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www.vekoma.com then product showcase, then recent innovations, finally click on LSM (No direct link available).
Viola! A computer rendering of a F1 'car'. Very cool. The other pics are of Superman The Ride at SFH. There was an image of the F1 in action, not there anymore. Not to worry, just click on the movie camera icon to view an animation.
One word; WOW! Definitely for speed freaks like me. Triple-digit mph readings come to mind, 100mph. Can we hope for 200mph+??
Note the Vekoma Logo on the overbridge and completely new track design. Looks like this track design will allow the car tyres to actually run on the road. Perhaps have a real V12 Engine propel the car? Wishful thinking as too much maintenance required plus this why else would the F1 be in the LSM section of the site?? You can be sure that LSMs will be dotted along the WHOLE track.
A note on 200mph+ speeds; while this is possible, would require lots of maintenance plus the electricity bill would be huge! The only way I can think of overcoming the problems of friction is to run the cars on maglev track - magnetically levitated, therefore no friction.
Instead of a single track, have 'racing' tracks, pun intended. Also, no OTSRs!! Put up those hands fellow buzzers!
Be sure to check out the Cliffhanger animation in 'Upcoming Innovations.' Looks like fun. Also the Product Reference List is very interesting as it lists ALL the coasters by Vekoma. (Rock 'n' Rollercoaster is not on the list, what gives??) There is no info on the 'Giant Boomerang' yet. Damn.
A final and very important point to me is that coasters are designed with the general public in mind. Therefore there are no extreme coasters available. I was thinking that with LSM coasters like the F1, why not turbocharge the LSMs into overdrive for enthusiasts like us? If the norm is 100mph, turbo to 150mph and from 3Gs to 5Gs. 攀爀栀愀瀀猀 椀渀 䔀刀吀 猀攀猀猀椀漀渀猀㼀 倀氀攀愀猀攀 氀攀琀 琀栀椀猀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀℀ 㰀戀爀㸀 㰀戀爀㸀圀栀愀琀 搀漀 礀漀甀 琀栀椀渀欀㼀℀㼀 㰀戀爀㸀 㰀戀爀㸀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ 㰀戀爀㸀䠀漀洀攀 倀愀爀欀 ⴀ 圀漀渀搀攀爀氀愀渀搀 匀礀搀渀攀礀Ⰰ 䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀⸀
