Scalextric - Goodwood circuit.

[.Mark]

Well after many years I am back in the world of Scalextric having just bought the TVR Challenge set.
Now I'm a grown up I'm going to do it properly and have it all set up in the garage on a board that will come down from the roof on a pulley system.
I want to build the Goodwood circuit for a number of reasons, among them it is my closest circuit and I just love it, not too tricky with nice fast straights nd some pretty quick bends too.

Question is (and I've googled for a day or so now), is there a circuit layout diagram in existence or am i going to have to develop one myself? Not sure I'll get the full 1:32 ratio but wouldn't mind getting close and hoping to recreate the paddock area and other buildings too.

Any advice out there?

[dc53]

Great idea Mark, keep usposted on how you get on.
And as for a track scale layout il have a look to see if i cant find anything.
Dan

[.Mark]

Nice one Dan

[dc53]

www.sportcraftcars.com/sport.track.layouts.htm
That is for the newer scalextric, not sure if this would be of any help to you but have a look.
I'l go to my local modeller's after school tommorow and ask about a magazine or anything similiar that could help.
Dan

[.Mark]

Yes I had a look at the DVD/CD in a model shop at the weekend, but as I only want to build one circuit and be done then the tight git inside me says save the tenner for barriers or something.
No model shops close to hear so would be really kind of you to drop in

[dc53]

No problem i will deffinately drop in tommorow and ask for you!.
Dan

[Mr Beckerman]

MDF + router + copper tape gives you the track of your dreams which will fit into the space of your reality.

Have a deek here;

www.slotcars.tk/

It's a link that's been posted before, but it's a goody.

[.Mark]

Thanks Mr. Beckermann, but while I am happy to have a crack at the scenery, actually making the circuit with a router and stuff is way beyond me!
Some good stuff in that link though, very impressive.

[MarkBarton]

Don't know if this might help...

www.trilon.com/bapom/maps/map-goodwood.pdf

Hundreds of others on the site as well - an old bookmark from my GPL racing days

[.Mark]

Thanks Mark thats one of the better plans I have seen as it actually shows Paddock Bend. Might well come in useful.
Ideally I'd like a drawing already designed for Scalextric or something with the length of the straights etc so I can scale down.
Wonder if Lord March would let me drive around it slowly and measure

[Mr Beckerman]

.Mark said:

Thanks Mr. Beckermann, but while I am happy to have a crack at the scenery, actually making the circuit with a router and stuff is way beyond me!
Some good stuff in that link though, very impressive.

Ahh, give it a whirl, you may surprise yourself.

[.Mark]

Mr Beckerman said:

.Mark said:

Thanks Mr. Beckermann, but while I am happy to have a crack at the scenery, actually making the circuit with a router and stuff is way beyond me!
Some good stuff in that link though, very impressive.

Ahh, give it a whirl, you may surprise yourself.

Yes but surely I'll need all my fingers to build the track and operate the cars?

[Mr Beckerman]

.Mark said:

Yes but surely I'll need all my fingers to build the track and operate the cars?

Good point, well made!

I've been toying with the idea of building a track, but for me it's the building exercise rather than the racing element that I suspect I'll find more interesting. I'd sort of gone off the idea until I started reading about the routed tracks, so am back looking at it again.

Routing isn't hard at all. If you can use a jigsaw, you can use a router, they're quite fun!

Edited to add: Look at this site;

www.slotcarmanager.de/

where you can download what look sliek a track planner with the ability to add the Scalextric track database so you can use their parts.

There's also;

www.slotforum.com/forums/index.php?

Edited by Mr Beckerman on Tuesday 26th September 10:55

[dc53]

Just got back from the moddeler's, they said they do not think there is a track plan of the goodwood circuit out there so he said: use google earth to get a good shot and try to build around that.
Hope this help's.
Dan

[.Mark]

Many thanks Dan for going in.
Had already considered that as a plan and have some circuit maps too so it looks like I'll be creating a first!!

Wish me luck

[dc53]

.Mark said:

Many thanks Dan for going in.
Had already considered that as a plan and have some circuit maps too so it looks like I'll be creating a first!!

Wish me luck

Hope all goes well with it, keep us posted on how you do also!

[sgrimshaw]

.Mark said:

Not sure I'll get the full 1:32 ratio but wouldn't mind getting close and hoping to recreate the paddock area and other buildings too.

Hope you've got a big space available ....

Based on the pdf track diagram linked above, the real circuit is 3.83km long, so true 1/32 would make the Scalextric version just under 120 metres long - BIG track!

Be great fun though !

Simon

[.Mark]

sgrimshaw said:

Hope you've got a big space available ....

Based on the pdf track diagram linked above, the real circuit is 3.83km long, so true 1/32 would make the Scalextric version just under 120 metres long - BIG track!

Be great fun though !

Simon

Yup had considered that. It may not be quite exactly to scale!

[900T-R]

S**t... that would make my 30 metre version of the Nordschleife, rather haphazardly laid out in the living room of my parents' humble estate (no way in h*ll that would fit in my apartment) look rather silly in comparison...

Oh well, at least all of my petrolhead mates who saw it instantly recognised the overall shape, and grinned...

[Autonotiv]

Sorry to hyjack, but where do you get the copper strip + any prices?

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