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1 Dec 2003, 17:13 (Ref:800506) | #26 | ||
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So, who is this 12 year-old kid? He sure looks 12 in this pic: http://www.skipbarber.com/photoLib/full/4098.jpg
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1 Dec 2003, 17:19 (Ref:800507) | #27 | |
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His name is John Edwards I believe.
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1 Dec 2003, 23:29 (Ref:800812) | #28 | ||
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Considering how insurance works here in the US, I am amazed that he got in the car. Like they say "smoke 'em if you got them"
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1 Dec 2003, 23:33 (Ref:800816) | #29 | |
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Absolutley ridiculous age to move to cars should be 16 at least most places in the world you have to be 17 to even get a drivers licence for the roads.I believe there was a 15 year old kid killed in NZ Formula Fords a couple of months back,first death in Formula Ford in that country since it started im told.
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2 Dec 2003, 01:16 (Ref:800937) | #30 | ||
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I too am completely amazed he got in the car at age 12. I would imagine that the track insurance or the Skipy insurance would never allow it. But, I guess they did. I called the Skip Barber people to see if he really was only 12 (he could have been 15 & looked 12), and sure enough the guy I talked with confirmed it. Unf***ing believable!
Personally, I think it's wrong, 12 is way too young to be racing 135 mph race cars. Testing in a private test on a clear track, maybe (like a lot of Brazilians do), if he had a sh*t load of karting. But racing wheel to wheel in an actual Formula car race? F*** no!!!!!! If I were racing against him, I would ask the dad for a blank check or have the Barber people guarantee something, because I would surely be p*ssed off if this kid took me out doing something stupid. But at the end of the day, it's the parents call, right? Whatever, if he makes it to F1; ten years from now, 18 will be considered too old....I assume the dad is the guy in that pic with him in the similar suit. |
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2 Dec 2003, 02:29 (Ref:800989) | #31 | |
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I used to think a good rule of thumb for retirement from sports is when your competitors are 10 years younger than you...
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2 Dec 2003, 03:21 (Ref:801026) | #32 | |
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2 Dec 2003, 06:58 (Ref:801162) | #33 | ||
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Corkjulio, I don't get it?
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2 Dec 2003, 09:39 (Ref:801255) | #34 | |
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Simply put how can he physically drive the car? the kid cant be that tall and he aint gonna have a car specially built for him is he?
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2 Dec 2003, 11:00 (Ref:801353) | #35 | |
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Being small is a bonus in a single-seater! If he's strong enough for a 2stroke Kart he is strong enough for a single seater.
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2 Dec 2003, 11:18 (Ref:801365) | #36 | |
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mmm Interesting!!! Small yeah but not short! anyway dont doctors say under the age of 14 you shouldnt do weights!
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2 Dec 2003, 11:19 (Ref:801367) | #37 | |
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still 12 is absolutely rediculous!!
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2 Dec 2003, 12:03 (Ref:801413) | #38 | ||
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I think that the problem is more to do with mental maturity, a kid do not understand danger, and putting others in danger, you get that perspective with age. Maybe he has that.
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2 Dec 2003, 12:06 (Ref:801416) | #39 | ||
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lol....next thing ya know theyll be grabbin schuys son out of his cot and sticking him in the car with his dad....pit stops will become diaper stops....contraversy will reighn over whether the weight of the baby should be included in the car or not and the cars will be fitted with feeding machines to keep the kids happy...
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2 Dec 2003, 12:09 (Ref:801419) | #40 | ||
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wow that kart racer looks like the sequal to drivel.....
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2 Dec 2003, 16:31 (Ref:801617) | #41 | ||
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Weight is an interesting point. Skippy cars don't have much power so he would have a good advantage over a guy that weighs 180lbs.
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9 Oct 2004, 14:19 (Ref:1119736) | #42 | ||
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12 year old is now 13.
Is one of the three "Red Bull finalists" He's in Austria today for physical fitness testing. Next Tues the 3 will test the F3 car. |
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9 Oct 2004, 14:22 (Ref:1119738) | #43 | |
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Surely you can't drive F3 cars when you're only 13?
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9 Oct 2004, 14:25 (Ref:1119740) | #44 | ||
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Yes, if you are selected as one of 3 of the drivers at the "red Bull Shootout"
checkout http://www.redbulldriversearch.com/ |
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9 Oct 2004, 14:27 (Ref:1119741) | #45 | ||
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Suze: click on the "View Standings" link on the left........--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yes, if you are selected as one of 3 of the drivers at the "red Bull Shootout" checkout http://www.redbulldriversearch.com/ |
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9 Oct 2004, 14:28 (Ref:1119743) | #46 | ||
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I'm his dad; for more info visit JohnMichaelEdwards.com
We keep his diary at Linksheaven.com |
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9 Oct 2004, 14:30 (Ref:1119744) | #47 | |
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But who would insure a 13 year old kid to drive a F3 car?!
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9 Oct 2004, 14:31 (Ref:1119746) | #48 | ||
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"Red Bull"
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9 Oct 2004, 14:33 (Ref:1119748) | #49 | ||
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I biased, but he is remarkable for his maturity,,,,,and he's been racing cars for nearly a year. He's driven the Skip Barber Regionals, Nationals, the Formula BMW car, and the Formula Renault 1600 and 2000 cars - the later of which was his favorite by far.
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9 Oct 2004, 14:34 (Ref:1119749) | #50 | |
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Yes for now, but what if the red bull thing doesn't work out? Then what's he going to do? If no-one is prepared to insure him, then what'll happen?
Did you actually manage to find someone to sponsor him in the skips anyway? |
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