BoddaH1994 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Presumably Gravity Group is at it again! https://themeparksbydon.com/kings-islands-racer-undergoing-extensive-track-work/ Quote This month, Kings Island’s iconic wooden roller coaster, The Racer, has begun undergoing extensive track work, with approximately 1,000 feet of track on the north side being replaced. This ambitious project involves the use of engineered precut wood track from The Gravity Group, the masterminds behind recent updates on The Beast and previous enhancements to The Racer. Pic added by @IndyGuy4KI. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaestroJr Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Nice to see The Racer getting love again, hope they continue to give love to old rides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Not if we adopt the Six Flags method of taking care of woodies. This may be the last one for awhile.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion742 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 13 hours ago, BoddaH1994 said: Presumably Gravity Group is at it again! https://themeparksbydon.com/kings-islands-racer-undergoing-extensive-track-work/ Called it in my 2024 wishlist thread. Glad to finally have two completely smooth sides next year! I just hope they paint it red white and blue otherwise that is going to look really weird. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 I sure hope they fix that spot at the bottom of the drop before the turn abound on the red side. That is the only real rough spot on red side now. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr0y Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 12 hours ago, disco2000 said: Not if we adopt the Six Flags method of taking care of woodies. This may be the last one for awhile.... A future with more Titan track? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/20/2023 at 9:16 AM, IndyGuy4KI said: I sure hope they fix that spot at the bottom of the drop before the turn abound on the red side. That is the only real rough spot on red side now. I agree and emailed Gravity Group about that as well.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 That part was built by park crews with traditional track, so fixing it would be simpler. Just need to make sure a fix there gets repainted properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeorby Nanpa Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 On 11/20/2023 at 9:16 AM, IndyGuy4KI said: I sure hope they fix that spot at the bottom of the drop before the turn abound on the red side. That is the only real rough spot on red side now. Ouch! All the guys know about that "rough spot" I brace against the restraint full-blast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 I personally find the airtime on the blue side to be slightly stronger than the red after the re-tracking so while it's a minor complaint, hopefully the airtime can stay just as good after the blue side is finished. I do agree with everyone else that painting it critical to keep the color scheme in tact. I also agree that the red side has that one spot that everyone knows about and it should be addressed at some point. I'm not sure why they stopped the retrack before that bump but you can visibly see that they re tracked a few additional feet on the blue side going up that hill to the turn while on the red side, the new wood ended right at the bottom of the drop - therefore when you come up the other side you hit that jolt that leaves you thinking "what the heck!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 Speaking of The Racer… Why was the Backward Racer turned around? Find out once and for all on the latest Tower Topics. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIghostguy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 The latest issue of Amusement Today has confirmed that Gravity Group is doing the work: https://amusementtoday.com/issues/2024/202401/assets/downloads/AT-JAN-2024i.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Anyone have any updates on The Racer re-tracking project? All I ever hear about is Camp Snoopy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 ^That might be too high a bar honestly for the current PR regime. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 3 hours ago, silver2005 said: ^That might be too high a bar honestly for the current PR regime. I can ask Don to write a blog about it so they can come out with the same content 48 hours later if that helps... 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 9 minutes ago, BoddaH1994 said: I can ask Don to write a blog about it so they can come out with the same content 48 hours later if that helps... I feel at this rate with enough Don blog pre-empting of KI PR to respond that we could get KI enthusiasts/KIC members to pick The Vortex replacement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeorby Nanpa Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 On 11/20/2023 at 9:16 AM, IndyGuy4KI said: I sure hope they fix that spot at the bottom of the drop before the turn abound on the red side. That is the only real rough spot on red side now. Maybe you can read between the lines. But as a guy... this bump is particularly hurtful in the most vulnerable spot. If that little divot in the track was fixed I wouldn't have to stand up against the bar strongly as possible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I have the same comment and posted before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super7 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Racer seems to be racing much better this year than recent years. The faster lift hill on red is offset by the slower turnaround on red. The trains are staying together until the finish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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