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Last picture says it all !!!
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01-05-2006, 10:52 AM
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PM me if you want
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Cool, I love roller coasters, and that one looks cool.
Got any more specs on it, G-Force and speed.
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01-05-2006, 10:54 AM
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With a record-breaking height of 420-feet and record-breaking speed of 120 mph, Top Thrill Dragster delivers on its promise of thrilling riders this summer at Cedar Point
After passing through the turnstiles of Cedar Point, thrillseekers have no problem finding their way to Dragster, the centrally-situated yellow tower of the ride visible from all parts of the park - and for miles around. Once through the queuing line, guests pile into one of six sleek four-car, two-abreast trains and secure safety belts and lap restraints before it's clear for takeoff. The train rolls out of the station and stops in the launch area, preparing to blast off. All at once, the inevitable launch rockets passengers forward like a cannon, the parellel midway and alternating red and white of the track below a blur as the train eats up the horizontal track in a matter of seconds and accelerates like a dragster to the 120-mile per hour mark. At the end of the launch track, the 90-degree transition from horizontal to vertical begins and keeps up until riders are facing skyward, being carried forward at an appreciatable clip of speed. Rocketing towards the heavens, the coaster begins the first vertical twist of 90 degrees and takes the train swiftly towards the pinnacle. After completing the twisting action, the red track starts to level, and as the train flies over the top, a breathtaking view of Cedar Point greets riders: the once king of coasters Millennium Force over 100 feet below straight ahead and the Sandusky Bay just beyond. But before long, the rails aim right back where they came from - straight down. Top Thrill Dragster takes on the rolling plunge back down and throws thrillseekers for an earthbound spin of 270 degrees. Spiralling straight down at an ever-increasing velocity the train regains a terriffic rate of speed once again and the ground rushes up at riders. In seconds, the bottom pull-out is reached and passengers are pressed into their seats at the bottom, and as the train rushes forward, the brakes take control of the train and slow it around a final U-turn back to the start. |
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01-05-2006, 10:57 AM
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Awesome wish they had some more extreame coasters over here in Aus!
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01-05-2006, 12:39 PM
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Just slidin'
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Ohh, dear. Ill take a pass.
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01-05-2006, 08:35 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary, AB. Canada
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Not the tallest, nor fastest ride anymore (it's an old ride).. Still funny but.
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01-05-2006, 09:15 PM
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any body know the fastest and tallest coaster
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01-05-2006, 09:51 PM
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ZX-6R & Falcon pilot
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Where there's no water restrictions
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the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure Park in New Jersey is the current fastest and tallest coaster.
Like the Top Thrill Dragster, it uses a hydraulic launch mechanism that produces up to 20,800 horsepower (15,500 KW or 15.5 MW) that launches the car from 0 to 206 km/h in 3.5 seconds. The highest point of the track is 139 metres high, which, after reaching, the car decends 127m reaching 195 km/h. Theres only 2 hills in the ride, the main one (139m) and the second hill (39m) which follows it. The whole ride is 950m long and is over in 28 seconds. Cost: $US 25,000,000 ($AUS 32,867,500)    All info taken from the wikipedia page on Kingda Ka
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01-05-2006, 10:36 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Holly crap that's insane!
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02-05-2006, 01:11 AM
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you've been dubbed..
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um.... everyones dry cleaning bills would take a hammering you'd think
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02-05-2006, 01:58 AM
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OMG both of those rides look awsome! Oh the green one looks so insane!
Cheers Simon  :
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02-05-2006, 04:06 AM
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let it burn
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I wouldnt ride the little white one in the pic of the green one.
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02-05-2006, 10:15 AM
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Location: Looking for a drag strip
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02-05-2006, 10:18 AM
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Adapt or perish...
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Well... here's my view...
There is no in way you'd get me on either of these.
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02-05-2006, 11:18 AM
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IT JUST GET'S BETTER
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I love them, when I was in LA last year, I went to Six Flag magic mountain - totally awesome. Looks like I will have to go back to try out those new ones.
 
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02-05-2006, 01:22 PM
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Just Super Happy now :)
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I'd love to do a tour of the US & go to different theme parks & go on the roller coasters
 I love that type of stuff.
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02-05-2006, 01:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Pennsylvania US
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I live like an hour from there in Pennsylvania,ive rode it, the top thrill dragster is absolutely insane
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02-05-2006, 01:38 PM
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they all look insane only if we had rides like that !!
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02-05-2006, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
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haha half the time that coster will go half way up and not make it and will come down backwards! if anyones around in the US make a trip to Cedar Point. thats where that is.........check out the Millenium Force too!!
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02-05-2006, 01:55 PM
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Adapt or perish...
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Oh man, these things are getting worse.
I'm not a real rollercoaster fan, I love watching them, when you get me on one, it's an entirely different story. I have to completely psyche myself into riding it.
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02-05-2006, 01:56 PM
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Check the Kingda Ka in its glory -
[CLICKY Now i would just pay 2000 bucks just to get my on that chair. Tower of Terror + Superman + Giant Drop look like baby rides compared to this
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03-05-2006, 02:36 AM
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let it burn
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03-05-2006, 06:45 AM
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I don't understand why people want to subject themselves to these rides. I'd die of heart failure before the ride was over.
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03-05-2006, 12:13 PM
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Whilst in LA we also went to the six flags magik kingdom. After riding those coasters no coaster in Australia will worry me. Ill try and get some pics from my cd's of some of the coasters.
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Here you go!!
    
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I'de love a ride in a real dragster but on this thing I'de be looking foreward to the end bit  e
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03-05-2006, 01:29 PM
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yeah, um, no thanks.
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let it burn
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Adapt or perish...
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New Roller Coaster in Ohio
Awsome!
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