I've noticed that more and more new B&M's no longer have the pre-drop. I thought that it was so that the chain didn't have as much tension as it crest the top of the lift. I'm just wondering as to why not do this anymore I thought it looked cool. But the real reason I ask this is to try to explain to my little brother (I'm just now getting him into coasters (he's 11) ), we live in Charlotte and out two B&M's Top Gun (I mean After Burn) and VORTEX have pre-drops and I told him thats how he can tell a B&M coaster out (besides the box middle rail) but when I showed him Led Zeppelin and Behemoth, he told "Those aren't B&M's". Show I showed he the stats on RCDB, he gets it now. But its a question I would like to be able to answer for him (and myself now).
Thanks in Advance