Gordon Bombay Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I think a renovated Racer with new trains, fresh re-tracking, new paint job, cleaned up station, etc. would be awesome. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceePirate Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Racer is one of the two rollercoasters (Invertigo is the other) that I refuse to ride at the park. Retracking and maybe replacing the trains would go a long way to making me want to ride it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, IceePirate said: Racer is one of the two rollercoasters (Invertigo is the other) that I refuse to ride at the park. Retracking and maybe replacing the trains would go a long way to making me want to ride it again. They did a lot of work on the blue side and last season it ran better than it had in years in my opinion. One day I rode both sides to get a good comparrison and you could really feel the difference. I think the red side got work done as well this paat offseason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, IceePirate said: Racer is one of the two rollercoasters (Invertigo is the other) that I refuse to ride at the park. Retracking and maybe replacing the trains would go a long way to making me want to ride it again. So, the last few years, a couple of parks have touted their "re-tracking" of Vekoma and Arrow coasters, but what exactly does that mean if anything at all? I'm very familiar with how wooden coasters have been re-tracked, but not exactly sure how say a coaster like "Blue Hawk" at SFOG can really be "re-tracked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 ^ It depends on the specific instance, I think? In the case of The Great Nor'Easter at Morey's Piers, new track was made to replace the old track for almost the entire course. The new track was made to tighter tolerances/was more carefully made so that the ride would be smoother. I *think* new trains might have been involved, too? I could be wrong since the details escape me at the moment, but Blue Hawk might have had specific sections of track replaced in the same way. I know it used to run Arrow trains to replace the original Vekoma trains, but I'm not sure if the Arrow trains were replaced with the change to Blue Hawk. It's basically the same idea as retracking a wooden coaster, but more intensive since entire track segment(s) are being replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Gordon Bombay said: So, the last few years, a couple of parks have touted their "re-tracking" of Vekoma and Arrow coasters, but what exactly does that mean if anything at all? I'm very familiar with how wooden coasters have been re-tracked, but not exactly sure how say a coaster like "Blue Hawk" at SFOG can really be "re-tracked? 12 minutes ago, TombRaiderFTW said: ^ It depends on the specific instance, I think? In the case of The Great Nor'Easter at Morey's Piers, new track was made to replace the old track for almost the entire course. The new track was made to tighter tolerances/was more carefully made so that the ride would be smoother. I *think* new trains might have been involved, too? I could be wrong since the details escape me at the moment, but Blue Hawk might have had specific sections of track replaced in the same way. I know it used to run Arrow trains to replace the original Vekoma trains, but I'm not sure if the Arrow trains were replaced with the change to Blue Hawk. It's basically the same idea as retracking a wooden coaster, but more intensive since entire track segment(s) are being replaced. I think he was referring to Racer being retracked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUN&ONLY! Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 hours ago, Gordon Bombay said: I think a renovated Racer with new trains, fresh re-tracking, new paint job, cleaned up station, etc. would be awesome. Make this their 50th anniversary investment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIguy2004 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 20 hours ago, IceePirate said: Racer is one of the two rollercoasters (Invertigo is the other) that I refuse to ride at the park. Retracking and maybe replacing the trains would go a long way to making me want to ride it again. Invertigo is very smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I might get a lot of hate for this but, RMC racer. The only ride I’d be fine with getting RMCd and the only wooden ride that I think makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I think The Racer is fine the way it. I have never had a problem with the roughness of the ride. Not ever coaster needs to be Uber smooth. A general clean up and paint job would do the entire park wonders. Hopefully with the loss of 2020 season or most of one we can start to see improvements like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceePirate Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 6 hours ago, KIguy2004 said: Invertigo is very smooth Way too much headbanging for me, it hurts my ears so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIguy2004 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 3 hours ago, IceePirate said: Way too much headbanging for me, it hurts my ears so much. Vortex gave me headbanging. But I still enjoyed the coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zader Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 8:14 PM, KIguy2004 said: Vortex gave me headbanging. But I still enjoyed the coaster. I'm tall enough that the restraints on Vortex hit me in the neck, but the coaster was still enjoyable. Invertigo I rode once for the credit. The restraints are incredibly uncomfortable for me and the cobra roll really beat me up. Definitely my least favorite coaster in the park 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper48 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 5/10/2020 at 11:54 AM, SonofBaconator said: Do you think we'd see these type of trains on Mystic Timbers in the future to update the ride as it ages? Also do you think we'll ever see KI opt for these type of trains for their other wooden coasters like Racer and The Beast? credit: https://KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/34012-iaapa-2018/ They should put this type of train on The Beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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