Speed: No Limits
Speed: No Limits | |
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![]() Speed's 97 degree drop | |
Oakwood Theme Park | |
Location | Oakwood Theme Park |
Coordinates | 51°46′44″N 4°48′18″W / 51.779°N 4.805°WCoordinates: 51°46′44″N 4°48′18″W / 51.779°N 4.805°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 13 April 2006 |
Cost | £3,000,000 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Euro-Fighter |
Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
Designer | Werner Stengel |
Track layout | Steel |
Lift/launch system | Vertical chain lift |
Height | 115 ft (35 m) |
Drop | 110 ft (34 m) |
Length | 1,970 ft (600 m) |
Speed | 59 mph (95 km/h) |
Inversions | 2 |
Duration | 1:30 |
Max vertical angle | 97° |
Capacity | 800 riders per hour |
G-force | 4.5 |
Height restriction | 125 cm (4 ft 1 in) |
Trains | 4 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. |
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Speed: No Limits is a roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, UK. It is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter and contains a 90° chain lift hill and a 97° first drop. This drop gave it a three way record for the steepest roller coaster drop between itself, Vild-Svinet and Typhoon. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.[1][2]
Its 115 feet (35 m) lift hill and first drop tower can be seen from a distance away. It is the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in Wales.
Trains[]
The ride uses four trains, each consisting of two rows, each with four across seating and can carry eight people per train. The trains use standard Euro-Fighter over-the-shoulder restraints.
Ride Experience[]
The ride begins with a right turn and then a 115-foot vertical 90° chain lift hill, this is followed by a 110-foot beyond vertical 97° first drop. Cars then reach a speed of 59 miles per hour at the base of this drop, pulling 4.5 G, cars then crest over an airtime hill, pulling -1.3 G. This is followed by an overbanked turn at an angle of 110° and a vertical loop, cars then rise up into a set of brakes. Cars then descend a small dip, into a heartline roll. The train then turns left with a slight incline then entering a double helix into the final brake run (which consists of magnetic brakes and fin brakes),the cars then turn right into the station.
Colour Scheme[]
The ride is painted orange with turquoise-coloured supports.
Photo Gallery[]
One of Speed's cars
The first inversion, a near-circular vertical loop
The first drop
Records[]
References[]
- ^ "Gerstlauer busy in 2011". Park World Magazine. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Projects". Ride Entertainment Group. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
External links[]
- Operating roller coasters
- Roller coasters introduced in 2006
- Steel roller coasters
- Euro-Fighter roller coasters
- Roller coasters manufactured by Gerstlauer
- Roller coasters in the United Kingdom