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I've noticed alot of numbers are being bandied around here. At least provide some proof when you claim a particular ride hits a particular G-force peak. -2.1 for El Toro? My foot! There is alot more skill (and comfort in real life) involved in having sections of strong sustained forces (of...

This was uphill mind, the brake runs are all on a slight incline (you're a NoLimits guy, you probably knew anyway)

Re: Leviathan - B&M giga coaster for Canada's Wonderland Oh yes it may well be necessary, it just looks horrible!

Here is a particularly hideous example of a Vekoma switch track. One piece of track on the main circuit flips over 180 degrees and has a curved bit underneath. The unfortunate fitters then have the job of manually pushing the train backwards from the block brake before the station, until the...

Re: Leviathan - B&M giga coaster for Canada's Wonderland I like the ones where I go "Wheee!" :--D Really looking forward to this how this coaster pans out. Hopefully if other parks decide to have B&M Gigas built, they will get rid of that stupid, stupid stupid brake run! I305 doesn't have...

That makes perfect sense, thanks for clearing that up! :)

Re: Leviathan - B&M giga coaster for Canada's Wonderland That looks utterly enormous when you look at the normal-sized track instead of the bulked-up stuff...

How about a launched Premier spaghetti-bowl? :) EDIT: ... that's PORTABLE!

Re: Leviathan - B&M giga coaster for Canada's Wonderland Also, don't forget that Vekoma/Arrow looping coaster track is very big and bulky; if you were stood there in real life, it'd be massive!

Re: Leviathan - B&M giga coaster for Canada's Wonderland Your grammar was incorrect you flipping tw*t!! GOD!! CoasterCrazy, I get what you mean (by "bottom of the drop" he means the end of the actual downwards curve, just before the pull-up), and I also think it is going to force some very...

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012 For the first time in like 6 years, I'm actually getting really excited for a new ride! *maintains a whimsical disposition in the face of unspeakably silly conflict*

Re: "Unknown", B&M Invert for Parc Asterix Yeah that makes sense, I know that on Schwarzkopf trains you can manually adjust the wheel tension, 1st generation Arrow trains you can't, no idea about B&Ms though.

Hmmm I'm not sure. Part of the reason I found Magnum Force at Flamingoland to be so intense was the stretches of MCBR in between the horrendously boisterous high-speed sections; just when you thought the ride was beginning to wind down, there was even more of it! Also I think that intense...

Re: "Unknown", B&M Invert for Parc Asterix They will be adjusting wheel tension between tests (how tight the wheel assemblies grip the track), hence the difference in speed. I imagine they'd start off really slack to avoid a stall, then tighten them up from there according to some kind of...

A "pikey" is a term for a jobless, alcoholic, benefit-sponging buffoon, the kind that normally operate funfair attractions!

Do you hand-build your track by any chance?

You mean other enthusiasts? cool)

I'm fine with the rides, it's the ops that you need to be careful with. I saw this girl on some spin n' puke contraption spew her guts up EVERYWHERE, and despite distressed cries from her and her friends the op kept the ride going for another 2-3 minutes. Like has been said, some of them are...

You'll have to download and try it for yourself! :P

Re: GCI Wooden Coaster - Europa Park 2012 I know what you mean, but I think the whole area will look better once it's tidied up after construction. Hopefully. I get the impression that this will be a really short but really intense ride (or as I call them, "bitchslap coasters"), and with a...