A Deadly Tilt

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Okay, I know this is old news, but have you all heard of "Gravity Max"? Its a tilt coaster designed by Vekoma. Now, maybe its just me, but doesn't that look a little dangerous, maybe even deadly? Reply ASAP.


Thanks guys.

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No. the brakes are designed to not release even through a power failure.

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Do a search, man. This has been discussed before. Do you think they would build and operate a coaster if it was dangerous?

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- Peabody

anybody know where I can get pics of it?

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Coasterking, you can just go to yahoo and search GRAVITY MAX. They have several sites containg pics of the odd ride.

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On the seventh day, God created coasters!

www.vekoma.com has the latest pics...

And Tower Rides looks deadly too, droping cars to the ground, sounds very dangerous...

Gravity Max is safe, just don't ride the English Faire version!

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Duh, of course they would if they what to make money. They could most likly careless about safety. The brakes could most likely not hold the train if the power went out. Even if it does it can't hold the for more then 5 hours.
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- Peabody

Thanks! This is a very odd coaster. I have not heard much about it. anyone think we will see more of these being built?

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"lifes short" ride a rollercoaster!!

Well we do allready have, maybe not as extreme, tilt coasters in Europe. I'm thinking of Winjas at Phantasia Land. And i wonder if any parks will build Giovanola's Terror Tilt in a near future.
Bobbejaanland is currently thinking of purchasing a tilt coaster. But I've heard GTec has stopped their tilt coaster project, so that will have to become a Vekoma.

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!

The "danger theory" of the tilt coaster clearly works, as demonstrated on the other posts there's great debate (even amongst educated enthusiasts) about it. My view is that its only a steeper version of the Togo Ultra Twisters' element just before the reverse track...? and I dont recall any great concern over those rides!!

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Has anybody ridden it yet?

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My mind works in strange ways. Yeah with a chain driven lift hill and gravity.

No but that looks like it would be one hell of a rush!! just imagine tilting forwards with nothing there!!:-)

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Look at the last of the photos linked by DRNK. Look in the center of the track just ahead of the lead car.

The brakes are not critical to holding the train in place so long as that safety catch is there. I haven't had the opportunity to look closely at the ride "as built", but the obvious tactic is to design that safety catch to lock into place under the weight of the train, and use a mechanical linkage to the vertical continuing track to release it. That is, the catch won't release...in fact, can't release...until the track is lined up and locked into place.

At least that's how I would do it... :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Peabody said:
CPnut returns!

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He's clever. This time Cedar Point had NOTHING to do with his screen name. Who would've thought?

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RideMan said:

At least that's how I would do it...

--Dave Althoff, Jr.


Dave, who did *NOT* work on the braking system on S:RoS...;)

Heres my out take on this ride...

Rollercoasters are built to be scary and appear dangerous.

This ride even has us enthusiests saying it looks too dangerous! I think Vekoma succeded :)

Darn! if we get this worked up over this ride, then I can only wonder what the General Public thinks...

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