Like Daddy, Like Daughter

[morrik5]

Our granddaughter is way ahead of her father, our son-in-law. She at the age of 9, will be getting into her own Junior Late Model race car starting the 2024 season Her Daddy started racing when he was in his late 20's-early 30's and still going. Gotta love her!

 

[Teamubr]

What is a Jr. Late Model? We have Mini-Sprints around here with kids as young as 5, but I don't think I've seen a Jr. Late model.

Start them young and make sure they learn to respect the equipment and other drivers. It pays off huge when they get a real license.

j

 

[morrik5]

Photo of our existing SMS 35/77 Team car. Race track FB page showing sample of car. It is a small go-kart with a full body. One of the team members' son already is racing and our DGG will join the team with the 35 number next summer. She is already helping Daddy putting the car back together after it came back from the powder coater. She will sit in the stands for every class of racing each weekend unlike her brother who doesn't have any interest.

 

[Teamubr]

Those look great. Traditional pro cart below? That should give her lots of experience with setup and tire management.

j

 

[morrik5]

Those look great. Traditional pro cart below? That should give her lots of experience with setup and tire management.

j

 

[Teamubr]

That looks like lots of fun. Coil overs? I can see the A-arms but can't tell what other suspension.

And does she have to wear any kind of head/neck restraint? I'm a huge advocate, even at this level. I made a mess of my neck racing off road before there was such a thing. They were required when I road raced and I swore by my Hybrid Pro. I could never get comfortable in a traditional HANS.

j

 

[morrik5]

You Tube Jr Late Models No suspension at all. She will have to wear a HANS and full safety gear. Those little cars flip so easily, hope we don't see that but we know she'll be safe.

 

[tigger92662]

Can't wait for you to post video of her in action

 

[morrik5]

Well our DGD won her first trophy of the race season without running a race. She was picked as one of the winners of the "Ladies of the Oval" sponsorships. WTG Savvy!

 

[morrik5]

Can't wait for you to post video of her in action

Have one of her doing her first test drive down the road in front of their house, does that count? LOL

 

[morrik5]

Can't wait for you to post video of her in action

Have one of her doing her first test drive down the road in front of their house, does that count? LOL

Unfortunately the video is MP4 and not supported...

 

[jbrostek]

Upload to youtube and share a link maybe? used to be how I shared my racing related videos.

I look forward to hearing about her adventures. I am not sure of your rule book allows it or not, but always found the HANS sliding tethers worth it.

 

[morrik5]

Upload to youtube and share a link maybe? used to be how I shared my racing related videos.

I look forward to hearing about her adventures. I am not sure of your rule book allows it or not, but always found the HANS sliding tethers worth it.

 

[Teamubr]

That little thing looks like fun.

I'll second James' comment about a head and neck restraint. We were required to have some FIA approved device. Many wore a HANS, but I never got comfortable with that type and used a Hybrid Pro. Much more comfortable to me and was supposed to provide better angular load support (impact other than head on). As long as the car has 5/6 point restraints, I'd strongly recommend getting one even if the rules don't require it.



j

 

[tigger92662]

Watching you run along with her, it's like running with them when they learn to ride a bike

 

[tigger92662]

Post a race schedule. All us old racing guys might just plan a trip

 

[morrik5]

Watching you run along with her, it's like running with them when they learn to ride a bike

You give this 68 yr old grandma too much credit to be keeping up to even a bicycle lol. That was her daddy, our DSIL

 

[morrik5]

Post a race schedule. All us old racing guys might just plan a trip

This is the 2024 track schedule. DGD races Jr late model and DSIL runs Renegade Trucks.Check out the StrawnCo77 You Tube Channel each week for a separate video for each class. https://youtube.com/@StrawnCo77?si=XIX7fAIFx8H_Dpcd

Edit:look at the older videos as well showing the #77 Open Wheeled Modified which our DSIL raced until after he was stupidly DQ'd after the 1st or 2nd race last year. He had a quick change in it that they decided he couldn't run any longer even though the car went through tech before the races even started and they would have seen it then.

 

[morrik5]

These are the two Chad raced last year.