no worries bud
have fun.
ill sort this as soon as i can and send you the tracking info,ill book it in now and drop it off tomorrow or something.
ill update this thread when i have.
EDIT: i ll try to explain a bit more in depth here as well...(just copied from my pm to micheal)
it was a mechanical issue bud.
after checking the main switch(switch is wired to be on/on to several other mechanical switch actuated parts) to start it and found no problem so i started to delve deeper...
at the rear of the game there are a few wires for making the motor run mechanically and make the sound for the car when it crashes...so i undid the cover to have a look inside(cream cover at the rear with a dial on top on the left,its nearly the length of the game)...
motor run needs to be in several states to be on before you can start the game...
one has a gauge that has to be in "s" position for it to run continuously(its temporary until it reaches "s" while holding down the start button,when it reaches s again the game stops then you have to hold the start down again...bare that in mind) that was fine,(its a switch on a drive shaft)its also mentioned on the back of the game...
one has a pinion that pushes a switch in when the car crashes...that was fine...
another has a clutch for the motor to start( basically a torc clutch assembly for the track and gear box,a bit like an electric drill) and that also has a switch attached to it...that had jammed in the off position i think its due to lack of use...
so i removed it and greased it a little and assembled it again.
there is another switch near the front of the game behind the steering wheel,but that is fine...
all these switches have to be in the on position for the motor to run...all of them!
i didnt have to mess with anything else inside it and i knew it had to be somewhere around where the motor is(the motor is in the rear under a cover at the back near all the wires at the rear,along with a few gears and drive shafts)...fairly simply to fix.once i found out what it was that stopped it from starting and ran it a few times.it was fine...
now,it works fine
have fun