CP_RULES Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 There's airtime to be had on this beast! It's a GCI, so...not so much. Sucks, too, since airtime is the one thing keeping GCI rides from being REALLY good. They got the whole speed/twists/lateral forces/comfy trains thing nailed. Thats like saying there cant be a smooth Vekoma. Just because GCI rides don't generally have a lot of airtime, doesn't mean Renegade wont. It's less of a twister and more of an out and back (something GCI hasn't really done before now). I wouldn't be surprised at all if this thing had a lot of air.
Carnage Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 GCI's "airtime" tends to be more of a whiplash type. Kind of like you're getting pulled backwards. Instead of ejector type air you get on some other rides. Renegade kind of reminds me of a bit of Thunderhead, and a bit of Ozark Wildcat.
Loco Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Renegade looks better than i thought! Nice Pics CP_RULES!
Thrillrider15 Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 I'm not sure about anybody else, but those seats look pretty compact and small. Has anybody that's ridden a GCI before found the seats compact and small? Btw, I believe Renegade will be ready to open when the park opens IMO.
Coaster Joe Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 New pics posted to the interns website.... http://www.greatcoastersinterns.com/photos.php Looking forward to riding it soon
Evan1127 Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 More photos have been uploaded. As of yesterday, Renegade's trains are on the track!
coasterlover04 Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 Renegade is looking SWEET!!! I really can't wait for July. Some of those turns look insanely awesome.
thrillrideseeker Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 LMAO! The restraints have pads on them (See Picture)... I am assuming it is for your legs. I hate wooden roller coasters, but this one actually looks fun! I love the first drop!! ~Matthew *Might Just Have To Ride This Ride* Stout See? Funny Padded things...
Coaster Joe Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 Those "pads" are actually the seat bottoms in the up position. They flip up to allow access to the inner workings of the chassis. It would look pretty goofy having an entire lap pad...but I see where you were coming from. I'll be there Thursday through Saturday...looking forward to riding it many times.
thrillrideseeker Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 Those "pads" are actually the seat bottoms in the up position. They flip up to allow access to the inner workings of the chassis. It would look pretty goofy having an entire lap pad...but I see where you were coming from. I'll be there Thursday through Saturday...looking forward to riding it many times. LMAO!! Thanks for clearing that up. I thought it looked unusual, and now I know why. Thanks!! ~Matthew *Atleast I was not the only one seeing the pads* Stout
Théo the little french Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 New pics posted to the interns website....http://www.greatcoastersinterns.com/photos.php Looking forward to riding it soon Thanks a lot for this link! There are some great photos!
SharkTums Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 Hey Joe...any chance to keep the front grill off for a bit longer? Say, till like right before opening day? BTW, Happy Birthday!
exmouse Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 Hey Joe...any chance to keep the front grill off for a bit longer? Say, till like right before opening day? Isn't the grill a good place to mount the camera? Or is that not what you were getting at. What is the purpose of the large centre hubs sticking out of the wheels. Do they normally have those?
SharkTums Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 We've found the best place to mount on the GCI Trains is right on the wooden front of the car. You can see it in the picture. The lower mount helps add to the sensation of speed.
Evan1127 Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 This is true. Renegade made its first successful run today just before 5:00 (local time) and has since made 15 runs. Chris called to tell me that he had just ridden it, as well, and it's going to be an amazing ride.
Thrillrider15 Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 It is testing. You can see a video of it testing here: You can't see much though.
robbalvey Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 Wow, that has to be one of the worst coaster videos I've ever seen! Right up there with that original Tatsu testing video in the dark where you couldn't actually see the ride testing. I just don't understand these kids who would rather put out a total crap video just to say they had the "first" video. Whatever happened to quality standards? /end rant.
Théo the little french Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 I just don't understand these kids who would rather put out a total crap video just to say they had the "first" video. It's symbolic for them! It's like me: I was very proud to be the first who bought the book HP5 in my village, it's very stupid but it was symbolic for me
Vffreak07 Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 Rob, you gotta understand that we didn't find out about it testing until about 6:00PM, so one of our fellow enthusiasts took the effort to go out to Valleyfair while it is not open, and take the time and courtesy to share the video of it testing. Now we at least have proof. It has had its first riders! I wonder who they were!
Evan1127 Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 Now we at least have proof. It has had its first riders! I wonder who they were! Haha, I guess everything in my post above went unnoticed...
Evan1127 Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 No, unfortunately, I stayed behind in PA to continue work on the Troy trains. I'll be heading out there later this summer, though.
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