Actually, that's what I did with my kids when it came to driving. Our
daughter, who was the wild one in the family, was driving like a maniac and
wouldn't listen to anyone, including her brothers, about slowing down. I
eventually decided that if she wouldn't drive responsibly, at least I should
get her some real skills so that she was less likely to kill herself or
someone else. I took her up to Lime Rock Raceway and she took the Skip
Barber advanced driving course. All day learning how to spin out a car, get
maximum braking without ABS ("threshold braking"), getting absolutely
everything out of a car when you need it to get out of trouble, and how to
recover from unusual attitudes (like sideways on dry pavement). She had a
great time, and actually began to drive much more responsibly after that.
The best $500 I ever spent. I was so impressed I took both her brothers to
the same course. They have each said that the skills they learned have
enabled them to get out of really bad situations on several occasions.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Colin W Kingsbury" wrote in message
k.net...

Hey, here's another idea- find an aerobatic instructor who'll give him a
good workout in a Champ. You're never going to shut off the thrill-seeking
portion of his brain completely but you can try to provide a structured
outlet for it. It'll make a better airman of him and teach him what the
edges of the envelope really look like.

-cwk.