Zonga's restraints

Pix were just posted on Zonga's progress, and they showed the new harnesses:

http://www.norcalcoasters.com/updates/030603/IMG_5053.jpg

Do these or do they not look exactly like those on SFMM's Revolution? Can anyone confirm for me how smooth was Thriller/TTT? With these bulky restrictive harnesses, will us SFMW fans have another head bashing Revolution, or can I keep my Tylenol at home?

This plus the modification rumors of the drop being shortened and the first two loops being raised to reduce g's has me less than enthused about a once awesome coaster I had always wanted to ride. The Swartzkopf fan in me actually wishes it had stayed in Europe, in it's original form, the way Anton wanted it to be experienced.
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"The Tidal Wave, you don't ride it, you survive it" - 1977

I don't remember exactly but those OTSR kinda look like the old ones they had on it that only lasted only part of opening day at SFAW.

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Mike
Favorite Wood: Viper at SFGAM,Shivering Timbers
Favorite Steel: Magnum and Raging Bull

It's a Schwarzkopf, that coaster is as smooth as they get! Well, it used to be.

Don't recognize the restraints though. Just be glad they're not the same as on Olympia Looping, the roller coaster that makes you an inch smaller everytime you ride it..

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!
*** This post was edited by DRNK 3/6/2003 4:37:19 PM ***

Those are the new restraints, which were developed by Anton's son Wieland Schwarzkopf. They are also used on some flatrides (i.e. the Absoluter). That are the restraints which were used on the one day Texas Tornado was open in 2001. I think that they only added more padding, but left the restraint as it was.

If I remember correctly, Revolution uses completely different OSTR.

Those OTSR's look like a cross between B&M stand up restraints & the painful premiere horsecollars,.can anyone say major pain?

From what I know those are NOT the new restraints. Those look like the old one from SFAW. The new ones I saw were much skinnier and were black, not orange.

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"No honey, the monkeys have already done enough damage on this trip." - Guy coming out of front gate at SFGAd

Notice the first pic of trains are covered, and the train behind that isnt, kind of looks like theres a lap bar there, and no horse collar. The second pic of the trains, are the restraints that they used on Texas Tornado for only one day. All the other times on Texas Tornado was a lap bar, and the pull down to your shoulder (like Manhatten Express, or Viper at SFGADV) Those are NOT like Revolutions at SFMM, Revolutions are freakin thin, and are like concrete (same type as Flashback too)

Acutally to see the pic I am talking about just go to http://www.norcalcoasters.com/updates/030603/IMG_5052.jpg, I am serious that looks like a lap bar on the train behind the covered one

It looks like black OTSRs...kinda hard to tell.....

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- "I used to be in the audio/visual club, but I was kicked out because of my views on Vietnam........and I was stealing projectors" - Homer Simpson

As far as I can tell sfmmrider is correct...the red uncovered train in the rear has lap bars only. Still, that's not any indication of what types of restraints Zonga will run with.

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"Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx

Alright, so as the unofficial representative for the *glass-as-half-full* crowd, it is my sworn duty to prove the positive of positive thought IS a driving force in the universe, I will begin the chant (if you make it loud enough, they will HAVE to listen): Lapbars, lApbars, laPbars, lapBars, lapbArs, lapbaRs, lapbarS, LAPBARS...

Look at the back of the train of that uncovered one, there is NO OTSR, but just a lap bar! O GOD! What if they get the restraints like Perilous Plunge (There is a Swartzkopf coaster out there like it) it's called Magnum Force. http://www.rcdb.com/installationgallery825.htm?Picture=14

Also notice the pic with the OTSR's has a silver color (metal it seems) on the top of each side, while the pic I posted is padded with a black color. Also the pic first posted you could clearly see the orange OTSR over those things, but the pic I did you can't!

Bassistist! Bassistist! Bassistist! Opps, I mean Lapbars! Lapbars! Lapbars!

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"Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx

You called? ;)

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Mike Miller - Harbinger Of Doom - Killer Of Threads - Cheap Rates, Ask About Our Special!

Funny how things get around. I was told months ago that Zonga would feature the infamous 'shoulder clip' restraints similar to the ones found on Manhattan Express, along with a lap bar. Perhaps the person who was allowed to snap the pictures can shed some light?

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"Run Betty! The giant chicken's sticking to the pan"!

Alright, here is what I know.. I didn't snap the photos, but a good friend did. Anyways, right now they did not change the supports at SFAW for obvious reasons. The cars will receive new the OTSR's sometime very soon. I have also heard the rumor of the Lap Bar along with the OTSR. I will try to find out a little more, but the new restraints should be put in place soon.

As for the Track, it has gone vertical today as far as I know. I will try to keep you guys updated with what I find out about the restraints.
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This is not saying ANYONE is wrong, but why would they want to get the "shoulder clip" restraint, when they had those originally on Texas Tornado, and they changed the restraints because it was to rough. They also only ran it one day with the restraints those seen on the first picture. I seriously think it'll be a lap bar with MAYBE those 4 point harnesses like on Magnum Force.

Beacuse they've been modified to be more comfortable(if that's possible). In any event, I didn't say it was true, only what I heard someone mention.

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"Run Betty! The giant chicken's sticking to the pan"!

I hate to say this but, I belive the train in the back is has the OTSR and Lap Bar restrints. I belive this because they had only 2 or 3 trains with the new OTSR while leaving the other ones with the older OTSR and Lap bars. I never rode the Texas Tornado at AW (becasue they never reopened the ride), but when I was at AW they had the trains on the track 2 of them with the new OTSR and one of them with the Lap Bar and OTSR.

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Chris Knight
Who is hoping to make it to his first SRM.
Coming to WOF in 2003: A New Dippin' Dots stall :-)