Gazza
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Diving under the escalator.
The twist doesn't happen till right at the top, so you get a bit of airtime before being flipped over.
The first two inversions come in the form of a 'Norwegian Loop...A twist and dive into a half loop, followed by another half loop and twist. Overall it resembles a pretzel.
Here is a view of the start of the system whilst a launch is underway. The return pulley is spring loaded, smoothing out the whole process.
10 happy riders (And 2 terrified ones at the front!) accelerating away.
At the far end of the launch track is a machinery room containing a winch and hydraulic motor. Hydraulic fluid is pressurised then allowed to rush into the hydraulic motor at launch time. This rapidly winds the winch in, hauling the train down the launch.
You can see a red 'sled' is attached to a loop of cable (with a pulley behind it)
The sled runs down the middle of the track, with the underside of the train hooking onto it.
The location of the launch affords bystanders a good view, and offers a rare glimpse of the whole launch mechanism. On other Accelerator coasters the launch is often elevated, or set back from adjacent walkways, making viewing difficult.
Some of the theming in the queue.
The race car themed trains seat 12 riders.
Looking down from the queue to the load station.
The track famously wraps around the entrance escalator to the park.
The entrance.
It features a hydraulic catapult launch system which accelerates riders from 0 to 85km/h in 2.2 seconds.
Speed Monster is an Intamin Accelerator coaster with 3 inversions.
Kids can drive around on this miniature network of streets.
Circle K Traffic School is new for 2022.
Sams Motorcycle Garage is a simple spinning ride, with a spinning canopy overhead.
Bump bump bump.
Approaching the attraction down the main street of "Route 66".
