Dragster Question

I was looking at some pictures of Dragster and I just notice today that only half of Dragster has white and red trading off, and the other side doesn't. My question is, and it may be weird, why is it like that? I mean you really can't tell cause I just saw that today, and I've seen that ride a ton.

Here's a picture so you can see what I mean. http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~hulme/Graphics/coasters/dragster.jpg

It's there for effect. The striping of the track gives the allusion of speed while you're launching. You don't necessarily need it on the way down, so it's not there.

Oh, though, I don't think a lot of people really pay attion to the paint cause you go pretty fast that you don't even have time. Thanks for the anwser.

You just noticed that?

The effect is for the colors to "blur" together so you realize how fast you're going.

^ But it only works if your in the front row.

Yeah, I'm a little slow.Lol.But I don't sit in the front row so I won't really notice.

^why not? Front row is the best on Dragster. Though the wait is pretty long.

I'm scratching my head at someone just noticing this. But okay.

^No jokin!
I guess that magnificant 420ft tower is too distracting. Though I look at every aspect of that layout.:)

I like the colors on Dragster. Especially at night when they light up the giant yellow supports. It really does look absolutely impressive. There's no view in the park than I like more than looking straight up Dragster's hill from the area near Magnum at night time. Just beautiful.

I always just thought they ran out of white track! ;)

And it baffles me too that someone is just noticing this...guess he also just noticed that the front of the trains are designed to look like drag cars! :)

You should probably update your signature, Tennessee. Time travel was invented in, and ended in, 1985 after the creation of a parallel future. So why don't you make like a tree, and get outta here. Butthead. *** Edited 7/31/2007 9:51:34 PM UTC by Dvo***

^WTF? Is that from back to the future?

halltd said:
The striping of the track gives the allusion of speed while you're launching.

Oooh, I would love to hear an allusion of speed. Please, do tell!

Ohhhhhh. Good catch. I usually catch those on my own. I guess I'm slipping. :)

TTD 120mph said:
I guess that magnificant 420ft tower is too distracting. Though I look at every aspect of that layout.:)

Yeah, I mean, it's so tall.Wow.;-) Lol.

Parly one reason I don't sit in the front row, is like they said, they line is long.I mean, if your already waiting an hour for the ride, you sorta wanna get on it as fast as you can.

motion515253 said:
if your already waiting an hour for the ride

...you've waited about 55 minutes too long.

Back in 02 when Dragster's White and Red track showed up, everyone figured dueling / racing. I can't believe 5 years later this is still causing some confusion.

~Rob Willi

Dvo,

Signature updated...didn't even think about that trip date still being on there.

And as far as movies qoutes go...I have a ton of them...

"You sound like a dog with peanut butter on the roof of your mouth" Ricky Bobby to Jean Girard

haha good one.
As far as the wait goes... I wish Dragster had 5 minute waits! If there's ever a single rider call for the front seat, though, I'm jumping on it, no matter who I'm with.