Magnum Mania 9/6
I got to the front gate around 2:15, and around 2:30 or so they handed out our wrist bands and MF ride coupons. Met up with Hooper and after the national anthem was played we entered the park and made a B line towards Magnum.
RG Rob was already on platform as he entered through the Magnum gate which I was told will be open tommarow night. For the entire day the ride was running great. We only had to walk around twice and after that it was reride after reride after reride.
They opened the ride with three trains. On my 9th ride I was sitting with Hooper, I think we were sitting in 22 of the black train. When we came over the third hill I noticed that the trims were on. I didn't think it was a big deal, we went through the trims and it was loud, the trims were on full pressure. We are going through the first part of the turnaround and I was like !@#$%^ we are going to rollback. I could not beleive how slow the train was, it was the slowest return run I have ever had on Magnum. It had a crazy time of 67 seconds!
Shortly after that they took the black train off and only ran the devil train and the blue train. They closed the ride three times, once to transfer black off, and twice to change bad road wheels on the devil train.
For the day I clocked in 81 laps and I am only 17 laps away from the magic number of 2000.
All in all it was a great day filled with great times and I want to thank CP for putting on such a wonderful event.
I also want to thank Hooper for some great, great laughs, so he will be riding 2000 with me in spirit tommarow. I should hit 2000 around 4:30 tommarow.
I can't beleive I get three more days like this.
thanks CP!
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daniel j. haverlock
Magnum: 718/1983
"I hate it when they don't race Mean Streak"
*** This post was edited by Dan on 9/6/2001. ***
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This second hill is my favorite part of the ride. It is so Cool!
Gemini 100
Its Dan K's fault
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2001 Counts: Magnum-341
Force- I stopped counting.
Gemini- At least 100
*** This post was edited by Joe E. on 9/6/2001. ***
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daniel j. haverlock
Magnum: 718/1983
"I hate it when they don't race Mean Streak"
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This second hill is my favorite part of the ride. It is so Cool!
Gemini 100
Its Dan K's fault
I got there at about 2:45. I saw Joe E and someother person (never did figure out who he was.) When the gates opened we went to Blue Streak since Raptor wasn't open. Got 3 laps there. Raptor opened so we went over there. 3 laps! Next we went to Mantis. 2 laps which was enough cause I had a headache. Power tower was next. 1 on each side. Finally, we went to Magnum. When we got to there the trims were open. Best 15 rides on Magnum! Then I left and went to VertiGo. 13 launches! 2 of them with Rob. Both times we did Cosmic Flip where he had the huge harness and they hardly put the pins in. He really was hanging out of his seat! I'm looking foward to tonights MANIA!
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-2000 MF LAPS: 117
-2001 MF LAPS: 147
-VertiGo shots: 13
-Gemini 100: 100
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Scott W. Short, Rail Junkie
mailto:scott@midwestcoastercentral.com
http://www.midwestcoastercentr
"You may exit to your right. But you won't ... because you are addicted and can not get off. But you must get off ... and go home. This train will not take you home"
By the end of the night, Magnum was giving incredibly fast rides. The trim brake was either off or barely catching.
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Bob M.
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-2000 MF LAPS: 117
-2001 MF LAPS: 147
-VertiGo shots: 13
-Gemini 100: 100
Leaving for CP right now.. see you all there...
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"Sorry but Millennium Force is currently DFD."
MF total - 393 laps
VertiGo Launches - 51
June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
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Force Laps: 264
VertiGo Shots: 31
6/11/01: Gemini 100
*** This post was edited by VertiGo535 on 9/8/2001. ***
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