[Chest2Tank]

Originally Posted by Fish_Flake

Chest2Tank:

Let me tell you, though, that if this is something that you really want you to pursue, you have to know one thing. In real-life design, the most important factor above all others is the site you have to work with. For most of what you see in this forum, the site is whatever we make it, so there are few constraints in the designs. In real-life, though, none of the advice that we can give is practical until there is land to put those ideas and principles to good use.

So my question to you would be, "Do you know where you are going to build this track?" If you have a location in mind, the first step in the process is to do some extensive surveying. Find out exactly what there is to work with: the borders of the property, the topography of the land, how much earthworks can be done considering the soil levels and water table. As long as you know the dimensions of the property, you can make some preliminary sketches on what you want the layout of the track to look like, but you must know all of the characteristics of the land before you can make any final decisions.

We have an area, and we're looking for something to come up there. I agree that the lay of the land dictates how the track will be. No point designing a cool track if the land will make it too expensive to build!