TheStig

Who the fuck flies out to ride a drop tower?!?!?

And any person who knows anything about new rides would know that making an effort to go to opening day of a new attraction is an idiotic thing to do. The whole "must be first" syndrome is pretty annoying. God forbid the ride is open when you are able to actually go, I'm sure it will never be the same as it was opening day

I'm sure with a ride of this nature that they have some sort of failsafe. It probably trims the speed of the vehicle as it's going through the launch section to prevent this, and I have to assume that they will dial in a "never exceed" speed for that backwards launch. I know that some Premier rides weigh their trains prior to launch, and I'd imagine that this would have it too. But you never know, it could happen.

^Very highly doubt that. Probably a simple onboard battery (or capacitor) and is charged by a buss bar in the station. Many rides with onboard electronics are powered this way, if not all.

That's what she said.

I really don't see this thing opening in a week if absolutely zero testing has been done. I could be wrong, but still a week for cycling is not much time at all.

Kentucky. Serious business.

"If your life had a face I would punch it"

This ride looks... ...interesting.

^I think 4 cars is my limit, I need to get rid of one but it's sort of hard to right now. The Miata is cheap as hell to drive, Norm is my baby, the 190E has been in my family and was willed to me, and now this one. Not really sure what the plan is with it right now, but my mom might drive it for a bit and see how she likes it. Her E320 needs a few small things done, so this will replace it while I service it. Short back story: It was my uncles, a 1991 300E that he bought new. Currently has 81 clicks on the clock, but he bought a new Infinity and this decided to blow a head gasket about a month ago. He had it fixed, and basically gave it to me. You can find them in this shape for $2500 to $5000 depending on miles, condition, and service history. If you want a car to DD that's cheap, but also really fun when it needs to be, find yourself a Miata. I bought mine because it was going to be cheap transport, but this car is pretty awesome. Puts a smile on my face when it needs to, and it's incredibly inexpensive. You can find turbo'd ones for cheap, and 250hp in a 2100 pound car is more that enough. The W124 chassis Mercedes is rock solid, though it will have it's issues as even the newest ones are 17 years old. My mom has a 1994 E320 station wagon that I more or less made her get, and she loves it. But if you want a car to learn on, specifically a Mercedes, I would say go with a w124. Here are a few more pictures...

This happened yesterday. Also I bought this. I have a bad habit...

So did she get a letter too?

Done! For both! That was a very sweet pot! Thank you very much Jason!

I'll sweeten the pot a little bit here... The first person to donate $50 to these two guys will get one (1) one day two park ticket to Universal Orlando Resort: www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/joshuafelmer/Valleyfair www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/craigjensen/CaliforniasGreatAmerica There are two tickets available, one for donating to Josh and one for donating to Craig. Once you have donated send me a PM to verify.

Are you going to Renee's Pussy Station?

As a car person I have to say this looks VERY worth it. Whoever picked these cars out definitely did a good job, there isn't a single "bad" car in the bunch. I'm definitely interested in doing this one day, driving a 458 on a track for that price is an incredibly good deal. And no they do not let you "Fittipaldi" over the finish line

Pretty sure that's elevation, not the actual height of the ride. We all know Alton Towers is well known for building incredibly high coasters (Oblivion, Air, etc.)...oh wait.

I counted exactly 5 duckies.

I just ordered Polyurethane bushings for the Miata. Should tighten everything up nicely.

I'd hit it.

Merry Christmas!!! Here is what I got (and gave) for christmas: GOT: I got a second copy of Forza Motorsport 4 (which is good because I wasted the Top Gear tracks on my friends XBOX!) A 1TB external Hard Drive An XBOX 360 wireless adapter Some kickass Bose noise cancelling headphones Lots of underwear and socks A Shark Pillow from the TPR Christmas Party 750ml bottle of Grey Goose Vodka! GAVE: Speakers, head unit, and keyless entry system for my moms E320 (which I installed all day today) Speakers for my woman's Acura Head Unit for my dads Eurovan I only give away car related presents!

^We rented a Carrera S in Vegas. The transmission was already f'd when we got it with 3,000 miles on it. It had a bad habit of not shifting out of third gear, shifting from 7th to 6th when pedal travel was unchanged, and if you wanted to overtake someone on the highway it would drop down to SECOND gear at 70mph and hold it there!!!! That's why nobody should buy a Porsche with an automatic. The DSG is terrible! Joe, why don't you clear the headlights and put in LED bulbs that flash from white to amber? I helped Elissa's brother install those on his mustang (and failed) but honestly I HATE the LED strips on cars. Maybe the A5 I can deal with, but otherwise they scream "I'm a cock". Here is what I'm talking about:

False. Many coasters have proxy's in the middle of the ride to allow proper dispatching of vehicles. What this allows is for trains to be dispatched at a quicker interval. Instead of waiting for the block ahead of it to be cleared it can allow dispatching of a train when the train ahead of it is far enough in front that it will clear the block before the dispatched train clears the lift. Of course, the train will stop should the train ahead encounter some delay. This just allows dispatch intervals to be higher. Make sense? Also Proxy's are used for more than just blocks. They can be used for vehicle speed, "bogey counters", anti-rollback sensors, and a million other uses. I would hazard a guess to say that the break-beam sensors are no longer used and Proxy's are the go-to for all new coasters.

Oh this is definitely one of them!!! PTC's just shuffle around everywhere on rides like this, which results in the track getting destroyed. Why they haven't changed the design of their trains since they have basically been around confuses me. I have a feeling we will only be seeing Timberliners on smaller coasters for the time being. I would even say that until we see them on Voyage (which may never happen) or at least test successfully on a larger coaster, that we won't see them on anything huge. It almost seems like the Timberliners are too "fragile" for larger coasters...

^This is why I own a Miata.