“I had a bunch of toy cars displayed here and there, and (there was) a bit more day by day,” she says.

The toy cars have become part of her display collection – but on the floor, she says with a laugh.

She says she has not missed the Singapore race for about five years.

Design details The $10,000 racing simulator: An ‘investment’ in speed The newest – and largest – “toy” in Neo’s room is a fully customised racing simulator worth about $10,000 that she bought in August.

She adds: “The car is in that bashed-up condition (because) Kyzo got his hands on it when he was a toddler and, you know, boys and toy cars.”