This is no problem! Its planned that way!
There is another record breaking drop ride in japan, the "blue fall" its over 100 meters high, and some of the tracks, have this hidden brake, that slows the train after a few meters. Its just designed to give you an extra shock.
Anyway, have you heard/seen the latest innovation from Intamin. The Stand-up car is installed on a tower in the U.K. while going up, the whole thing tilts forward, leaving you no chance to NOT look down. Fro´m what i heard, its VERY creepy.
One side of the tower features the usual sit-down car, and another, yet secret innovation will come soon.
Phantasialand in germany has a great indoor Bungee drop by Intamin. It features six cars for eight people (just like the ones in Australia)that sit on rails on the inside of a huge concrete tower (from the outside its themed as a huge castle, 70 meters high). After you are secured in your seat, the lights go out and you are shot upwards in the pitchblack. After leaving the copper section the cars speed up and race like mad to the top of the tower, where some spiky neon lights make you say your final prayers. Shortly befor you crash into the ceiling the mayhem stops and you dangle in a black shaft, 70 meters over the ground. Its so dark that you can just slightly see the opposite cars that hang on the walls as well. After a few seconds you will be thrown back to the earth and then you will bounce up and down before you do it once again, this time even faster. This is an incredible ride, and its still the only one of its kind in the world. Its abbsolutely amazing. The whole ride is synchronized to music, which is overlaid by the echoing screams of 64 people with the hissing noises of the aircompressors. WILD!
