backwards inverts - CoasterBuzz

Am I the only one who thinks travelling backwards on a coaster is overrated? I like Rebel Yell backwards ok, but honestly I prefer riding forwards. It's nice to see where you're going...especially on an invert.

I couldn't imagine the gutteral discomfort on a ride like Batman travelling backwards.

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-Mike B.
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I also like rideing forwards more, but it would be cool to somehow go on and inverted backwards.

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But the PTC trains on Racer are not that old. The original trains were completely different yes. But there are no inherent differences between Racer's PTCs and any other 3 bench PTC train beised restraints.

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tacoking said:
I also like rideing forwards more, but it would be cool to somehow go on and inverted backwards.
....maybe you can just watch one of Robb Alvey's videos on rewind?

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*** This post was edited by Chernabog 6/23/2003 4:08:03 PM ***

About the Racer trains:

I know that I've read somewhere that those trains would need some serious work to run backwards. I forget whether I read that on here or at Kennywood Blvd., but I do know that the statement was made by someone who would know such things ('kpjb,' perhaps).

chris - Racer's chain lift is in the center of the track and the skid brakes are equidistant from the chain, so I suspect the only work needed to be done for those train to run backwards is for the chain dogs to be reversed so they would engage the lift and anti-rollbacks. But that's probably not an easy [or wise] thing to do.

mOOSH

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Chernabog said:
....maybe you can just watch one of Robb Alvey's videos on rewind?

That is a good idea :)

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