paulosthejackal

It doeas all depend on the ride program, Ripsaw at Alton Towers is an decent topspin but has never set my heart racing. But a few weeks ago on my last visit it was a wet day and an empty park. The ride op treated us to a insanely long ride in which we all got soaked (twice) and we were hung upside down twice. it was awsome

I first found your site in Sept 2004. I was looking for POV's on google and there TPR was. As I was still fairly 'new' to being 'in' to coasters it was a while before I began posting on the forums.

You do indeed spend most of the time on Air on your front. Forgot to mention - I'm am glad you like spinball too. Many of my friends which I take don't like that ride and I love it. Just nice to know I'm not the only one.

Could someone help me find my teeth they dropped out in the cobra roll element For me the whole point about Nemesis is that it suprises you. It is also so intense, alot of big massive coasters are fun and 'extreme' but you rarely feel the intesity because the elements are to big and linked by big transitions. This is because the trains are carrying massive speed and they need time to turn gradually. Intamin have created some good coasters like Expedition GF etc. But If you look at KK and TTD when the train is up to that sort of speed there is not much more to do than keep it fairly straight and then slow it down. Nemesis doesn't have to be fast or high it is cleverer than that, it uses its closeness to the ground and lowish speed (60mph?)to its advantage.

Great TR Charlie looks pants, will see for myself in May. Because of the way Nemesis is designed it just gets faster and faster as it goes through the circuit. If you think about the drop that was on drachen fire at BGW that is all that is happening on the initial drop of Nemesis. After that inversion (I think it is a wing-over) you carry on downwards in a helix accelerating all the way. The lowest point of the ride is not till later still. Air is sadly not as awsome. Some of the elements are fun but it is just to damb slow and dull. Plus the restaints give me muchos asthma attacks

You need to change that question to 'What is your SEXUAL orientation' because I think that may be what you meant.

Not an ACE member... Why do all you ACE's have such a fearsome reputation, do you really eat that much? It must just be a few spoiling it for the rest huh? I think I might join the ECC when I finish uni. (And therfore have money to get to the events ).

Do you think they will have a 'Camp' ground.

Been on both, seperated by three years. Could not make a judgement on this one. Some people just say this, that and indeed anything to make it seem like they know something we don't. These people are talking rubbish

I have voted for B&M simply because as an overall package their coasters are far better than Intamin's creations. A B&M coaster really eats up the Q line (excluding Air in one train operation at Alton Towers ) and seem to offer a 'smoother', 'nicer' ride.

This is when we all stopped reading. You need to use normal sentences if you want people to read your post! Have you read the posting rules for this forum? I thought not.

Great TR martinb. Shame about the ride closures. Still not too sure about Stealth though, hopefully it will be just like Oblivion and just keep pulling me back for more! As I have previously metioned in this forum I havn't ridden Nemesis Inferno yet so I also have that to look forward to. I am thinking of going in May - does anyone know when the school's have their half-terms etc etc so i can avoid these days. Paulos martinb did you say you had a video of Colosus rattling - sure would like to see that?

There is still so much to do huh? This ride will be one of the last to open in 2006 for sure. Looking great though, massive and impressive structure, this sure will be one powerfull ride!

Wow looks like a great trip Tom. Just one comment... I dIdn't know you supported the GREATEST FOOTBALL CLUB IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE I guess with your coaster trip you missed the Juventus game on Tuesday, you are clearly one with good taste, Coasters and Arsenal, it beggers belief.

I think I am worried about two things. 1. The length - the UK does NOT need more 'short' rides (this reminds me of Oblivion which is great but too short). 2. Nothing really happens after the acceleration. Yeah I know its high but these rides really need to be extreme to work well. there is no 'extreme' element like a massive airtime hill/inversion.

I think I am worried about two things. 1. The length - the UK does NOT need more 'short' rides (this reminds me of Oblivion which is great but too short). 2. Nothing really happens after the acceleration. Yeah I know its high but these rides really need to be extreme to work well. there is no 'extreme' element like a massive airtime hill/inversion.

Sadly that vid makes me less excited about going on it... Dunno, why just looks a trifle lame next to kingda ka and ttd pov's. I will be going around May 12 so I will see. It seems to be over before it has begun. I am sure the launch is amazing but the layout however long or short just isn't very extreme. With Rita you get some nice G's and airtime. Of course I haven't ride it and In May I could come back onto this topic and say WOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH, WTF thats awsome. Also never been on nemesis inferno as my last visit to Thorpe was in 2002 so I am ripped about that.

Really, I doubt the Sanity of all the posters (including myself) With the change in gravity we would probably need a NASA scientist to tell us the REAL answers. Anyway I have just been talking to some mice and they said it is feasible to build with cheese but it would have to a mixture of Goudas Gorgonzolas and Cheddars - they didn't know what a Colby was incedentally. This would give a solid structure. As for a LIM launch, that might work, but the mice did worry because you would need a mountain of cheese....

Wow this gets better by the day huh? I lovehow we can starts to see the look of the ride developing. Bring on the summer (or whenever this opens)

The only SLC I have been on is Traumertizer at Southport. it was great, a little rougher than your B&M but great. Will be on Kumali later this year I hope too. I think they are great rides but they are certaily 'cheaper' than the B&M's. So they work better for the smaller parks. As for the giant inverted boomerang, time for a change of underwear me thinks........... Paulos the 'not everyone can afford to spend £10 million on Nemesis' Jackal.

Yeah that would be awsome, they have made too many unreliable and shoddy investments and CF are clearly back into B&M's in a big way. Duelling Flyers are a great idea and someone has to do it soon! I understand peoples view on TTD, the Intamin launch coasters are good but IMHO there is just too much to go wrong with this type of coaster (ie I am including Deja Vu). When I have been to ride Rita in England the crew seem much more stressed than on any 'normal' coaster. Don't get me wrong I'm gong to ride KK at SFGAdv soon and can't wait, but these are risky rides. A flyer like Tatsu just isn't.

Wow, yeah. I wonder how long you'll hang over the edge for? --Robb "I hope they serve cheese on that ride!" Alvey HAHAHAHAHAHA You could bribe a small army of (they would have to be fairly well trained and space savy) mice with the free cheese (possibly a medium stilton or a duch hard cheese like leardammer) into pushing the trains around the circuit. Paulos the 'maybee I'm looking to far into this' Jackal.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Thats so funny, all of this is so funny. It makes me so happy and so pleased that we can talk about this. How big do you think the cheese footers would have to be to support say a 4D compared to a floorless. Also I have been troubled by the folowing - would blue cheese be an usafe building material - is hard danish cheese better? So many questions........

Currently the tunnel on oblivion is pretty awsome, especially on one of the side seats - real 'side chopper' plus head and shoe chopper.

LOL, lets get scientific.... Perhaps when the world ends we could get all the coasters and put them on an big space craft and just see which one works best in low gravity! ...on no wait, i know nothing about science