Building on their sponsorship of the Lego Master’s television series, Honda has commissioned a model that is close to heart of motor sport fans. David Brown says it cute but not greatly realistic.
Honda commissioned Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught to build a Lego version of the Mt Panorama racing circuit.
Its quaint but will it appeal to motoring racing purists?
The layout is simplistic without a clear Caltex Chase kink in Concord Straight and there is no escape road at the end of the straight if your brakes were to fail.
One person has asked whether to be authentic does it need some clearly intoxicated enthusiasts at the top of the mountain.
Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine came to the circuit some years ago and was asked if he had been to the top of the mountain. He said no, but he had seen the smoke signals.
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