[MattK]

I have been thinking about this myself as my lad is 4 at the moment but I am planning ahead incase he gets interested in racing. When I started there was cars like cougar club 10 and traxxas rad2, both kits with manual speed controllers and silver can motors. Those sorts of starter kits are not available now which is a really shame. Also to that point indoor racing was also limited to stock motors!!. Personally I think for youngsters starting out gt12 or mardaves or whatever the class is now called is ideal. They are robust, slower and you go quicker by driving better. In considering age limits that is a bad idea as its the kids in the sport that keep it going, but I do believe parents have to be responsible in the amount of power they allow their children to use/have available as too much will not help them. Personally I do like the 1/18th scale buggys and trucks as standard they are easy to drive and slow enough to control but have the tuning ability of the Big brothers and can be upgraded, and are also relatively cheap, a good start I think but you need at least 5 to start a class I believe. Maybe it could just be ran as a junior formula I.e. Under 12's?? Just a thought. Also I think there should be more assistance from top drivers for New starters and juniors for car setup, driving and marshalling but that is my own opinion and not aimed at anyone :-)