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[Lofty]

There are brackets on the first hill for trims. Knowing how Mack like to tone down their thrill coasters, and how it hauls over the first hill, it could happen.

You do realise it's not just the manufacturers that decide to 'tone down' coasters? The park also have a large say in it. The manufacturer will give their client the option of trim brakes and put them into the budget and design, then both the company and manufacturer can decide at the time of testing (and even later) if they desire to trim it or not.

 

[Coaster Hipster]

You do realise it's not just the manufacturers that decide to 'tone down' coasters? The park also have a large say in it. The manufacturer will give their client the option of trim brakes and put them into the budget and design, then both the company and manufacturer can decide at the time of testing (and even later) if they desire to trim it or not.

I know this is off-topic, but does this mean the Flash clone coming to Turkey next year could very well not have the hearbreaking trims?


EDIT: Might as well post the lastest testing pics to get myself back on-topic

Source: Parkz

 

[spicy]

Dear Thorpe Park,
For your next coaster could you call Mack and ask them to create something that remotely resembles this thing please.
Thx.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Dear Thorpe Park,
For your next coaster could you call Mack and ask them to create something that remotely resembles this thing please.
Thx.

But with a better throughput...

 

[Coaster Hipster]

Dear Thorpe Park,
For your next coaster could you call Mack and ask them to create something that remotely resembles this thing please.
Thx.

Can we have it at Parc Astérix too?

 

[MLDesigns]

@ATI - I don't know where you're looking, but there's no brackets for trims anywhere on that first hill.

Whether or not the park wants to trim it, I'm almost positive MACK will trim that somewhere. Its a matter of "will this last 10 years or 50+ years?"

 

[Gazza]

^The trims mounts are on the first hill and on the lead up to the stengel over bank thingy.
You can see a conduit running up the support and small amounts of grey paint on the track where the bolt holes for mounting are.

It just keeps getting faster and faster.

 

[Lofty]

The back car severely displeases me.

 

[CrashCoaster]

The back car severely displeases me.

Why? Is it just because it only has a single row? It will likely be an awesome ride experience though.

 

[Lofty]

Why? Is it just because it only has a single row? It will likely be an awesome ride experience though.

Yeah, it just looks wrong (bearing in mind I have actual diagnosed OCD), so it really angers me hahaha.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Trims have been installed at the start of the overbank:-

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1464615643614598

 

[spicy]

Not surprised to see trims but I am on the overbank? Fully expected them on the first hill.. Just hope they leave that hill alone now as it really speeds over that.

 

[MLDesigns]

The designer of the ride has said that the trims will be on the ride to counteract the speed it will gain over the summer. He said this is pretty much the speed it's supposed to be:

 

[Coaster Hipster]

Not that much new footage in this new video, but some good summary of what the ride will be!

 

[Lofty]

Yeah, this is normal is it not? It's what Taron does especially? Puts them on when they need to be?

 

[Hixee]

Yeah, this is normal is it not? It's what Taron does especially? Puts them on when they need to be?

Yeah, that's how trims work. Ever since the brakeman era of coasters.

The issue is that they often set the "max speed" (i.e. the speed the trim will slow the train down too) to something that means the trim comes in every time and has the effect of killing the flow.

Mind, you can just turn them off too, and then you've got a good time on your hands!

 

[CrashCoaster]

Mind, you can just turn them off too, and then you've got a good time on your hands!

Not on this you cant, the magnetic trims are fixed onto the track permanently, meaning unless they remove them, they will always be working.

 

[Hixee]

Not on this you cant, the magnetic trims are fixed onto the track permanently, meaning unless they remove them, they will always be working.

Unless they're installed on a retractable mechanism, which I'm fairly sure we've seen on coasters before (although the specific examples escape me now).

 

[CrashCoaster]

Unless they're installed on a retractable mechanism, which I'm fairly sure we've seen on coasters before (although the specific examples escape me now).

Mack haven't done that for any trims on any of there mega coasters though... there is clearly no retractable mechanism under the trims. Its generally mainly Intamin that uses those.

 

[Hixee]

Well in that case let's just hope their "summer speed limit" is high.