Skip to content
the grown-up commonsPlay togetherBack to room

← Every door

Racing

For the grown-up beside a child who loves racing.

The child's own door is Racing on Spark & Anvil.

There is no Whetstone tool or course for racing yet, so this page is the sideline card and your child's ladder.

The sideline card

Three numbers to notice

  1. Points for the top ten in Formula 1: 25 for a win, then 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1.
  2. Most races are the fewest whole laps that add up to more than 305 km (Monaco is shorter), so a short track means more laps.
  3. The lap time on the screen, to the thousandth of a second.

On the way home, ask: “Which lap today would you have wanted to drive, and why?”

Ask because you are curious, and let any answer stand. Print this page for a half-page card.

Numbers checked against: FIA 2025 Formula 1 Sporting Regulations (the points table); FIA 2026 Formula 1 Regulations, Section B Sporting (the 305 km race distance)

Your child's ladder · on Spark & Anvil

The same idea at every age

  1. Ages 3–5First, Second, Third
  2. Ages 6–8Not made yet
  3. Ages 9–14Is the Pit Stop Worth It?
  4. Ages 15–18When to Pit

Your child will meet this idea again at every age. The sideline card is the part for you.