Grandstands for Car Racing (Nascar/Indy) or Hydroplane Racing

I had made some 3D grandstands for a Nascar/Indy Car racing game project. I still need to build a track and finalize a set of rules.  However, I am leaning towards just using the Formula De rules.  I've got 50+ Nascar Cars, 20+ Nascar Trucks, and 20+ Indy Cars, so I'm really ready to race.  It should make for a good convention game.

Here's the real thing at Daytona:

But, here's where the "Hey, that's a cool idea!" starts:

 Here we see the grandstands with a piece of asphalt and 1/64th race cars for scale. Looks like a crowd full of people just like you see on TV? The answer to your question is 'Q-tips'.  I cut off each end, about 1.25" in length. These 'ends' become 'people', after they've been dipped in various food coloring.  Paint would work equally well.  

 Here's another shot of the grandstands.

 Here's the main grandstand with the media booths and/or luxury boxes.  I still need to paint the glass a dark blue or black, then cover with PVA glue to simulate the shiny glass.

 "Ah, that's how you do it!"  (side view with 1/64th cars for scale) The stands are made from 3/4" styrofoam, with steps cut into the foam with a hotwire and painted grey. Then the 'people' are dabbed in pva glue and 'stuck' into their seats. From 4 feet away it looks like a rowdy crowd.

 Here's a 'tall' grandstand, with right and left cutouts for fan access to the services below.

 Here's a 'tall' grandstand next to a cutout to see how they look together.

Here's a 'tall' grandstand next to one of the 'short' grandstands.

Other than making section tracks, I also need to create inner and outer 'crash' wall sections to frame in the track.

Thunder Boats!, the Game. High-speed Hydroplane racing

We played a recent game of Thunder Boats! rules using my newly painted and numbered Hydroplanes.  Both Hotwheels and Matchbox produce suitable hydroplane racers, but I prefer the new ones from Hotwheels. The board is a 5'x8' blue sheet with 4" hexes drawn across it. A circular course is set up and it's off to the races.

 The back row shows three of the styles (L-R, Hotwheels Power Speedboat, Hotwheels Hydroplane, Matchbox Hydroplanes, and another Hotwheels Hydroplane.)  I did some custom paint jobs, such as the zebra stripes, but there are plenty of different paint jobs available, you just have to look for them.  I bought many of them for $1, and some I found for much less at the flea market and thrift stores.

The water tails are simply made from foam core board.

I thought I took pictures of the actual game, but I'll have to find them now as they seem to be mis-filed.