Teaching your kids to pass while racing?

[B0000M]

The trick is to get someone else (not the parent) to tell them how to do it.

yeah thats a definate one..

if they have a favourite local rider in the big boys class, get him to have a chat to them

[Starky307]

It's like watching young kids play soccer, they all just follow the ball around the field.

The big thing is to teach them to look for an alternate line to take on the track. More than likely it will be in a corner as that is the easiest place to make up time.
As mentioned before walk the track and find one corner you feel there is plenty of room to have an alternate line to pass with.
Talk about that corner with your child and walk through the two different paths he can take.
When they are practicing get them to ride each of those lines you have walked and talked about together so they become comfortable with them. Try getting them to ride one line this lap and then the next line next lap. You may need to stand there and point to a point on the track to help trigger in their mind to try somewhere different.

Try and get them to think about using which ever line is "empty" when they get to that corner on the track.
Once it starts to happen they will become aware of what is happening and it will add to the joy of what is going on.

This is how my father helped me to learn about passing and multiple line choices.

Just don't ruin it by becoming that parent that stands there and yells at their child.

[mxmum]

just nice to try to help them work it out.