Thanks for the thoughts and comments so far...
I think some committee members will probably make some visits in the new year to other clubs just to get a feel of scale and layout.
I personally have always like the idea of elevated sections, I remember watching at a Worlds many years ago in Basildon I think and they had a proportion of the track furthest away from the rostrum on an elevated section.
I've always like the idea of a cross over - table-top in one direction with a shortish tunnel going through. I guess the only down side would be marshalling a crashed car in the tunnel...
...rake anyone?
What would you say is the optimum length for the main straight - is 50m too much?
I also agree on the view that the design should provide variety, that's a certain, especially with the space we potentially have.
Remember also that we are a small new club so we don't have visions of grandeur of running regional meetings, let alone nationals! We shall learn to walk before we run and I would expect the track and it's facilities to grow gently throughout 2010 and well into 2011 first.