[JasonB]

Brilliant, love it.

A lot of the sloteratti will be tut, tutting at the idea of recreating a real race track, but I think if you've got that much space, it can definitely work.

It has the advantage of giving you an instant theme, and with Goodwood, what a theme that is. So many lovely cars and such an evocative circuit. I've often felt that the convenience of racing, sometimes overshadows the imagination of modelling, or recreating, or whatever you want to call it. Every race track has a history, and I think that's just as important as the cars we collect.

I'm no expert on digital, but personally, I think I might be tempted to smooth out a few kinks and maybe go for a "racing line" version of the track. I got the size of this one wrong, but you might get the idea...

   

As for the difference in lane lengths, it's always 49cm on a standard Scalextric circuit without crossovers or bridges, so I don't think that's too big a deal on a 17m track.

I''m looking forward to seeing how this develops, and digging out my Trilby and checked suit for a visit.

Good luck with it.