idea for Intamin track
Anyone else noticed that Intamin could run a sit down coaster and an inverted coaster on the same track? Just imagine it: ride sitting down if you are smaller, and if you are bigger, and its hard to fit into the sitdown cars, ride the invert. It would be a good idea.
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This would also be very limiting on track layout. The g-forces would be very different on the oppisite sides of the track. The design would have to be so constrained by this that both sides would probably be very dull.
How about running the trains at different times. One ride could be inverted, the next sit down, there's crazier ideas out there.
Rather than keeping both sides on a parallel lateral angle, each side could be angled accordingly & separate when needed. As for the supports, make the track vertically rectangular to allow more room for joins. Yeah, if it was just a drop into a loop, the SD side would experience more Gs than the Inverted side.
Old topic started by me; http://www.coasterbuzz.com/forums/thread.asp?ForumID=11&TopicID=2799
Seizmic; http://www.coasterbuzz.com/news/news.asp?NewsID=831 Check out the photos.
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Home Park - Wonderland Sydney, Australia, featuring;
1) The Demon - 1988 Vekoma Boomerang
2) The Bush Beast - 1985 KEC Woodie (Clone of PKD's Grizzly)
3) Beastie - 1985 KEC Junior Woodie
4) More steel coasters please!!! Preferably a B&M Masterpiece!
Old topic started by me; http://www.coasterbuzz.com/forums/thread.asp?ForumID=11&TopicID=2799
Seizmic; http://www.coasterbuzz.com/news/news.asp?NewsID=831 Check out the photos.
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Home Park - Wonderland Sydney, Australia, featuring;
1) The Demon - 1988 Vekoma Boomerang
2) The Bush Beast - 1985 KEC Woodie (Clone of PKD's Grizzly)
3) Beastie - 1985 KEC Junior Woodie
4) More steel coasters please!!! Preferably a B&M Masterpiece!
I don't see any reason why they couldn't do it. (One should note that "typical" Intamin track has largely been two-rail track to this point, with more three-rail in recent years, and four-rail track on The Force and the Impulses.) The only real issue is that I suspect they'd use more supports than the typical four-rail track, where supports are as much as an entire train length apart.
Setpoint has a similar design with similar track using side-by-side trains:
http://www.coasterbuzz.com/features/iaapa2000/gallery/img.asp?img=ia00setmodel1.jpg
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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
Setpoint has a similar design with similar track using side-by-side trains:
http://www.coasterbuzz.com/features/iaapa2000/gallery/img.asp?img=ia00setmodel1.jpg
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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
Just have a look at the support for the model and you'll be convinced. For the on-top/below-track design, just extend this support out on both sides.
*** This post was edited by CoasterGod on 3/19/2001. ***
*** This post was edited by CoasterGod on 3/19/2001. ***
Yeah. I did mean the trains at different times. It is just an idea thou.
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tom
Webmaster@ http://www.islandguide.8m.com
all about PKI,
the Beasts` Den!!!!!!!!
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tom
Webmaster@ http://www.islandguide.8m.com
all about PKI,
the Beasts` Den!!!!!!!!
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