--- description: Toxa Avedeyev of Almaty Kazakhstan films five year old son reaction to his race car driving drifting title: This Kid Makes the Best Faces While His Race-Car Driver Dad Is Behind the Wheel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Kid Makes the Best Faces While His Race-Car Driver Dad Is Behind the Wheel  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 27, 2015 8:32 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 27, 2015 8:32 PM CUT Watch a five-year-old boy scream at the top of his lungs while his father, a race car driver, is behind the wheel. The highlights of the clip are the youngster’s facial expressions and cackling — which can also be seen as nervous laughter. In what appears to be an annual tradition, Toxa Avdeyev of Almaty, Kazakhstan, also filmed his son’s reaction to the ride when he was [three](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UUn2KGMnnU "undefined") and [four](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpmC-Mcc340 "undefined") years old. Both videos have racked up more than 5.5 million YouTube views to date. ### Check Out the Coolest Cars From the 2015 Detroit Auto Show  Acura introduces the new NSX at the (NAIAS) on January 12, 2015 in Detroit. Scott Olson—Getty Images  The Mercedes-Benz F 015 Coupe is presented during the media preview at the Cobo Arena on Jan. 12, 2015 in Detroit. 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