SFGAm's Viper and new support

I was just at SFGAm yesterday for physics day and I noticed that throughout Viper there were metal support beams that were not there last year. I have never seen these before on a wooden coaster and I was wondering why they were added rather than adding or repairing the wood already on the coaster. I do not know how I can add pictures to show you what I am talking about but maybe some of you have been there already and know what I'm talking about.

While I didn't take a real close look I didn't notice any new steel beams. There always have been a couple before/under the final brake run coming into the station.

If there are others, I hadn't loooked close enough to notice them.

Hey, you should really get a good look at Iron Wolf!

I haven't seen any "new" steel beams on Viper, but their could be some.

Many newer wooden coasters with wooden structures have steel beams at places withing the structure.

Look at this picture:
Picture #1

Notice the steel? It looks like the steel supports on Viper are more of a wood color, but there are quite a few seen in this Picture #2 *** Edited 5/13/2005 1:25:31 AM UTC by GoliathKills***

Steel supports on Viper have been all over the coaster for quite some time. Since they paint it a color to match the natural wood look, it might go un-noticed.