You guys are to kind, thanks for the comments. I just hope it runs ok. The thing is a tank weighing in at 300grams, just hope that tiny Hawk motor has enough torque to pull it around the track.
The driver figure is from Scale Equipment Ltd -
http://www.seltd.net I think the figure was called Ralph. I modified it, cut off all his limbs & reglued to get the figure in. Yes you are right, the possibilities are endless with what you can build. The motor position was just an experiment to see how it handles with the motor behind the axle.
Dave, Im actually going to give this genre a rest & build a few rounds rounders with numbers. I haven't built a race car in a long time & Ive got the itch to build something different.