James Bond 007 Road Race Slot Car

ha, I WISH! Those are stock photos, not mine 
I bought 2 sets hoping to get 1 lap around the track but I'm not sure where the fault is. I don't have it in a permanent setup so I can't solder the connections, and I have checked wiring underneath, but the main culprit seems to be the metal track is pushed down and not able to make contact with the cars. So I would love to pull all the track and replace the metal, but I can't think of a good replacement and I can't seem to find a replacement part for just the metal.
I have seen the slotcar metal tape, but I would like to restore it close to stock if I can.
What do you suggest?
Thanks!

Redeemed and made much better by the look of it!  Is the display table a readily available item?

  The lengths we go and things we do to learn for our fandom...I love it!!!

Hopefully I can explain this in a way that makes sense ...
Finding the metal isn't that challenging: Hobby shops/hardware stores usually have a selection of light weight tin/steel for fabricating small parts, etc.
I cut some narrow strips maybe 1" long (the approximate length needed to reach the "crimp" in the rail. (If you look at the underside of the track, you'll see the rail in held in place in a number of spots by the factory exposing the metal and making a small twist to secure it in the plastic.
If you dremel away a bit of the plastic around the crimp, you'll expose enough to solder the added section to the existing rail.
Working quickly this can be done without melting the roadway.
It's tedious work but it was the only solution I could come-up with which effectively kept everything original (though I did make other modifications which weren't in keeping with the set as manufactured).
Note I'd only go to this extreme with the panels since, as you mentioned, it's really not practical to buy another in hopes all the pins are present, etc. If nothing else, over time different shades of green were used and you're going to wind-up with a mismatch.
If there's a problem with the raised turn, I'd just buy another one; those are pretty easy to find on eBay.
Once you're sure of continuity, you could run a little cyanoacrylate ("super glue") at the bottom of the guide where the pin exits the panel to ensure it remains in place.