Twisting track

This is just my opinion but i think that going up the tower the track will twist any one else think so or any other ideas on the twisting track??

Wow, where have you been?

Good call. I have counted at least 8 track pieces in the parking lot with some amount of twist. It would be helpful if someone could take a picture of the parking lot from up high. Then we could have a better idea of what all the pieces are. All the close-ups are good but its hard to tell what part of the lot you are in. But I spent way too much time going through the various lot pictures trying to see what was there this past weekend.

sorry about that next time i post ill read all of them

well lets see, 8 pieces of twisting track; 1 tophat. something here doesent add up. unless this thing is twisting all the way up/down like wicked twister does, but im not seeing that at 140 miles an hour? Im also not seeing them using 8 pieces of twisting track on just a tophat. so either there are some banked curves, or some twists and turns. but after a brake run a train doesent need banked curves? so that almost seems to rule out L:TH:B. anyone agree?

Thats what I think. Either it really spirals coming up and down, or there is still more to come. I can't decide what I think yet. One day I think it has to be L-TH-B, then the next I say "Well, I don't know, maybe theres something more to this thing"

I know when the train will go up tha hill it will have to twist to get over it, like Xcellerator does twist a little so it can sit level on the top hat before it makes it decent. However i dont know if it would twist that much. Just something more to think about?

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I've got a couple of track pics from last week

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I think that the trains are going to be red becuase if you at this pic http://www.cpthrillology.com/images/928flywheels.jpg you will see red at the bottom of the wheels. So i don't know. Somebody tell me ok if you have any other new news on the ride or anything iam soo excited about this new ride the "Dragster"

Those wheels are advancing wheels for the trains, they will not be mounted on the trains! The bottom is red to match the track color.

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Regarding the eight pieces (I was there Sunday as well) - I wish i could agree with SteveHockey4 that it rules out a L-TH-B ride - but it doesnt. I suspect a few of those pieces will finish off the pull out.

I agree with an earlier post that there are enough yellow pieces left for a 350 foot structure - give or take - I also suspect the track may exceed the structure (given how much is left) - so I would bank on this ride being over 400 feet. The pullout is HUGE.

Lastly, I hope and believe given the huge head start they have over MF, that this ride will go over to the island and be more of a true coaster.

My $.02 and first post.

Tom

Eight pieces doesn't sound unreasonable for just a L-TH-B ride. Think about it, at that speed, the twist would have to be gradual. Four pieces for each twist sounds about right. How many twisted pieces make up Xcelerators top hat?? I'd hate to admit it, but it is looking like L-TH-B.

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let me ask you group a question, since we are on the subject, how much of a twist will it take to go over the TH? if we look at Xcelerators twist it's at a 90 degree twist or one fourth of a full turn going up and another coming back down, right?

So if we look at this pic...
http://www.setecx.com/pics/cp101202const/imagepages/PICT0166.html
This piece of track looks like it has a 45 degree twist on it or one eight of a full turn. a piece like this times four would leave 4 pieces of track that have a twist on it.

So my question is, will CP need all eight twisting pieces of track to make a twist up and down? If so why? If not, does anyone think other wise?
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*** This post was edited by Franklyn 10/16/2002 11:34:23 PM ***

Franklyn, assuming those twists are 45-degrees apiece, and some of those pieces twist in the other direction, it would take only 2 to make the 90-degree twist required to bring the train on top of the top-hat (or underneath it depending on direction of twist), then 2 more to make the train right-side-up going into the pull-out. That leaves 4 other pieces for some other ride element. If, however, all 8 pieces twist the same direction (looks like clockwise from the photo you posted), then all 8 will be needed. Assuming the train is launched up the right side, 2 traveling up would bring the train on top of the top-hat, then 6 traveling down would right the train going into the pull-out. Alternatively, 6 traveling up would put the train underneath the top-hat, then 2 traveling down would right the train going into the pull-out. If this is the case, I hope it's 2-up and 6-down so we get air time going over the top, then see the ground spiral toward you coming back down!
*** This post was edited by Kevin Lehman 10/17/2002 9:03:11 AM ***

You have to remember that it is not going to be a perfect twist. At the bottom of the twist the train will be going at least 80 mph (or well its rumored to be), yet at the top of the twist it will only be going 40 or 50 mph?? somewhere in that ballpark. The twist you're looking at is probably indeed near 45 (I don't think its quite that much) but the other twists have to be much less due to the speed the train will be traveling. This twist is obviously going to be the last piece before it starts to arch over the very top.

Or not.. but I think I'm probably right.

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Huh? Why would the train hit the twist at 80 mph, and even if it did, so what? Do you think the speed is going to be cut in half over the course of fifty feet of track?

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Well.. thats why I wrote things like "at least" or "somewhere in the ballpark" dude. I dont know those speeds.. I don't even know the top speed. If you do know even the slightest bit of physics, you'll notice my point is correct. But also, after seeing a picture from the 18th where there is a support sticking out of the tower, this thing could indeed be twisting a whole lot more than I originally guessed. Sorry if i upset you your royal heinous.

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