evening!
I may have preferred her roling down the hill
I took my daughter to Brands Hatch Classic Festival at 22 months and to the Ferrari Festival at 26 months. On both days, she stayed all day (mum was at home) quite happily, watched several races, but...
I think the key to all this is to take children to days when there are lot activities present not just racing. On both these days we had a funfair, Bouncy Castle, the Red Arrows, Parchutists, etc. This means that you vary the activities throughout the day and get to watch the races that you want to watch.
At the Ferrari Festival we even lost Fizz from the Tweenies, a disaster of near epic proportions, but once we were over that, I said "did she want to go home", it was nearly 6pm by now and we had been there since 9.30am, but no she wanted another ice-cream and to watch more fast cars.
Have since manged a succesful Family Fun day at Oulton Park with daughter 2.8 years and son 11 months!!, but the Oulton Park Gold Cup was not a good day..no funfair...too hot...and too noisy in the shade (what little there is at Oulton).
We have also been to the hillclimbs at Loton (only 10 miles away) but only stayed for around 2 hours.
I think that you have to just pick the right events, you cannot force your hobbies onto your children and expect them go go along with it willingly and remember the reasons that you became a parent in the first place.
davidy
I think the key to all this is to take children to days when there are lot activities present not just racing. On both these days we had a funfair, Bouncy Castle, the Red Arrows, Parchutists, etc. This means that you vary the activities throughout the day and get to watch the races that you want to watch.
At the Ferrari Festival we even lost Fizz from the Tweenies, a disaster of near epic proportions, but once we were over that, I said "did she want to go home", it was nearly 6pm by now and we had been there since 9.30am, but no she wanted another ice-cream and to watch more fast cars.
Have since manged a succesful Family Fun day at Oulton Park with daughter 2.8 years and son 11 months!!, but the Oulton Park Gold Cup was not a good day..no funfair...too hot...and too noisy in the shade (what little there is at Oulton).
We have also been to the hillclimbs at Loton (only 10 miles away) but only stayed for around 2 hours.
I think that you have to just pick the right events, you cannot force your hobbies onto your children and expect them go go along with it willingly and remember the reasons that you became a parent in the first place.
davidy
I go to Oulton most frequently and think the family fun dys are a great idea. It gives you a little more amunition when persuading the wife that motor racing can be a fun day out and it gives the kids something to do when the racing has lost it's initial excitment. Unfortunately my daughter now expects that every time we go.
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