10-year-old motocross racer fatally injured during practice

A 10-year-old motocross racer from Pennsylvania who was injured while practicing in North Carolina has died.

[Mtnbred]

duh huh wrote:

what business does a 10 yr. old kid have racing motorcycles? parents who buy these bikes and encourage dangerous activities such as this should have their kids removed. parents have no excuse here for putting this child in a dangerous situation at this age. my thoughts are with the child in this sad event. his family as well . parents should feel shame however.

I taught my kids all about motorcycles and even bought them little 50cc bikes after they mastered riding a bicycle. They learned respect of those bikes and have went on to 250cc. I am teaching my daughter now on a British bike of which she can take with her to college, if she chooses.

Children need to be exposed to things in life by their parents and not from some yahoo down the street. That said, I would never have put them into motorcross or even considered that as part of their lives. Ten years old is when they should be riding for fun, not competition.

This is so sad. My heart goes out to the family. Children have no fear unless they are taught to fear or learn from experience.

[Renee]

duh huh wrote:

what business does a 10 yr. old kid have racing motorcycles? parents who buy these bikes and encourage dangerous activities such as this should have their kids removed. parents have no excuse here for putting this child in a dangerous situation at this age. my thoughts are with the child in this sad event. his family as well . parents should feel shame however.

I understand your concern for the child, but at the same time if you do not understand the sport yourself, you can never truely understand why a parent would allow a child to race. My son is 6 and has raced for a year now. As long as you have the proper safety gear and you teach them the respect for the machine, there is nothing wrong with it. Many of these children have been around this sport for many years before actually getting out there and riding.In this hard time there should be no shame on any parent for losing a child in this manner.

[stuart]

Renee wrote:

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I understand your concern for the child, but at the same time if you do not understand the sport yourself, you can never truely understand why a parent would allow a child to race. My son is 6 and has raced for a year now. As long as you have the proper safety gear and you teach them the respect for the machine, there is nothing wrong with it. Many of these children have been around this sport for many years before actually getting out there and riding.In this hard time there should be no shame on any parent for losing a child in this manner.

Sure theres nothing wrong with it ,but a child is dead .That alone speaks to the contrary

[Free]

duh huh wrote:

what business does a 10 yr. old kid have racing motorcycles? parents who buy these bikes and encourage dangerous activities such as this should have their kids removed. parents have no excuse here for putting this child in a dangerous situation at this age. my thoughts are with the child in this sad event. his family as well . parents should feel shame however.

All of life is dangerous, riding a simple bicycle can result in a death if one happens to fall just right. There are no safety nets in life.

Lets don't add to the grief of this family by placing blame for the loss of their child by a freak accident.

[Old Rose]

Mtnbred wrote:

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I taught my kids all about motorcycles and even bought them little 50cc bikes after they mastered riding a bicycle. They learned respect of those bikes and have went on to 250cc. I am teaching my daughter now on a British bike of which she can take with her to college, if she chooses.
Children need to be exposed to things in life by their parents and not from some yahoo down the street. That said, I would never have put them into motorcross or even considered that as part of their lives. Ten years old is when they should be riding for fun, not competition.
This is so sad. My heart goes out to the family. Children have no fear unless they are taught to fear or learn from experience.

Yes, my friend, but you are a RESPONSIBLE PARENT! How many others can truly say they are? I can name a few I suspect from reading this forum, but not many I know around me.

"Here, take this little high-powered crotch rocket, and try your best to see how many people you can thrill!!" <no chuckle> <not funny>

[stuart]

Old Rose wrote:

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Yes, my friend, but you are a RESPONSIBLE PARENT! How many others can truly say they are? I can name a few I suspect from reading this forum, but not many I know around me.
"Here, take this little high-powered crotch rocket, and try your best to see how many people you can thrill!!" <no chuckle> <not funny>

See that's just it right there. riding a bike isn't the same as jumping a motorcycle. there's a weight factor in there for one and for two strength has a role as well in being able to control that weight when landing .

[Johnson427]

If any one of you people juding would know the parents you would know WYATT was their life!
Don't judge because one day you will be judged!

[Oliver]

This is rediculous, to blame the parents for letting thier child ride a dirtbike, and such a tragic accident happening. Duh huh, what buisness do you have judging anyone? Take your Hillary Clinton garbage elsewhere, because no one cares. This is the kind of garbage that is tearing society apart, this child was doing something productive and was very good at and instead of bieng praised for excelling his parents get E-bashed for letting him ride, something that was in his family for a long time. So Duh Huh I hope that you are not a parent your self because god help your children when they are exposed to the real world.

[Brookeee]

um yeeh some of you are retarded!
okay i new wyatt because he went to my skool.
and this IS NOT his parents fault.
it was one bad accident.
bad things happen to good people.
but dont even start to blame the parents, when im sure you probably dont even know them.
judge and be judged.
=/

[Mtnbred]

Oliver wrote:

This is rediculous, to blame the parents for letting thier child ride a dirtbike, and such a tragic accident happening. Duh huh, what buisness do you have judging anyone? Take your Hillary Clinton garbage elsewhere, because no one cares. This is the kind of garbage that is tearing society apart, this child was doing something productive and was very good at and instead of bieng praised for excelling his parents get E-bashed for letting him ride, something that was in his family for a long time. So Duh Huh I hope that you are not a parent your self because god help your children when they are exposed to the real world.

