At 31, the Method One famous person Lewis Hamilton is among the highest paid athletes on the planet, with earnings in extra of £37million a yr.
It is the type of gilded life-style Glenn Denny, from Suffolk, has in thoughts for his son Oliver, eight, and he is spending between £100,000 and £130,000 a yr on 'getting him the place he must be'.
Glenn is seen calling his eight-year-old son a 'f*****g fool' when he crashes out of a race in a Channel four documentary, and Oliver - who was first put behind the wheel on the age of simply 5 - says he hates to lose as a result of 'my dad will get unhappy'.
Oliver Denny, eight, from Suffolk, is managed by his father Glenn, who says he spends between £100,000 and £130,000 a yr on his son's racing
Fenn Chapman, 10, who has autism, lives along with his father, additionally known as Fenn, mom Les and sister Vicky in Cumbria. Fenn Sr is hoping to draw sponsorship to additional his son's profession
On zero to 60mph: Britain's Quickest Youngsters, Glenn is seen asking his son after the race: 'What are you doing? What number of errors are you making per lap?
'You need to be braver.'
Oliver says he hates letting his father down.
'I do not prefer it after I let myself down as my dad will get unhappy, I wish to make him proud as he desires me to do nicely at karting,' the eight-year-old says on the present.
Glenn, who runs an vitality firm and is separated from Oliver's mom, lives on a motor residence behind his work automotive park in order that he has extra money to spend on furthering his younger son's future profession.
He encourages his son to emulate the late, legendary Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, and is heard telling Oliver: 'Senna mentioned if you happen to come second, you're the first loser, second is the worst attainable place, both win or that's it.'
Max, who has already amassed 50 trophies seen on show in his residence, says racing is his life
'I made a decision to not purchase a home or tie myself down so we are able to spend the utmost on karting and getting him to the place he must be,' Glenn says on the present.
'It's 100 per cent well worth the sacrifice, it's virtually what I stay for.
'I work to earn cash to go karting. We spend between £100,000 and £130,000 a yr. I attempt to not add it up.'
The younger go karter says on Britain's Quickest Youngsters that he hates letting his father down
Max Dodds, 10, from Harrogate, can be managed by his father, former racing automotive driver Ollie
The present additionally follows Max Dodds, 10, from Harrogate, who can be managed by his dad, former racing automotive driver Ollie.
Ollie raced till he was in his 20s, however says 'what held me again was money'.
It is why he is completely happy to fund his son's makes an attempt to chase the Method One dream.
Ollie says it was 'inevitable' that his son would turn into a racing driver, and that Max first received behind the wheel on the age of 4.
Max says: '[Ever] since I used to be younger I actually needed to be a racing driver. It might be good to do F1.'
The 10-year-old says his life is 'eat, sleep, race, repeat', and he is seen utilizing the household's residence health club day by day to maintain himself match for the game.
Fenn, 10, is among the younger racing drivers profiled on Britain's Quickest Youngsters on Channel four
He has already amassed 50 trophies, that are on show in an enormous cupboard within the hallway at his household residence.
His mom Natasha, who additionally has daughters Mila and Megan, admits she does fear about being a pushy mother or father.
She says: 'I've had moments the place I fear we now have been too pushy, however each baby that has achieved of their area has a mother or father who has carried out that.'
She admits her son usually misses out on seeing his college associates and going to social occasions due to racing - he raced over 48 weekends final yr.
Max, who's scene in tears within the documentary after coming final in a race, says he usually feels omitted in school when associates discuss events he is missed out on, however says the sacrifice might be value it in the long term.
'When I've a foul weekend I am going residence upset as I'm losing my mother or father's time and everybody else's time,' he mentioned.
Viewers additionally meet Fenn Chapman, 10, from Cumbria, who has autism.
Not like Oliver and Max's households, Fenn's aren't in a position to sustain with the exorbitant price of the skilled go-karting circuit, and his father, additionally known as Fenn, is hoping to draw sponsorship to assist get his son to the highest.
zero to 60mph: Britain's Quickest Youngsters airs tonight at 7pm on Channel four
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