coasterbear30 Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 I have been on several racers and Lightning Racers is probably one of my least favorites. Yes, it has lots of interaction but what a boring coaster. Gemini is one of the better ones out there and I quite liked Racer at KI. It was really smooth and fun when I rode it a couple of years ago. I think Gwazi has a great layout but is too rough.
mightypotato Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 ^ Funny how people who have ridden the same ride have two completely different opinions. I liked the layout of Lightning Racers, but thought the layout on Gemini was boring (hand slapping notwithstanding). Not that one person is right or wrong, just interesting.
A.J. Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 Gemini, Kennywood Racer, Grand National and other twin racing coasters are cool because the opposing train is always next to you and you're always keeping your eye on it - making them more exciting. Both sides of Lightning Racer have great layouts on their own, but you can really only keep track of the other train's progress at the photo tunnel, at the very end, and to an extent the crossover section. That being said, Lightning Racer is still my favorite set of racing coasters, and both sides individually are in my top wooden coasters.
Yamez Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 Gemini! Best headchopper ever, and the drops are awesome. Honorable mention to Lightning Racer though, I love both sides.
Meteornotes Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 Have to go with The Racer at Kennywood. I could seriously ride this coaster all day. dt
Moose Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Dauling Dragons! I can see it getting rougher, but the high five and other interactions were top notch!
andybarnes84 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 I'm dissapointed to see hardly any love for Grand National (far superior to Racer in my humble opinion) but I'm guessing it's due to the low ridership by members on here so I'll post the TPR video to demonstrate just how good a racer this is: I loved Lightning Racer at Hershey (especially at night) and how the tracks twist around each other at one point, a very close second for me!
alpengeist04 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 My vote definitely goes to Lightning Racer.
stashua123 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Ive only been on 1 racer and Racer at KI is good but the need to retrack both sides after the hill split. Blue Racer is rough. Red is an airtime machine! I rode racer red once and there was so much airtime on this one hill the lap bar tightened one down! Ive seen one racer make a comeback when the other one is ahead in the course. I rate Racer 8.5/10
cal1br3tto Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 I'm judging these as overall rides, but some of the few that raced for me earn their high marks from the racing aspect. 01. Lightning Racer 02. Racer, KI 03. Gemini 04. Racer, KW 05. Colossus 06. Rebel Yell 07. Monstre 08. Rolling Thunder 09. Gwazi 10. Thunder Road 11. American Eagle Lightning Racer is the perfect racer-dueler. And as an overall coaster experience, the only way I would change it would be to ratchet up the intensity. Rolling Thunder was somehow a lot better last year in the rain. Gwazi as currently run is stupid and pathetic, but not quite as horrible or worthless as I had feared.
larrygator Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 Since I really don't differentiate between dualing and racing wooden coasters, my top three are Dauling Dragons Lightning Racer Joris en de Draak
christianscoasters Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 The only racing coasters I've been on are Colossus (SFMM), The Racer (Kings Island and Kennywood), and Gemini. Not trying to be biased here, but Gemini IS my favorite out of all of them
Voxelmatic Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 My favorite racing coaster right now is Lightning Racer, but I haven't been on many.
Randomman295 Posted March 4, 2013 Posted March 4, 2013 I've only been on three, and that's if you can count dueling coasters. Dueling Dragons is the obvious choice for me, but if it's narrowed down to racers, Gemini is my most preferred.
ernierocker Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Lightning Racer is my favorite. Also a big fan of American Eagle and Gemini was quite fun as well.
cfc Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 ^I'll go along with Lightning Racer. Dauling Dragon at Happy Valley Wuhan (well, more of a duel than a race, I guess) is excellent, too.
CpBluestreakCp Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 I haven't been on very many but my vote goes with Gemini. Also, Racer at Kennywood is pretty fun as well.
B&MIntaminGCI Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Lightning Racer is just pure fun, i've only been on like 3 racers Rolling Thunder, Lightning Racer and The Racer at Kings Island
BackseatBoss Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 American Eagle-There's just something about it. Gwazi-It never lets up
SingleRiderCam Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Gwazi because it's the only racer I have ever been on.
Aceattack52 Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 I would have to say Joris en de Draak at Efteling because its more than just a plain out-and-back, it actually has some complication to it. I really have to hand it to GCI on this one, getting them to sync up and pass a just the right places is amazing.
BeachsideThrills Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) I choose Colossus because it's the only racer I've been on... Edited May 29, 2014 by BeachsideThrills
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