Agree with everything you said we have one young lad at our track and his dad comes with him every week and he is his 'pit monkey' but this is the only one.
We have a 'Fun Day' each year and encourage all family members & friends to attend; we also had an arena at the Dorset show this year to put on a display (show off) we had sponsorship from Lesro Models (Dorset) and HPI although the interest at the time was good nothing has come of it.
I believe the cost element of it also play's apart but if the parents have got £300 or £400 to spend it will (under pressure) go on a games console, then the child spends all his/her time in their room playing on it, why go outside to drive a car around a track when you can do it in the comfort of your bedroom (alone).
It's a shame because they could gain so much, social skills, basic engineering, hand/eye co-ordination they might even find there competitive side.
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