SFOG Pretzel Loop Pic

Lord Gonchar

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:30 AM
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We had so much discussion in the "B&M parts at SFOG" thread about what the pretzel loop would actually look like that I figured this would be of interest:

http://nique.net/issues/spring2002/2002-01-25/2027.jpg

Looks like Mamoosh knew what he was talking about all along.

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chris

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:36 AM
Thanks for the link.  It's interesting that the article suggests an early opening date.
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Mamoosh

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:36 AM
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With all due respect to Jeff, sometimes people who know *do* tell.
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bigboy

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:15 PM
Interesting how much it looks like a raven turn on X.
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Hatham

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:20 PM
I tried to make a floorless version of Superman: Ultimate Flight by making the track upside- down
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ravenguy98

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:20 PM
Should be fun.  Like doing a front flip on a trampoline or something. 
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Brendan w

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:40 PM
Looks awsome and if I could fly I think more than once I would do soemthing like that.

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haux

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:48 PM
Sweet.  That looks like a cool inversion and I think that's from a Georgia Tech paper!
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Lord Gonchar

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:32 PM
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I guess I should have just linked to the article, huh? Was just thinking of the picture when I posted that. The article is:

http://nique.net/issues/spring2002/2002-01-25/18.html

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rollergator

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:54 PM
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Mamoosh, the "trick" is knowing the difference between what can and cannot be divulged.  Ruining a relationship with a good inside source is the last thing any of us would want to do...

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joey isch

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:39 PM
Exactly Rollergator
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Mamoosh

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:45 PM
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Rollergator - I completely agree and I'm generally VERY careful with what I say *and* I always include the disclaimer that nothing is 100% until it comes from the park.  If I'm asked not to say anything I won't.  If I'm guessing or speculating I'll say so.
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joey isch

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:47 PM
That element looks soooooooo disorienting. wow!
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astrosgp

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 5:33 PM
The pretzel element has already been constructed...you can barely see it through the trees as you drive by the park.  It's possible Bob Armstrong will provide more pictures in the next couple days.
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Mamoosh

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 7:19 PM
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Cool...on the news group RRC I predicted the pretzel loop would be finished by the end of this week!  Folks, this sucker could very well open with the park in March.
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Nate

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:56 PM
Take two raven turns and smush them together. B&M Creativity!
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CoasterSaurus

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:15 AM
looks awsome

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Rob Ascough

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:36 AM

Lord Gonchar said:

Looks like Mamoosh knew what he was talking about all along.
 

At the beginning of the new coaster season, you learn who to trust and who not to trust...  I've learned!

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Mamoosh

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:50 PM
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Rob A - so you only trust me at the beginning of the season?  LOL!
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Rob Ascough

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 3:19 PM
I'm surprised I was so dopey after lunch... should have worded that differently!

What I meant to say (in a rather incoherent way) was that, by the time the start of the new coaster season comes around and all of the new coasters have been announced, you see who was telling the truth and who was just talking to hear themselves talk.  Mamoosh called it when he said that a B&M flyer would indeed wind up in the states for 2002, and that it would be at a park "a few hundred miles north of IOA"... meanwhile, others were daydreaming about what they *wanted* to see at SFOG, hoping their dreams would come true.

Mamoosh... ahh, you know what I'm talking about!  Now I'll trust you throughout the entire season :)

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