Let me say I am not bashing the parents for this accident. Accidents happen even to the best of riders. I believe my kids were not of the apptitude to do this sport. They are very competetive in every thing they do. Too much so. My kids can ride well and have all the equipment to keep them safe out in the woods. BUT even that means that they will not get hurt or worse.(I am constantly listening for the motor of their bikes and my heart stops when it shuts off) I do not blame the parents for this one bit. My heart goes out to them more than you know. Accidents happen and no one is exempt from one happening to them. This is just heart breaking.

[American]

All I can say is that it would be a cold day in hell before I would let a child of mine, in my opinion, do something such as this dangerous sport at age 10. I think a parent is competely a idiot to let a child of age 10 to take part in such a sport. I bet now that they will use their head for something else other than a hat-rack.

[Oliver]

American wrote:

All I can say is that it would be a cold day in hell before I would let a child of mine, in my opinion, do something such as this dangerous sport at age 10. I think a parent is competely a idiot to let a child of age 10 to take part in such a sport. I bet now that they will use their head for something else other than a hat-rack.

I believe that you are completley ignorant and happen to have no right what-so-ever to claim that the childs parents are idiots. Maybe you should use your head for something else than a "hat-rack." You should really think before you most such moronic things. Incase you havent figured it out yet, because to me it seems you have an intelligence complex that does not allow you to think clearly. So for you I will clarify in all capital letters. "FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE READ THIS SITE AS WELL AS SOME OF HIS CLASS MATES" and what you have posted is completely ignorant.

MTNBRED- I do realize you were not bashing the family and my comments were not directed at you.

Brokee- I agree with you some people are just igrnorant.

[MurphyMobile]

American wrote:

All I can say is that it would be a cold day in hell before I would let a child of mine, in my opinion, do something such as this dangerous sport at age 10. I think a parent is competely a idiot to let a child of age 10 to take part in such a sport. I bet now that they will use their head for something else other than a hat-rack.

Would you allow your children play football, baseball, soccer, hockey? Any of these sports
will injure a child's growth plates and head injuries when a fall.

Build yourself little bubble around you and family.

[duh huh]

Renee wrote:

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I understand your concern for the child, but at the same time if you do not understand the sport yourself, you can never truely understand why a parent would allow a child to race. My son is 6 and has raced for a year now. As long as you have the proper safety gear and you teach them the respect for the machine, there is nothing wrong with it. Many of these children have been around this sport for many years before actually getting out there and riding.In this hard time there should be no shame on any parent for losing a child in this manner.

i understand the sport having been riding motorcross more than 20 years myself. i also understand parent responsibility and lack of . the fact that this child is no longer here speaks volumes about the irresponsibility . just because you issue pads and a helmet doesnt mean that they are given the skill sets needed at that age. these parents were not being responsible because if they were this child would still be here.

[duh huh]

Brookeee wrote:

um yeeh some of you are retarded!
okay i new wyatt because he went to my skool.
and this IS NOT his parents fault.
it was one bad accident.
bad things happen to good people.
but dont even start to blame the parents, when im sure you probably dont even know them.
judge and be judged.
=/

i would expect to be judged for my actions if i was the parent in this situation. and YES i am blaming the parents here . this child is dead ,only accident that happened was his parents had a brainfart.

[duh huh]

Old Rose wrote:

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Yes, my friend, but you are a RESPONSIBLE PARENT! How many others can truly say they are? I can name a few I suspect from reading this forum, but not many I know around me.
"Here, take this little high-powered crotch rocket, and try your best to see how many people you can thrill!!" <no chuckle> <not funny>

agree wholeheartedly. this isnt just letting a child ride around on a mini four wheeler . thee story even said there was more then this going on .

[American]

Oliver wrote:

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I believe that you are completley ignorant and happen to have no right what-so-ever to claim that the childs parents are idiots. Maybe you should use your head for something else than a "hat-rack." You should really think before you most such moronic things. Incase you havent figured it out yet, because to me it seems you have an intelligence complex that does not allow you to think clearly. So for you I will clarify in all capital letters. "FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE READ THIS SITE AS WELL AS SOME OF HIS CLASS MATES" and what you have posted is completely ignorant.
MTNBRED- I do realize you were not bashing the family and my comments were not directed at you.
Brokee- I agree with you some people are just igrnorant.

I stand by what I said. A 10 year old racing around on a motorbike equals accident waiting to happen. The children don't know the risk.

[American]

MurphyMobile wrote:

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Would you allow your children play football, baseball, soccer, hockey? Any of these sports
will injure a child's growth plates and head injuries when a fall.
Build yourself little bubble around you and family.

Duh, there is a big difference between what you mention and hauling azz on a motorbike.

[American]

duh huh wrote:

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i would expect to be judged for my actions if i was the parent in this situation. and YES i am blaming the parents here . this child is dead ,only accident that happened was his parents had a brainfart.

I going as far as saying that it was a super gigantic one.

[Ellen_B]

MurphyMobile wrote:

<quoted text>
Would you allow your children play football, baseball, soccer, hockey? Any of these sports
will injure a child's growth plates and head injuries when a fall.
Build yourself little bubble around you and family.

I agree that anything in the world can be dangerous to a child, but if the state decides you have to be 16 to drive a motorized vehicle, it seems to me 10 is a bit young for that kind of sport. Maybe I am a bit overprotective, but that is a chance I am willing to take. Not everyone parents the same way, and different choices may be made for different children. It seems to be this young man was mature enough to race and it was just what it was - a tragic accident.