[91Firebirdv6]

So I thought my dad was cool with me racing but apparently he isn't. He's even asked my what class I was racing and we've talked about it for some reason it's a problem now. He thinks I'm going to break something. Yes my car is old, but I keep up with maintenance.

What would be some good reasons why he should let me race?
There is an autocross on sunday so I've got a day to convince him.

[CrashTestDummy]

Make sure he knows it is a timed event and you are competing against the clock. Most people don't know that. Parts do break, but a lot fewer parts than with drag racing, IMHO, and I have run stock-class and prepared-class cars.

Learning car control is the other important message.

As the others have said, a picture is worth a thousand words. Take him with you. He'll see. I don't think my dad approved of me autocrossing either, but I never bothered to take him with me. Wished I had. You should, too.

I am reminded of our Tour even last weekend. After the event started on Saturday, someone told me there was a guy from Progressive sitting outside the entrance taking down license plates. That infuriated me. If I had known he was out there, I would have walked out, smacked him on the back of the head, and said "What do you think is going on in there? People are learning and practicing car control. If you don't think that will lower accident rates, you need to get into another line of business!"