Not to be the play-by-play guy.. but a flatbed with track has pulled up.. maybe this thing will go in front of the CP webcam today.
2003 - Wicked Twister
2004 - Wicked Twister/Top Thrill Dragster
Looks like a piece is right in front of the cam hanging from a crane right this sec.
Looks like a continuation of the drop that has gone up. That looks like it will be a decent sized drop into the S-bends.
*** Edited 8/18/2006 7:48:27 PM UTC by j2k95sunfire***
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Apparantly, that piece of "track" from the hill that you could see in the CP cam isnt track, its part of a crane, it keeps moving.
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I am not an expert by any means but the scale of the S-bends would hint at the speed through them and their degree of bank close to the ground should put a smile on the face. From my memory there are footers that would run within those S-bends that could throw some head banging moments into play.
The coaster construction process of planning/placing all of the footers in the correct locations and fitting/attaching pre-fabricated track precisely has always intrigued me. I am assuming that they weld track pieces together to get the smooth transitions?
On some coasters yes, they weld the track sections together once in place (arrow), however, I believe on intamin coasters, one end of the track has a post on it and the other end has a hole on it to receive the next piece of tracks post. Kinda like legos.
You can see what I mean by looking at this:
http://www.pointbuzz.com/Gallery.aspx?a=499 (hole at end of rail)
http://www.pointbuzz.com/Gallery.aspx?i=4406 (post at end of rail)
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