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There was a lot of testing to see how the strip would work, whether I'd need to fit  any cork borders (no - the cars ran pretty straight) and how to stop the cars after the finish line sensors. Plus there was a lot of messing around with low-relief scenics - some of which were re-used from my original Tyco bullring oval - plus PVC angle along the front edge to tidy everything up and catch any errant cars...

       

Stopping the cars is always an issue. Straight after the finish line module, I'd cut a break in the rails, so cars would coast to a stop and those with traction magnets would slow more quickly. Limiting the voltage to around 15 volts with relatively low-speed cars did help. However, I did need to short-out the shutdown section - soldering wires to connect the two rails to give dynamic motor breaking. That meant I could get away with just a small amount of foam at the end - although a small towel positioned before the end prevented too sudden a stop if the shutdown hadn't quite done its job...

   

With everything functionally correct and the basic decoration done, I had this...

   

And here's a good view of the wall...