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Ring-Racer at the Nurburgring will it ever open??
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Ian
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After how much money and time has been thrown at this project I'll be very surprised if it doesn't open. It's still listed on the ring°werk section of the Nürburgring website as coming soon, and RCDB are still listing it as opening in 2012. Last I heard something had gone wrong on it resulting in a large bang and part(s) falling off and being scattered around the area, if I remember rightly (That's all the detail I can remember) 
Tim
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Knoebel's Flying Turns is another ride that's been under construction for ages although I'm fairly sure the turns will open, it's just that Knoebel's are in no rush to get the ride just how they want it. However it is amusing that two other coasters have opened at the park since the Flying Turns started construction.
I suspect they will eventually open Ring Racer but I have heard they've contacted another company as S&S aren't getting anywhere trying to fix it.
As bad as that sounds the ride is not at a theme park and so doesn't need a big capacity. I think a fair few travelling rides only have a 400pph capacity.
That seems to be there way of saying we don't know Just like the Flying Turns it's been updated with the current years date for at least 4 years now.
I suspect they will eventually open Ring Racer but I have heard they've contacted another company as S&S aren't getting anywhere trying to fix it.
Jonathan said:
As bad as that sounds the ride is not at a theme park and so doesn't need a big capacity. I think a fair few travelling rides only have a 400pph capacity.
Ian said:
That seems to be there way of saying we don't know
Just like the Flying Turns it's been updated with the current years date for at least 4 years now.
Rowe
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Ring Racer is a bit ridiculous, isn't it? I can see the appeal for whichever group of people decided to have it constructed though whether the motorsport enthusiasts would want to ride it is a completely different matter. The setbacks don't create the safe environment image (It broke windows last time!) and so there's a lot of doubt as to why they're even attempting this.
I do hope Ring Racer opens without any more setbacks at some point because no doubt we'd want to take a look but at the moment its fate just looks very unlikely for success
I do hope Ring Racer opens without any more setbacks at some point because no doubt we'd want to take a look but at the moment its fate just looks very unlikely for success
Ian
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I don't understand why they chose S&S either. there must have been some reason for it. I think Intamin are one of the only companies who have created a decent alternative to LIM/LSM launch systems. The hydraulic launch is actually a great system. Probably not the most reliable system in the world, and does have its flaws but it works well! An energy efficient and forceful system, capable of producing high speed and forces. I've never understood why anyone would choose an air launch coaster when this already out on the market. The only thing I can think of is if they owners wanted a more gradual acceleration. I don't know wether the hydraulic system can offer that. Most of them seem to give a very short, sharp burst of speed. However, looking at the RCDB page it looks like the acceleration would be one of the selling points of this ride.
It's a mind boggler!
It's a mind boggler!
Alastair
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Ian said:I don't understand why they chose S&S either. there must have been some reason for it. I think Intamin are one of the only companies who have created a decent alternative to LIM/LSM launch systems. The hydraulic launch is actually a great system. Probably not the most reliable system in the world, and does have its flaws but it works well! An energy efficient and forceful system, capable of producing high speed and forces. I've never understood why anyone would choose an air launch coaster when this already out on the market. The only thing I can think of is if they owners wanted a more gradual acceleration. I don't know wether the hydraulic system can offer that. Most of them seem to give a very short, sharp burst of speed. However, looking at the RCDB page it looks like the acceleration would be one of the selling points of this ride.
It's a mind boggler!
Not sure about the more gradual acceleration - if you look at off ride videos of Dodonpa (which also uses the S&S compressed air launch) it looks just as fast as hydraulic - if not more to me. It seems that if they could get it working more reliably then it would be the fastest accelerating launch system of all.
Ian
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Sorry, what I meant was maybe there's some way S&S can adapt it. While all the ones we've seen work have been quite forceful it is possible S&S have some way to control the force of the acceleration which is not possible on the Intamin hydraulic system. This would give the owners a reason for opting for air
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I might just have to bolt this onto my trip in September...