This 11-Year-Old Racing Prodigy Is Breaking Records

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Juju Noda is like any other 11-year-old. She loves her family, animals … and speeding 150 mph in her Formula Three racecar. As the youngest professional driver to be signed to a sponsor, the racing prodigy is changing the game. Inspired by her father, Formula One driver Hideki Noda, Juju is already paving her own path. The elementary school student is holding her own racing against adults, and is well on her way to becoming the first female Formula One champion.
newtboysays...

The best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start with a large fortune.

Given all of her advantages, I wonder how many other child racers would do as well. It's hard for me to call her a prodigy when her skill may be average for someone who's been racing for 8 years with top notch equipment and tutelage. She certainly has some advantages most people don't.

greatgooglymooglysays...

She has a huge advantage learning racing and feeling a car at the limit at such a young age. Whether that translates into F1 level talent is impossible to say. Hopefully if she's good enough she gets a chance. But advantages do nothing without innate skill which she obviously has.

oritteroposays...

Her sponsor is MikiHouse, a Japanese manufacturer of children's clothing.

notarobotsaid:

Rich child of wealthy parents enjoys one of the most expensive hobbies on the planet. She is expected to begin accepting sponsorship money soon.

oritteroposays...

She holds the U17 Formula 4 lap record for Okayama International Circuit with a time of 1 minute 32.8 in the under 17 category, despite being too young to actually compete in F4 races (she needs to be 16 to enter).

sillmasaid:

So, which records is she breaking?

JaxDeforesays...

she's too young to blame her

if you want to be angry about wealth and privilege, blame her parents, but not her

there is a lot more too this than simple opportunity, she has to be seriously good to be able to race with this level of ability

all cynicism aside - it's just a nice story

skinnydaddy1says...

Why be angry? I'm angry as hell. But not at her....

I'm angry as hell at me for being so damn jealous of her.....

She gets to drive that and I'm stuck in an 04 scion XA......

scheherazadesaid:

Why even be angry?

Nothing wrong is happening here.

-scheherazade

scheherazadesays...

Ouch. XA. ::cringe::

My condolences.

On the bright side, at least it's not a yaris?

-scheherazade

skinnydaddy1said:

Why be angry? I'm angry as hell. But not at her....

I'm angry as hell at me for being so damn jealous of her.....

She gets to drive that and I'm stuck in an 04 scion XA......

newtboyjokingly says...

I'm angry because, even though when my parents would ask 'what do you want to do when you grow up' I would always answer 'a race car driver', they wouldn't even let me drive a go cart as late as when I was 15 (note, they bought my brother a truck at 14 and got him a hardship license), and so I didn't get to race until I was nearly 30.....on my own dime.

scheherazadesaid:

Why even be angry?

Nothing wrong is happening here.

-scheherazade

scheherazadesays...

I race on my own dime.

Everything my parents thought was dangerous when I was a kid, I had to fund for myself after I was an adult.

My parents spent their money as they pleased.
I spend my money as I please.

Not angry about it. It's not like they owed me anything.

-scheherazade

newtboysaid:

I'm angry because, even though when my parents would ask 'what do you want to do when you grow up' I would always answer 'a race car driver', they wouldn't even let me drive a go cart as late as when I was 15 (note, they bought my brother a truck at 14 and got him a hardship license), and so I didn't get to race until I was nearly 30.....on my own dime.

newtboysays...

I would agree.....had they not allowed my brother to do all those dangerous things on their dime in front of me, but then denied me the opportunity to do them, even on my own dime.

Their favorite line used to deny me fair treatment was "we made that mistake with your brother, we aren't making it again with you."
They never once used that line on him, nor did they ever change the behavior they called a "mistake".

So I disagree. Parents owe their children love, honesty, and fairness (and food and shelter). Failing that, they should expect some well deserved bitterness later.

scheherazadesaid:

I race on my own dime.

Everything my parents thought was dangerous when I was a kid, I had to fund for myself after I was an adult.

My parents spent their money as they pleased.
I spend my money as I please.

Not angry about it. It's not like they owed me anything.

-scheherazade

scheherazadesays...

Hmm, I partly agree.

Surely, what goes around comes around. Kids are people, too.

You do some shit to poke your kids in the feels, you'll have to live with the consequences.

However, I don't see the debt (owe).
People are free to make their own choices regarding their own affairs, and their personal part of any relationship with others.
People are free to dislike other people's choices.

Happiness/contentment is not a requirement, and no one else has to go out of their way to make whoever else happy.

-scheherazade

newtboysaid:

I would agree.....had they not allowed my brother to do all those dangerous things on their dime in front of me, but then denied me the opportunity to do them, even on my own dime.

Their favorite line used to deny me fair treatment was "we made that mistake with your brother, we aren't making it again with you."
They never once used that line on him, nor did they ever change the behavior they called a "mistake".

So I disagree. Parents owe their children love, honesty, and fairness (and food and shelter). Failing that, they should expect some well deserved bitterness later.

newtboysays...

Sadly, that's mostly correct.
There is no legal requirement to treat your children fairly, or to raise well adjusted, humane, empathetic children that love and respect their parents, only a moral one.
To pick nits, people aren't totally free to make their own choices regarding their own affairs, and their personal part of any relationship with others. Parents must supply a certain minimum by law, no choice involved. Beyond basic needs, I agree, people are free to be as douchey as they choose.

scheherazadesaid:

Hmm, I partly agree.

Surely, what goes around comes around. Kids are people, too.

You do some shit to poke your kids in the feels, you'll have to live with the consequences.

However, I don't see the debt (owe).
People are free to make their own choices regarding their own affairs, and their personal part of any relationship with others.
People are free to dislike other people's choices.

Happiness/contentment is not a requirement, and no one else has to go out of their way to make whoever else happy.

-scheherazade

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