Age out shining talent

[pt_y2k]

@ willc keyboard warrior? go way ya fairy this is a simple discussion....

agree with everyone bout the kids talent,its unreal but i just think if he wasnt brought outta the woodwork so young he wouldnt be as much as a hype....i just simply cant get over how well he applied pressure to mike deane was it?? being a 13yr old i thought it was crazy!!

[EvojeepGal]

one thing for sure it aint good for no 13yr olds confidence to be in such a lime light that young...he;ll think he's king shit by 18!!! fair play to the young lad to put so much pressure being the following driver in tsuiso this weekned but if we all had rich daddys well we could be like that too....

1) Who cares wot he thinks by time he's 18, a lot can change in 5years!! And if he keeps up the good work he deserves to have a big head! BUT teres not 1 guy on track that thinks his shit dont stink regardless of all their stories so i doubt this will happen.

2) Thats just a pure jealous point there as Will already spotted, plus if you knew half of the truth you'd know theres no need for that comment.
The car he has was won by his uncle (Sean Mc Keever) in a raffle, and Sean gave the young lad the car which was a brilliant suggestion i thinks.

Its all about getting a break and he's just lucky he's had the chance at such a young age

He may be "that 13 year old", but as he's only into the drifting a matter of 6 months or so, he has the talent to back up the hype, which to me levels it all out..

Also slightly incorrect, I think he's only in that particualr car about 6months and on track but the young lads been in the fields since he could reach pedals

Simple point is yes he is the shit & yes he can bloody drive and put it up to the big boys, age is just a number and if he can use that to his advantage to gain sponsors he's got a head on his shoulders too.

[PeterT]

1) Who cares wot he thinks by time he's 18, a lot can change in 5years!! And if he keeps up the good work he deserves to have a big head! BUT teres not 1 guy on track that thinks his shit dont stink regardless of all their stories so i doubt this will happen.

2) Thats just a pure jealous point there as Will already spotted, plus if you knew half of the truth you'd know theres no need for that comment.
The car he has was won by his uncle (Sean Mc Keever) in a raffle, and Sean gave the young lad the car which was a brilliant suggestion i thinks.

Its all about getting a break and he's just lucky he's had the chance at such a young age




Also slightly incorrect, I think he's only in that particualr car about 6months and on track but the young lads been in the fields since he could reach pedals

Simple point is yes he is the shit & yes he can bloody drive and put it up to the big boys, age is just a number and if he can use that to his advantage to gain sponsors he's got a head on his shoulders too.

boom boom and boom. lock it up, thats the hit of the hole fruit right there in every manner!

[lsd32]

i thinks hes a totally great little guy.All the drivers from where i was were routing for him and he got great applause when he came off track and deservidely so.He had a big grin from ear to ear driving off and more power to him and i for one will give him any help i can at further rounds as kids like him need encouragment not critisim.so quit the slating of him because how many guys could compete to his level now if they got given a car 6 months ago???????? not to many i suspect.

[Tekno Twinky]

I reffered to the lil fella as 13 yr old in my post yesterday on "Punchestown" but thats cause i forgot his name ?? Wasnt arsed google'n for it...

Its like this... if your in PRODRIFT your gonna be somewhat of a PRO at slide'n so saying anybody has or hasnt got skills is a little blunt ? maybe some are better at judging angle,speed breaking and positioning better but to be sick of him being known as the 13yr old i think is wrong?

I think of him as the 13yr old.. What else makes him more distinguishable ?

James Deanne - Champ
McNamara - Hero
Johny P - Balls out
Wez Keating - Rich man turned PRO drifter
Mike Dean - James Deanes bro

etc etc

Simple as that imo

[serious tom]

lol pressure on me and skinny D to get a car asap while we are this young


from what i hear this guy is the LAWDDDDD
fair play to him

[pt_y2k]

but is the fact he is only 13 and in 6th class in school the reason he is been talked about instead of is mass amounts of talent?
it was the same story with James Dean. "oh he is only 16 and able to do that".

@evojeepgal that was the question asked....i never dissed the young lads talent or made jealous comments,i aint jealous in no form or way,i thought he was class last sunday...the simple point i made is that if he was older when his talent was realised the hype woundnt be as much,hence imo the answer to that question is his age is the reason he's been talked about,just my opinion,not jealousy....

[Nicky]

Also slightly incorrect, I think he's only in that particualr car about 6months and on track but the young lads been in the fields since he could reach pedals

True, but previsou driving experience definately didnt show when he got on the track, regardless of how long we was throwing the motors about the field.

As far as i'd be concerned, the young fella has picked it all up since starting out late last year, and has become a phenomenal drifter since, so for that, he gets full respect and kudos from me for coming on as far as he has in such a short time.

I cant wait to see how he gets on this season in the UDC, as he has already proved to be a HUGE threat to the other drifters who in some cases have been at it for a few years...

[Davie]

well on sunday i didnt know who he was as i just came out of the toilets,i thought he was unreal,only after his run i found out he was 13,so the 13year old can be known as the 13year old but as as said already he was closer to the barrier than bon,not many people have this talent even if some daddys had endless money to throw at there kid they still might not be able to pick it up! fair fooks

[EvojeepGal]

@evojeepgal ...the simple point i made is that if he was older when his talent was realised the hype woundnt be as much,

Thats fair, the jealousy comment was not specifically aimed at u nor anyone in particular for tat matter, but if he came out of nowhere at 17 with the same skills he'd still be talked about, like a couple of other lads ive seen and competed against over the years, the commentators try have names etc on us all to try differenciate us, well im not too hard to be different but u get the idea
Nothin wrong with continuing to comment on the chaps age as its attention for him and the skills and talent Ireland has to offer

True, but previsou driving experience definately didnt show when he got on the track, regardless of how long we was throwing the motors about the field.

I dont mean to laugh while reading this, nothin personal but that makes absolutely no sense!
If he wasn't thrashing cars around a field and learning to drive their in the first place how the hell is he to know the weight shifting of a car etc etc etc....?!!!
U can be gauranteed he had a rwd rolling around the grass, but sure as u say, "Previous driving experience" is of absolutely no benefit to noone haha