what do you tell them .....

[sandrailboy]

i got a 10 year old daughter that thinks she is as good as any boy she has been rideing a quad since she was 5 and been raceing a moded lt 80 for at least 3 years ................all of a sudden she wants to ride and race sleds...
i am not sure i want this...........i am sure some of you guys have sons that have expressed a intrest in persuing this sport .....................well what if it was your daughter.........

 

[TWISTER]

If money and time is not the issue it shouldn't matter son or daughter. If you would let your son then you should let your daughter. If money is the issue help her try to find some sponsors and go from there. If its time well your sol only so many hours in the day. Don't hold your daughter back now it will only hold her back in the future.

Rob

 

[spomey]

let her go

Hey if she has an interestest let her go. she is as good as the boys. I wish mine were interested in racing. enjoy it and go to the local shops for sponsors.

Love it man thats a rarity encourage it and support. think of the memories it will shape her life and it will be your twos "thing" for always

 

[Mafesto]

If we let the gals ride sleds, exactly WHO will be home preparing supper?!!

What's next? Letting them vote?

 

[Kimberly]

I say let her ride! Of course there is that chance it will lead to voting but I agree to never hold her back!

 

[sledjunkies]

You lucky dawg! My seven year old daughter has been riding quads/sleds since she was 4 and she shows no interest in racing...yet. We try the snow drags every year, but she's more interested in riding around on the back of someone else's sled. Most of all she wants me to take her to the mountains. I would say that's more of a problem than her wanting to race. Let her race. After she beats a few of the boys out there, they will also start showing her more respect. She'll probably know right away if she wants to stay with it or not.

Matt

 

[Tackbtch]

Go for it

We have two boys and one girl , Bethy is in collage now, shes the youngest, yet when we go riding with our local group they all ask where is Beth?? No she never showed an interest in racing but never missed a ride. It has brought us closer as a family, and I believe that the skills she learned from KEEPING up with her brothers has built tons of self confidence, to say the least she don't take no sh@! from no one. Our kids are every thing to us. If your daughter has a dream help her along ...there will be no regrets. Dino

 

[XLR8ER]

Expose them to everything and anything ! boy or girl, big or small !

what do you say her ? what brand do you want ride? how does your new helmet feel? do you like your tek-vest? and yes honey..............your fast enough!

 

[sandrailboy]

well the only problem we have here in oregon is that the race thing for the most part is dead .....i have been looking at some smaller sleds so i can take her up she is a big time daddys girl if i do it she wants to...........and i encourage it ....she even helped me pull the transmission out of the boys taurus last night.........got the crash coarse in air tools i gave her the sockets and showed her what bolts to remove and she went for it.......wile our 18 year old sat in the house playing video games..........

 

[RideCo]

My wife raced dirt bikes for years. Her dad started her riding when she was 4 years old. She definitely hangs with the guys still and does pretty good on a sled too.
I would say let her try it out. She may do great and we need more women involved in motorsports (not just umbrella girls).

 

[XLR8ER]

Thats funny, my 6 year old wont leave the shop either, she has to be tinkering on something while I am.

As for the sno-x racing, It's the same here in colorado. there's always bikes and horses/rodeo ?
or ya could move back east?
I'm pretty sure MY wife wouldnt go for that just for my daughter to race sleds, I'm sure the risk/reward thing might come into play there.

 

[CatWoman]

It doesn't matter that she's a girl. It's all what we teach our children. If you put boundaries/restrictions on her because she is a girl, that's just telling her she isn't as good, or that her choices in life are limited because of her gender.

I still to this day recall in great detail how my family all felt I should be playing with dolls when I was a young girl.....while my brothers got these cool Tonka trucks and battery operated snowmobiles. I would cut all of the hair off of my dolls.....then go out and play in the dirt & mud (even if I had to make mud) with my brothers toys.

Good on you for taking your daughter's interests into consideration.

 

[Perk]

I doubt it is a boy/girl thing here....some of us have a hard time exposing our kids to dangerous sports. All of my buddies keep asking when I am going to put my boy on a sled..... I don't want too.

I have had my share of scrapes in this sport. Hit a tree on a climb and spent 4 hours in surgery, 3 weeks on the couch....seen a lot of scary things out there.

To boot, this sport seems to be as addicting as crack. I know my boy will be in the same boat as me if I turn him on to it. I have sacraficed many hours out in the shop to get the high mark on the hill....and too much is not even close to enough.

I know my daughter is tough enough, no question about that. But would I encourage her.....I'm just glad I've never had to help make that decision. She hasn't shown an intrest. As for my boy....he is getting that age.

I have to admit that I am torn. I'd love to see both of my kids rollin one over at full throttle in 3' of fresh.

Decisions....

--Perk

 

[racingpit]

I would let her race if money isn't the issue. Maybe she could race in some grass drags.

 

[Scooter]

Perk I agree with your post 100% I have had too many close calls the last 2 years with myself, my kids and friends that I have really had to re-think my interest in this sport. I have 2 girls and 2 boys that have been riding since they were old enough to reach the throttle lever. I couldn't handle the times my kids would get hurt on sleds so I sold all but my oldest dauthers only because she is going to be 18 and wants to continue riding after she moves away to college. I found I just wasn't having a good time always worried about one of my kids getting sreiously hurt or killed.

Now as far as a daughter racing, it takes alot of practice, paitience on a parents part, money and the understanding that a racer is going to get hurt, not if they will get hurt but that they will. Sometimes if your lucky, the crashes and burns will cause some bumping and bruising, maybe some broken bones, you just hope nothing worse. If your serious about racing be sure you have the best health care coverage you can afford and also make sure your daughter is covered if she participates in sanctioned motorsports events. Also, don't half *** on safety equipment or sled maintenance. Racing just about anything with a motor takes bucket loads of money so make sure you don't pinch pennies in the wrong areas.

 

[Tedd]

If you are willing to invest the time and money to get her into racing, by all means do it. The only thing that I would say is, if it stops being fun, then you need to stop. Now I am not talking about fun for you, I am talking about fun for her. It is all about our kids, and if we can give them the experiences by all means we should do it.
Would you rather she want to sit on the couch all day playing X-Box or would you rather spend the day with her at the race track?

My .02