Colonel_SoB_fan Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 How much longer will Thunder Alley be at Kings Island? I noticed that the cars no longer have decals on them, and from what i seen never really a popular ride. I would be shocked to see them racing next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 They'll probably stay until a.) it costs more to run them than they are making in profits or b.) they need the space for something else. They are definitely less popular than Cedar Point's karts - probably because they have a very boring track layout and go much slower than the fast ones at CP. Kings Dominion has a similar layout and appeared to be equally unpopular. But unless they have a reason to take it out, it's unlikely that they will. Though I wouldn't be surprised to see them take it out for a newer and therefore more popular up-charge attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZukoGirl Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I can't tell you enough how annoying it is when some wise guy purposely slams into you just for fun. That's happened to me at least twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I also noticed that the sign quite proudly proclaims "KING'S ISLAND". Sigh... sometimes correct grammar and punctuation can be paramount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabelogan99 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I can't tell you enough how annoying it is when some wise guy purposely slams into you just for fun. That's happened to me at least twice. Man, did I ever see a big wreck last Saturday. First the guy/girl, can't remember which one, got spun and then immediately got slammed into. No ejections resulted though. I love how there's a four strikes and you're out policy, I say two strikes and you're out...or...call me crazy...three. A lot of times I'll sit there on the bench near SkyFlyer and "call" the race. I'm a fan of racing, what can I say. I've never done anything as crazy as after the race interviews or anything like that...yet. If someone ever slammed into me on purpose, they would either find themselves spun out at some point, or find themselves smashed or slammed into the back of at the end like they do in the pros. I'd probably exchange some not so nice words with them afterwards, but try not to get physical or anything. I've never been on Thunder Alley myself. I've always thought it would be neat but I'm not sure if those little cars are much accomodating to a person of my size. Guess it wouldn't hurt to try sometime, I love the thrill of the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I can't tell you enough how annoying it is when some wise guy purposely slams into you just for fun. That's happened to me at least twice. Man, did I ever see a big wreck last Saturday. First the guy/girl, can't remember which one, got spun and then immediately got slammed into. No ejections resulted though. I love how there's a four strikes and you're out policy, I say two strikes and you're out...or...call me crazy...three. A lot of times I'll sit there on the bench near SkyFlyer and "call" the race. I'm a fan of racing, what can I say. I've never done anything as crazy as after the race interviews or anything like that...yet. If someone ever slammed into me on purpose, they would either find themselves spun out at some point, or find themselves smashed or slammed into the back of at the end like they do in the pros. I'd probably exchange some not so nice words with them afterwards, but try not to get physical or anything. I've never been on Thunder Alley myself. I've always thought it would be neat but I'm not sure if those little cars are much accomodating to a person of my size. Guess it wouldn't hurt to try sometime, I love the thrill of the race. Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWz-iU64hJM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast79 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 One day back when it used to be Days of Thunder I was sitting in the middle and we had a car get slammed up against the railing and caused the front end to jump up and got caught on top. It took two of us to set it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I can't tell you enough how annoying it is when some wise guy purposely slams into you just for fun. That's happened to me at least twice. Man, did I ever see a big wreck last Saturday. First the guy/girl, can't remember which one, got spun and then immediately got slammed into. No ejections resulted though. I love how there's a four strikes and you're out policy, I say two strikes and you're out...or...call me crazy...three. A lot of times I'll sit there on the bench near SkyFlyer and "call" the race. I'm a fan of racing, what can I say. I've never done anything as crazy as after the race interviews or anything like that...yet. If someone ever slammed into me on purpose, they would either find themselves spun out at some point, or find themselves smashed or slammed into the back of at the end like they do in the pros. I'd probably exchange some not so nice words with them afterwards, but try not to get physical or anything. I've never been on Thunder Alley myself. I've always thought it would be neat but I'm not sure if those little cars are much accomodating to a person of my size. Guess it wouldn't hurt to try sometime, I love the thrill of the race. Just do what the Nascar guys do. Throw your helmet at them or flip them the birdy. Lol. I have had troubles racing on Thunder Alley. I try to be the first car out so i dont get hit. The track reminds me of Bristol Motor Speedway. Stay close to the wall to win. Go high and get passed. I know that the way most race on the track, im surprised that i havent heard of any bad injurys. The 2 Magic Mountain Fun Centers in Columbus, Ohio has signs posted that wreckless driving can result in being kicked off the track and or a misdemeanor. In 2000 i was hit by a adult guy while i was stopped on the track at one of the Fun Centers for a wreck on the track. And i got whiplash. He nailed the back of my kart since he didnt feel the need to stop for the wreck. He thought it was funny. The guy was kicked off the track for life since he was at fault and he had to pay for my med. bill for the ER. He was lucky that my whiplash got better with in a few days. I been riding on go karts since i was 16 and that was the only hard hit i took. Kings Island's track depending on the ops will stop the cars and start yelling at the drivers at fault. I have seen them run the karts at Kings Island in the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBEW_Sparky Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Sorry, but from the standpoint of someone who has driven real race karts... and for "recreational karting" I go to Fastimes Indoor karting in Indy (40+mph karts on a 9 turn track) I find the Thunder Alley karts about as interesting as KI's Dodge-ems. The layout would be fun with something that was actually fast enough to get to hang the tail out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast79 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I always liked the karts at SFKK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 We use to have a indoor kart place in Columbus, Ohio called Speeds. The fastest they went was 47 mph. Had to wear helmets on them though for safety. It had over 10 turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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