Roller Coaster riding records |
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Roller Coaster riding records |
 Feb 15 2008, 06:22 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 6-June 06 From: South Brisbane Member No.: 1,016  |
Does anyone know what the australian record for the longet length of time riding a roller coaster is and would anyone be interested in attempting it.
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Feb 15 2008, 07:25 AM
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 Just keep swimming! Group: Members Posts: 1,247 Joined: 1-April 04 From: Brisbane, Australia Member No.: 134 |
It would most likely be the "Whirl Till You Hurl" Competition that ran on the now demolished Bush Beast at Wonderland Sydney. If you look on the forums there is more information about it.
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Feb 15 2008, 08:18 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 209 Joined: 21-September 07 Member No.: 1,968 |
Grant Denyer is doing three hours today on the corkscrew, is this any where near it?
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Feb 15 2008, 09:54 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 15-February 08 Member No.: 2,178 |
QUOTE (ShadowXL @ Feb 15 2008, 08:18 AM)  Grant Denyer is doing three hours today on the corkscrew, is this any where near it? Nope! In 1992 SeaFM set the record for the Corkscrew with 110 consecutive revolutions, stopping only for the mandatory harness safety check on each pass. I was lucky enough to be participate in this event. The record only lasted 1 year however, when the volunteer Southport Air Sea Rescue (now Volunteer Marine Rescue Southport) staged a fund raiser on the 10 Sept 1993 and set a new record of 120, raising $15,000 in the process. If I remember correctly, the 120 revolutions took us around the 4 hour mark. (I say us, as I ran this event being a Snr. Rescue Skipper with ASR/VMR) I would love to know if this record has ever been broken. I have tried to find out in the past, but never had any luck. We did ask Seaworld some years later, if we could set a new record as another fund raiser, but they declined due to safety concerns. So perhaps there has not been any other records set since? It would be nice to still be the record holder, but I don't fancy my chances. 
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Feb 15 2008, 10:28 AM
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 Hey wow, this is a new one of these thingies!!! Group: Site Leader Posts: 2,327 Joined: 18-June 02 From: Gold Coast Member No.: 6 |
Pretty sure the 120 is still the record.
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Feb 15 2008, 11:08 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 15-February 08 Member No.: 2,178 |
QUOTE (joz @ Feb 15 2008, 10:28 AM) Pretty sure the 120 is still the record. Woohoo!!! 
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Feb 15 2008, 12:55 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 292 Joined: 17-October 06 From: Gold Coast Member No.: 1,321 |
I remember about ten years go a Brisbane radio station did a stunt with the last on left on the thunderbolt won. It lasted for a week and the contestants also had to sleep on the thunderbolt. The contestants only got off the ride for 15min a day to go to the toilet and shower. I think it was called ride to you hurl.
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Feb 17 2008, 09:05 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 15-February 08 Member No.: 2,178 |
I see Ch7 claiming Grant's 3 hours as a record this morning. Pffft!
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Feb 17 2008, 07:39 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 209 Joined: 21-September 07 Member No.: 1,968 |
yes, but did they ever mention it, the only thing i saw was the title down the bottom was roller-coaster record. still pretty misleading...
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Feb 20 2008, 11:55 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 1,392 Joined: 11-November 03 From: Sydney Member No.: 98 |
14 hours a day for 40 days on the Bush Beast. I think that would be the record, at least for Australia. Previous thread is here.
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Feb 20 2008, 12:26 PM
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 Thrill seeker Group: Members Posts: 858 Joined: 23-August 06 From: Cessnock Member No.: 1,145 |
Ach imagine doing a record like that on Ghost Rider at Knotts. I only rode it 6 times when I went and at the end my neck started to ache!
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Mar 20 2008, 07:15 PM
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Jet Rescue Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,187 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Member No.: 900 |
Ghost Rider scared the crap out of me!!!
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