To add on...
I believe a family that plays together, stays together. We plan to attend as many autocrosses as we can next year. We go to the go kart tracks on a regular basis and race the go karts. I'll never make it into big time racing, but I want to give my future kids the opportunity to. What better way to do it than start racing yourself so that when your kids reach that age you can show them and make it a family thing.