PH fathers, nurturing petrol-headness.
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What do you do with your kids that is car-related?
My 3-year-old son has been driving (well, steering) various Land Rovers and Unimogs in my field since he was about 18 months old.
He can start my stiga ride-on mower (not the simplest process - it needs choke, safety switch off, key turned to engage starter and the throttle blipped a bit to make it start) but can't reach the drive pedal yet.
He can also identify most under-bonnet components on my v8 landie. My wife would have no idea! He knows how to check the oil and knows where the oil goes. He also sits in the car and flicks the various lights on (including the brake) so that I can check the bulbs.
My missus reckons I'm setting myself up for a disaster. Like him stealing the car when he's 9 or something...
I was driving tractors on my uncles farm by the time I was ten and had been driving various farm cars for years before I was 17. I reckon it helped my driving hugely when I started properly learning (and I had some basic idea of car control from flinging an rwd series land rover around muddy fields!)
Took him to a monster truck show but, frankly, we were both underwhelmed. Anybody here taken little kids to rallies or other motorsport events?
My 3-year-old son has been driving (well, steering) various Land Rovers and Unimogs in my field since he was about 18 months old.
He can start my stiga ride-on mower (not the simplest process - it needs choke, safety switch off, key turned to engage starter and the throttle blipped a bit to make it start) but can't reach the drive pedal yet.
He can also identify most under-bonnet components on my v8 landie. My wife would have no idea! He knows how to check the oil and knows where the oil goes. He also sits in the car and flicks the various lights on (including the brake) so that I can check the bulbs.
My missus reckons I'm setting myself up for a disaster. Like him stealing the car when he's 9 or something...
I was driving tractors on my uncles farm by the time I was ten and had been driving various farm cars for years before I was 17. I reckon it helped my driving hugely when I started properly learning (and I had some basic idea of car control from flinging an rwd series land rover around muddy fields!)
Took him to a monster truck show but, frankly, we were both underwhelmed. Anybody here taken little kids to rallies or other motorsport events?
My 5 year old twins earned their 'driving licence' by sitting on my wifes knee and steering our Zafira on private land, so they asked for the keys to the Ibiza to go for a drive.
I gave them the keys and watched as they unlocked the car, got in the front, fastened seatbelts and started her up, "where are you going"? i asked, "just for a drive about" they replied.
I gave them the keys and watched as they unlocked the car, got in the front, fastened seatbelts and started her up, "where are you going"? i asked, "just for a drive about" they replied.
I was brought up around cars and car shows. My parents both worked when I started school so at home time my dad used to pick me up from school and take me back to the garage where he worked. They would allways find something for meto do such as sitting in a corner cleaning a brake calliper or passing tools little bits like that. Then as I got older they used olet me do little bits an bobs on the cars and drive the recovery truck around the yard. Never did me any (permanent) harm and I learnt alot.
My two girls (9 & 13) are very 'girly' girls but somehow I've managed to indoctrinate them as junior petrolheads. They have been to several PH meets and Sunday Services, they actually asked to go! I have great pictures of them sitting in Ayrton Sennas MP4 at Brooklands and they love watching Formula 1 and Top Gear. They are both able to spot and name lots of different super cars when we are out and about. My eldest was also really pleased to have been driven around Dunsfold in an F430 at Dads Day Out.
I'm not a father, but my dad did a pretty good job turning me into a petrol head.
To teach me the basics of driving I had a little electric jeep which I used to drive pretty much all day non stop.
Dad and mum also used to let me 'drive' (sitting on their laps) down the drive way, by the age of 6 I had already 'driven' a Porsche 911, v12 Jag XJS and a Range Rover.
When I was a bit older they used to let me do the mowing on the ride on tractor.
By the time I was about 7 I ended up with an Suzuki lt80 quad and the obsession went from there!
EDIT: I've just remembered we often went to Brandshatch to watch our friend race and he also took me to car shows
To teach me the basics of driving I had a little electric jeep which I used to drive pretty much all day non stop.
Dad and mum also used to let me 'drive' (sitting on their laps) down the drive way, by the age of 6 I had already 'driven' a Porsche 911, v12 Jag XJS and a Range Rover.
When I was a bit older they used to let me do the mowing on the ride on tractor.
By the time I was about 7 I ended up with an Suzuki lt80 quad and the obsession went from there!
EDIT: I've just remembered we often went to Brandshatch to watch our friend race and he also took me to car shows
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 20th August 19:33
From a young age my lad, now 11, has been indoctrinated in the religion of petrol.
Scalextric at 4/5, remote control 4x4 and TVR T350, pictures of 250 LM and Aston DB5 in his room, explained that it was due to him I got my Cerbera, small boy sized seats...., hill climbs, BTCC, going rallying with my brother-in law and this year Le Mans.
He's miffed at the minute that he's not invited to our Highland hoon in the Autumn.
I think my work may be about done.....
Scalextric at 4/5, remote control 4x4 and TVR T350, pictures of 250 LM and Aston DB5 in his room, explained that it was due to him I got my Cerbera, small boy sized seats...., hill climbs, BTCC, going rallying with my brother-in law and this year Le Mans.
He's miffed at the minute that he's not invited to our Highland hoon in the Autumn.
I think my work may be about done.....
Well my son is 5 days old today, he is going out in his buggy tomorrow. We have a MX5 that I was considering selling, seeing that our new house (fingers crossed) has space to keep it I may well keep the snotter for the summer months.
So he may well be going out early spring next year in the MX5, it would be a shame to sell it seeing as it was one of the first registered in the UK.
This is a great thread that reminds of that chap taking his son out in a R500 on video!
So he may well be going out early spring next year in the MX5, it would be a shame to sell it seeing as it was one of the first registered in the UK.
This is a great thread that reminds of that chap taking his son out in a R500 on video!
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