FUN&ONLY! Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Judging by Kings Island’s latest Instagram post explaining that the track removal on The Racer is complete, I don’t think the split hill is getting re-tracked, but the rest of the track from the base of the first drop to the entrance of the turnarounds looks like it is getting re-tracked. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJettBdBhIu/?igshid=1jmcs41h06t13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 A new KIBlog update: https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2021/january/new-track-construction-begins-on-the-racer Quote Crews are currently putting steel channels in the valleys and will be installing new intermediate (bolster) bents at these locations. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 If you look on the right side slightly below the center line, you can see one of Blue Racer's cars 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceWayneWins Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Can KI replace the trains on The Racer with new ones without losing any historical status of the coaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 ^I'd be for bringing back PTC's with buzz bars. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 5 hours ago, BruceWayneWins said: Can KI replace the trains on The Racer with new ones without losing any historical status of the coaster? I'm no historian but I'd imagine it wouldn't. What trains are you thinking of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinserman11 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I wouldn't mind new PTC's with buzzbars, no headrests, & only a divider that goes up to the top of your hip, that tall divider is the most uncomfortable issue with the current trains imo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondbackFan Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 From today's virtual No Coaster Con. https://twitter.com/aceonlineorg/status/1360640059003830275 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster sally Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 a ride similar to twisted collossus would be great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 2 hours ago, coaster sally said: a ride similar to twisted collossus would be great. Please no. The ride is a coaster icon and I would hate to see it converted 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 2 hours ago, SonofBaconator said: Please no. The ride is a coaster icon and I would hate to see it converted Not that I disagree, but rollercoasters as a historical landmark can be quite taboo outside of the community that enjoys them. Not even the GP know or understand what an ACE landmark is. They see a plaque and think, Oh this must be important. Now ACE landmarks are not voted upon politically, they are the enthusiasts deeming an attraction a landmark or not. Much like structures around the world, there has to come a time when their use cannot be of service anymore by a number of reasons. Take a look at Vegas which has seen a HUGE change in it's skyline in the past 50 years. Truly iconic resorts have been blown up to make way for something new. Is it disappointing to see the past go in such a tragic way? Of course. I would hate to see Racer leave in any form. But I have to be open to the idea that sometimes things do change and when they do it is mostly for the better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxedoman52 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Wow. Surprised to see Gravity Group on the project after GCI did such a good job. I would speculate it came down to cost.Hopefully the banked turned towards the final bunny hills is reprofiled. It was always a little funky.Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I'm also guessing they likely also chose GG for the fact they're significantly closer than the GCI team (pandemic stuffs and all). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 GG probably just did the engineering study on this, as the park has stated the work is being done in-house. GCI uses their own crews. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 GG probably just did the engineering study on this, as the park has stated the work is being done in-house. GCI uses their own crews.GG is working on it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlaheyscar Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 15 hours ago, Oldschool75 said: GG is working on it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Technically, GG and an in house crew are working on The Racer. They are working on different sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 11/17/2020 at 6:24 PM, DonHelbig said: 500 feet of track on both sides. Turn 3415 feet of one side backwards again..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 New update: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Its hard to tell from that zoomed out picture, but it almost looks like they have reprofiled that hill and lowered it significantly (three or four feet) on the outbound (downhill side). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr0y Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 51 minutes ago, CoastersRZ said: Its hard to tell from that zoomed out picture, but it almost looks like they have reprofiled that hill and lowered it significantly (three or four feet) on the outbound (downhill side). I wouldn’t mind if The Racer got reprofiled in places were ride experience would be improved, if anything it should be done. The jackhammering experience on my back while riding The Racer is one of the main reasons I avoid riding it, which is saying a lot considering 3 of my top 5 coasters are woodies. (Beast, Voyage, and Mystic.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakePlissken Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Tr0y said: I wouldn’t mind if The Racer got reprofiled in places were ride experience would be improved, if anything it should be done. The jackhammering experience on my back while riding The Racer is one of the main reasons I avoid riding it, which is saying a lot considering 3 of my top 5 coasters are woodies. (Beast, Voyage, and Mystic.) I will marathon the crap out of Mystic Timbers, The Beast, Voyage and Hades 360 but I only ride The Racer a couple times a year. I do not like it and it is rough in all the wrong ways. I really can not explain it very well. I even ride Beast back row over and over. I will give red and blue side another try as I always do every year to see if it is better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondyRidesOn Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 5:21 PM, IndyGuy4KI said: New update: The reprofiling Gravity Group did should hopefully bring more airtime to The Racer. Can't wait to ride it this season! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakePlissken Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 21 minutes ago, BlondyRidesOn said: The reprofiling Gravity Group did should hopefully bring more airtime to The Racer. Can't wait to ride it this season! Racer does not have any airtime. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSalsa Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 2 hours ago, SnakePlissken said: Racer does not have any airtime. TBH I have found Racer's airtime- and its smoothness- can vary quite a lot. Sometimes my butt won't leave the seat at all, other times the airtime is stronger and there is more of it than Mystic Timbers has. And sometimes it beats the tar out of me, other times it felt glass smooth. On my rides from 2009-2018, riding Racer was a gamble- probably the least consistent coaster I have ever been on so far. One day in 2018 I rode it 5 times because a friend who was with us kept wanting re-rides and each time was different, one ride was absolutely horrible and then it would turn around and be good on another (luckily the good rides outdid the bad 3-2). The Blue Racer track work it got in 2019 made that side clearly superior, though I was not able to visit Kings Island in 2020 to ride Red Racer when it had the same work done. I am hopeful this retracking will make the ride smoother more often, as well as give more airtime more often, because Racer at its best is great while at its worst, it can sometimes make me think it is even worse than Invertigo in terms of being the park's worst adult coaster. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyCoasters Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Hi everyone, first-time poster here, and apologies if this was answered somewhere else, but I happened to notice that The Racer has been removed from the Roller Coasters section on Kings Island's website - is this temporary until the re-tracking is complete? It should be open in 2021, correct? Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 44 minutes ago, CincyCoasters said: Hi everyone, first-time poster here, and apologies if this was answered somewhere else, but I happened to notice that The Racer has been removed from the Roller Coasters section on Kings Island's website - is this temporary until the re-tracking is complete? It should be open in 2021, correct? Thanks! Looks like it is still there, but just not added to the rides page of the new site. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/rides-experiences/the-racer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyCoasters Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 1 minute ago, IndyGuy4KI said: Looks like it is still there, but just not added to the rides page of the new site. https://www.visitkingsisland.com/rides-experiences/the-racer Awesome thank you! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Meyer Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Just curious, are they still working on re-track work on The Racer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 13 hours ago, Shawn Meyer said: Just curious, are they still working on re-track work on The Racer? Keep an eye out for a podcast about this in a few weeks! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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