Speed: No Limits

Speed: No Limits
Speed's 97 degree drop
Oakwood Theme Park
LocationOakwood Theme Park
Coordinates51°46′44″N 4°48′18″W / 51.779°N 4.805°W / 51.779; -4.805
StatusOperating
Opening date13 April 2006
Cost£3,000,000
General statistics
TypeSteel – Euro-Fighter
ManufacturerGerstlauer
DesignerWerner Stengel
Track layoutSteel
Lift/launch systemVertical chain lift
Height115 ft (35 m)
Drop110 ft (34 m)
Length1,970 ft (600 m)
Speed59 mph (95 km/h)
Inversions2
Duration1:30
Max vertical angle97°
Capacity800 riders per hour
G-force4.5
Height restriction125 cm (4 ft 1 in)
Trains4 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train.
Speed: No Limits at RCDB

Speed: No Limits is a roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, UK. It is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter and contains a 90° chain lift hill and a 97° first drop. This drop gave it a five way record tie for the steepest roller coaster drop between itself, Rage, Fahrenheit, SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, Vild-Svinet and Typhoon. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.[1][2]

Its 115 feet (35 m) lift hill and first drop tower can be seen from a distance away. It is the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in Wales.

Trains

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The ride uses four trains, each consisting of two rows, each with four across seating and can carry eight people per train. The trains use standard Euro-Fighter over-the-shoulder restraints.

Ride experience

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The ride begins with a right turn and then a 115-foot vertical 90° chain lift hill, this is followed by a 110-foot beyond vertical 97° first drop. Cars then reach a speed of 59 miles per hour at the base of this drop, pulling 4.5 G, cars then crest over an airtime hill, pulling -1.3 G. This is followed by an overbanked turn at an angle of 110° and a vertical loop, cars then rise up into a set of brakes. Cars then descend a small dip, into a heartline roll. The train then turns left with a slight incline then entering a double helix into the final brake run (which consists of magnetic brakes and fin brakes),the cars then turn right into the station.

Colour scheme

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The ride is painted orange with black-coloured supports.

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Records

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Preceded by
unknown
World's steepest roller coaster
April 13, 2006 – July 5, 2008
97°
UK's 1st Gerstlauer Eurofighter Succeeded by
Steel Hawg
111°

References

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  1. ^ "Gerstlauer busy in 2011". Park World Magazine. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Projects". Ride Entertainment Group. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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