England's Goodwood Festival of Speed is set to get enthusiasts' pulses pounding tomorrow, and Mazda has a treat for fans of the fast and furious -- especially those who developed their passion earlier than a driving license would allow. The "zoom-zoom" automaker has set up a life-size approximation of a slot car track, populated by some of the iconic MX-5 Miata sports cars throughout the last two decades. The parking-lot-sized track, in a classic figure-eight pattern, will feature current iterations, the California Special from 1992, a 10th-anniversary model, the original 1990 MX-5 and a first-generation 787B in its Le Mans-style orange-and-green livery.
Unfortunately, the cars are neither controlled remotely (shame!), nor will visitors be able to drive the vehicles -- though they can sit in them, for what it's worth.
The concept has us thinking: How else could we incorporate childhood car-stunt favorites into spectacles worthy of an adult car enthusiast's attention? Our vote would be for the Ferrari World theme park in Abu Dhabi -- an area that's all about pushing limits, both in terms of infrastructure and financial outlay -- to put together a real-life Hot Wheels Super Jump Raceway. Tell me you wouldn't make the trip to see something like that.