tarheel1231 Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 I know how RMC takes old wooden coasters that are past their primes and turns them into amazing hybrid coasters, but do you think they would rehab a wooden coaster and keep it a wooden coaster by using topper track? Here's an unlikely scenario: Cedar Point wants to rehab Mean Streak, but they only have 2 wooden coasters and would like to keep them both. Do you think RMC could rehab Mean Streak using topper track so that it's technically still a wooden coaster? Just something that popped into my head.
rcjp Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 ^I think so. Why not? The shape of the two tracks is the same the difference being that on the topper track the only steel part is the rails themselves while the rest is wood. Topper track also appears to have the same capabilities (for inversions and such) so I assume they could also do it. Maybe the reason it hasn't happened yet is because going from a woodie to a hybrid is a bigger difference for the public while going fro wood to wood (no matter how different the layout might be) doesn't sound as "impressive".
TheDark8 Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) As bad as Mean Streak needs it, anything would be much appreciated. I really hope they just demo it and add a GCI woodie. Edited August 1, 2014 by TheDark8
rcjp Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 ^If they were to demolish it I would rather have an intamin prefab (or a new RMC)
Woodie Warrior Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 I'm 100% positive they could. You know why? Because they've already done it before
GigaG Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 I'm 100% positive they could. You know why? Because they've already done it before I think what he means is rehab NTAG-style (all new layout) but with Topper Track, not retracking parts (or maybe even a whole) and keeping the shape.
tarheel1231 Posted August 1, 2014 Author Posted August 1, 2014 NTAG, IRAT, and MSC use I-Box tack, and metal ties.
GigaG Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 ^I know. The OP wants to know whether RMC would do the same thing but with topper track.
JonnyRCT3 Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 ^he is the op Outlaw Run, Goliath & Wildfire all prove that topper track can be just as effective as the i-box. I don't see the issue here.
Loco Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 It wasn't the whole track, but didn't RMC add some Topper Track to Tremors at Silverwood?
GayCoasterGuy Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 Didn't they already do this? Georgia Cyclone and SFNE Cyclone have a little topper track.
larrygator Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 Yes, they can! It didn't take long to check the RMC website! Thread locked!
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