On Sat, 13 May 2000 21:09:37 -0400 Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>
writes:
> The only compelling reason I can think of to keep them around is for
> kids. That's an awesome reason -- provided we can tolerate the very
> different safety rules, and we're willing to deal with the screaming
> mother once a kid turns turtle from hitting a cone just wrong.
Hey, I could resemble that remark soon! Matthew's kart is running,
breaking in the engine in the garage even as I type.
I have to admit that these kart discussions have made me nervous,
but I keep telling myself these things:
1) It's 5 horse power.
2) The bodywork will deflect the cones so they don't get stuck in
the frame.
3) His tires are as wide as mine, his center of gravity is way lower,
and at least at first, he'll be slow, slow, slow.
4) We have no skinny light poles at our local sites.
5) He's wiped out on his bike PLENTY of times going pretty darn fast.
6) I broke a collarbone playing football, shredded ligaments running
cross country, destroyed my Achilles in track, gave myself skier's
thumb playing volleyball, and tore my hamstring in autocross...and
had a blast in each and every one of those.
Not a bad mom for letting my kid autox a kart,
mlc
'91 MR2 NA
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