BDG Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 http://www.vekoma.com/index.php/family-coasters/single-car-launch-coaster Single Car Racing Launch Coaster Ever imagined yourself on a Race Track? Now is your chance! Experience what it is to be a Formula 1 driver. Get launched from one of the two tracks and beat your friends in this race in fantastic racing cars. GO TO YOUR STARTING POSITIONS Vekoma Rides has designed a unique dueling (S-LIM) launch coaster for you to race against your friends and family. This fantastic and brand-new coaster shows the battle between two F1 cars, racing each other on the track. After being launched to a great start, each rider will have to prove his skills through straight tracks, curves and sharp turns. The safe wider bodies and individual lap bars, you guests will enjoy our racing coaster to the max! Enjoy two tracks of 460 and 470 meters in a flashy though extremely ergonomic 4-seater racing car. With this coaster your park can host an extra 960 racers per hour. Have fun in this brand new design of track and cars! SPECIFICATIONS Track Length: 460 m / 470 mMax Speed: 60 km/hFootprint: 173.1 x 47.5Min. Height Requirement: 1.10 mNo. Trains: 4 x 2No. Passengers per Train: 4THRC: 960 pphRestraint Syst.: lap barLocking System: DoubleLaunch Drive: LSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricGarbo Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I actually really like the design; I would love to ride it. However, two LSM launches/low capacity/requires two station crews? It seems like a lot of work to get a ride with not much ROI for the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heth Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 That looks pretty nifty...hopefully they'll manage a way to make it high enough capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribar Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Looks pretty fun. Great addition to a smaller park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBJ Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Very nice design. Looks like it is a way for a park to pull off a budget version of DCA's RSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Very nice design. Looks like it is a way for a park to pull off a budget version of DCA's RSR. Well since you took my joke, I'll come up with another one Looks like Vekomas Answer to Fiorano GT Challenge at Ferrari World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 That looks pretty cool. If you want to up the capacity then switch the cars for their Booster Bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallpox Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 the slogan on that car -- "Turning your world around" -- is kind of dark if you think about it. like, isn't it kind of implying the reader is unhappy? sounds like a good tagline for an anti-depressant or a suicide support line ... for a coaster it's a little weird. ride looks fun, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I think a smarter approach would be to have a single load station but allow the cars to be dispatched to two separate tracks from there (via a track switch) similar to how Disney does on the RSR. At the end of the ride after the mock finish line they are will then be merged back into a single station track. Therefore you only need one crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Capacity, capacity, capacity Hopefully Vekoma has a good solution of this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Why is the capacity that big a deal? Fahrenheit has worse, Full Throttle has worse, Backlot Stunt Coaster has about the same, and that's just to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Looks like it would be a good addition for a small park wanting a good family ride. If they could afford it, I could see a park like Magic Springs, or Frontier City getting one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFChris Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 As far as capacity goes, I don't see any MCBR's...might be interesting to see how this is eventually executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CpBluestreakCp Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Capacity would be the only problem. Other than that, it seems like a good concept and good for a small park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I have a hunch this is the same technology we will be seeing in Shanghai Disneyland's TRON coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 If parks are installing rides like Sky Scream and S:UF I don't see why capacity would be an issue here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutterflower Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 This is just speculation but there's an unknown Vekoma launched coaster due to be built at hot go Park in China next year. I guess it could be something like this http://rcdb.com/11922.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 This was shown on RCDB, could it be Vekoma's prototype single car launch coaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJackson Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I don't think capacity is going to be that big of an issue. "High capacity" rides can also have exceedingly long wait times, and the single car launch coaster isn't going to appeal to every thrillseeker who visits. And heck, it's not like none of us have ever waited in a long line for a ride anyway, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 960pph isn't too low considering the typical capacity for a large coaster is typically 1200pph (excluding places like Disney etc) - this coaster looks like it's suited for smaller parks, anyway, which wouldn't need a people eater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckInSD Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Sorta looks like a cross between GT Challenge and a Formula PAX, so that should be fun . I would not be surprised at all to see this at some Ferrari park in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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