News Project 2019: West Coast Racers

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If that's the case, maybe that's why - from what I gather from what others have said on here, parks have height restrictions as part of the requirements for new rides - if the manufacturer can give the park everything others can't with the desired height then it seems to be reasonable that they'd accept the modification. Though since this particular modification doesn't actually affect safety, still not sure why it's there.
 
I don’t understand how the comfort collars have anything to do with safety if they can be easily unbuckled mid-ride?
 
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b.mac said:
Premier is not one of the most sensible manufacturers out there.

Most manufacturers would just raise the height restriction. Premier decides they need to modify their trains.
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Aren't they already 54" with the Comfort Collars?
 
Joe said:
I don’t understand how the comfort collars have anything to do with safety if they can be easily unbuckled mid-ride?
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They aren't for safety. I am guessing that Premier offered them on Tempesto if BGW was hesitant on how the public would react to a ride that went upside down without OSTR's. It's only a placebo of safety.
 
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I will agree, the support structure does look quite.... unusual...
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I agree. I mean Christ, there's more space between support columns on Ninja than this thing and I can only imagine the stress on a suspended coaster compared to the "typical" coaster.

Granted, I'm no engineer but I can't help but think all this black tube-age is a bit...unnecessary?
 
Looks kind of slow in the test videos, but maybe it'll be faster when it's actually operating. Or maybe it just looks slow in these videos and when you're on it it will feel fast.
 
Crunchewy said:
Looks kind of slow in the test videos, but maybe it'll be faster when it's actually operating. Or maybe it just looks slow in these videos and when you're on it it will feel fast.
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When rides are being started up for the first time, the programmers tend to run the ride just fast enough to get around the track while they test all of their programs, then bringing it up to full speed when everything checks out. I do the same thing when starting up machinery for my job. Best way to catch things before they cause any damage if something were to go wrong.
 
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ControlsEE said:
When rides are being started up for the first time, the programmers tend to run the ride just fast enough to get around the track while they test all of their programs, then bringing it up to full speed when everything checks out. I do the same thing when starting up machinery for my job. Best way to catch things before they cause any damage if something were to go wrong.
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Maxx Force did this for quite some time before they ran full speed tests. Gave us a bit of a scare and made us think that was the final speed.
 
Well it's not just enough to guarantee, it's saying right there that it's not formally opening until 2020. Previews until January 5th.
 
Haha the park was probably like "Hmmmm, people seem to be debating whether or not West Coast Racers will be open in 2019 or 2020. Let's make it both!"
 
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