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[QUOTE="Jeff Gilbert, post: 562300, member: 20280"] Thanks for the reminder, I'll have my daughter take her helmet off before I smack her upside the head so's I don't hurt my hand. ;) I enjoy reading this post every time you put it here. I am so aware of some of the "mini parents" attitude at the track and I swore I'd never be like that. Last weekend, Tigger were at the track for Sunday mx. She was up for the 4th race of the day as they called for 3rd race staging. The two of us were making our way to the gate when we noticed her class heading for the 1st turn. It seems the 3rd race was "light" so they at the last minute combined the 2 classes. I motioned for her to go and she refused stating she didn't want to race now. After several attempts and she still refusing to go I became upset. I had paid the entry fee and she just wasted my money. I told her to go back to the f'n trailer as she pulled her goggles off. The guy was running the gate apologized for not waiting on her and after his 2nd or 3rd attempt to get her to go ahead and race she finally agreed. By this time I was thinking maybe she shouldn't go, figuring she would not be in a good frame of mind to race. She put her goggles back on and started through the gate as they raised it. She slammed the brakes and went around. By the time she made the 1st corner the other kids were about to complete their 1st lap. I watched her head off around the track and got this bad feeling that I'd made an a$$ out of myself and my pay back would be hell. Something happened in that race that I can't explain. Tigger was starting almost a lap down. She doesn't have that much experience racing yet and she's on a 60 that has to be ridden on the top of the pipe to ride aggressively. As she made her way into the rhythm section I found myself holding my breath, she tripled in! She rode the best race of her life and though she came in last, she did manage to catch up to the pack. It was a 3-lap race. When she came off the track I've never seen her so happy, I had never felt so bad. Thinking I had been a jerk I delicately asked how she felt. Her comments were quite clear, "I love racing!" She apologized for not wanting to race and I apologized for not being more prepared. The 2nd moto wasn't as exciting but good enough to net her a 3rd overall. If she had crashed while racing I would have kicked myself in the rear for acting like a mini dad. I'm glad she raced and did well but I'm thankful my actions didn't cause her to do something stupid. Incidentally she said she felt comfortable out there and never did ride beyond her capabilities or over her head. Here's a pic of her from the 1st moto. [/QUOTE]
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