We're not sure whether high-octane machines get driven by children more often nowadays or if it's the internet that allows for such events to be shared like never before, but we can confirm that the little ones don't seem to be too shy when it comes to handling go-fast machines these days.
The latest example of this came from the Caffeine and Exotics event that took place in Atlanta over the weekend. The gearhead gathering saw an 11-year-old "driving" a Lamborghini Huracan - the quotes are since the child was reversing the supercar. Even so, the kid was maneuvering a 602 hp (make that 610 PS, you metric system fans) machine through a parking lot loaded with people.
The Huracan, with its double-clutch gearbox, is by far the most drivable model in the history of the Raging Bull. With a bit of effort, one can even use the V10 supercar as a daily driver, but the feat seen here remains worthy of our attention.
As we mentioned in the intro of the article, children getting behind the wheel of go-fast tools seem to have become a thing on the internet. And we'll remind you of two examples that stand at the opposite scale of hooning complexity.
The first has to do with 13-year-old Steven Aghakhani, who races supercars, with the kid aiming for a Formula One debut, at least according to his father.
Then there's the tire-burning adventure we showed you back in August, which saw a 10-year-old nailing a series of Dodge Challenger Hellcat burnouts.
However, we brought you the most example of such a stunt back in April, when we showed you a three-year-old pulling BMW donuts over in Iraq - this is an area where things seem to get out of hand, with the said stunt raising serious safety concerns.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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