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Google "Peter Lenz". This 12 year olds recent death has raised a lot discussion about parenting.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...rticle1690935/

He was 13 years old, 4-feet, 11-inches tall, weighed fewer than 100 pounds and died racing a motorcycle capable of reaching speeds of more than 200 kilometres an hour. The other racer involved in the fatal crash was only 12.

To those outside the racing world, it’s a shock that boys so young would be allowed to race so fast. But for those more familiar with motor sports, it was only the death of racing star Peter Lenz that shocked, as kids his age and younger are increasingly common competitors on high-speed tracks across North America.

Many kids start with motocross dirt biking at four, and mini-bike riding as young as seven, then move up to light full-size motorcycles at about age 13. Canadian motorcycle racing star Brett McCormick, for instance, was racing on an adult-size bike at age 13.