Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.’s son Rocky has reached a new milestone in his enthusiasm for racing. The 14-year-old got behind the wheel of a Porsche for the first time and shared photographs of the experience.
Rocky posted the carousel jointly with his father on November 6, writing, “My first time driving one,” as PEOPLE reported.
His ambition extends well beyond trying a sports car. Gellar has said Rocky wants to become a Formula 1 driver, a goal he has been pursuing through karting.
The family has been spending time at the track together. In October, Gellar shared a photograph with Rocky and Prinze Jr., captioning it “race weekend with my boys,” according to E! News.
Rocky’s Porsche Photos Follow a Childhood Racing Dream
The pictures show Rocky with a gray Porsche 911, as identified by InStyle. He posed in the driver’s seat, beside the car and on top of it.
An earlier Instagram post offered a glimpse of how long cars have interested him. In August, Rocky shared a kindergarten worksheet alongside a childhood photograph.
Under a prompt asking what he liked to do, he had written “race cars.” “Living my kindergarten dream,” he captioned that post. Gellar subsequently shared it on her Instagram Stories.
His Parents Have Been Sharing His Progress on the Track
Prinze Jr. posted footage of Rocky driving around a track in March. “Day 1. My son Rocky putting in that work on his dream,” the actor wrote, as E! News reported.
Gellar followed in April with a video of her son racing go-karts, set to music from the Rocky films. She described watching his progress as making her “truly ecstatic.”
For the actress, the experience also reflected something she valued as a parent, helping her children see that the goals they care about are worth pursuing.
Gellar Is Looking for Racing Contacts to Help Her Son
In a March interview with PEOPLE, Gellar said Rocky was already setting records at their local go-kart racing arena. She also acknowledged that she needed guidance about the next steps.
“I don’t know a lot about F1 and racing,” she said, explaining that she was trying to find the right contacts. She mentioned former costar Patrick Dempsey, whose experience in motorsport made him someone she could potentially approach.
Gellar described discipline and accountability as priorities for both Rocky and his older sister, Charlotte. Whatever interests her children choose, she said, she expects them to take their commitments seriously and follow through.