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The Racer is a wooden, racing roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio.It was designed by John C. Allen, well-known for his contributions to roller coasters during the mid-twentieth century, and debuted at the park's grand opening in 1972.
The first Kennywood Racer was a side friction roller coaster built in 1910 by Frederick Ingersoll. It was a twin-track racing coaster designed by John Miller that cost nearly $50,000. When it was built, it was the largest racing coaster in the world. [citation needed] The original Racer had two trains which raced side by side on two separate ...
Racer 75 is a wooden racing roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia.Designed by John C. Allen, the ride opened with the park in 1975 as Rebel Yell. [1] [2] It features a similar track layout to The Racer (1972) at Kings Island and the now-defunct Thunder Road at Carowinds (1976).
The predecessor to the present day Racer roller coaster. Unlike its successor, it was a side friction coaster, meaning it had no underfriction wheels and therefore had milder turns and hills. It also had two individual tracks, rather than a single continuous track with two sides. The original Racer was demolished in 1926 and replaced by Kiddieland.
Ring Racer, stylized as Ring°racer, is a Formula One-themed roller coaster which was due to open on August 15, 2009 [1] at the Nürburgring race course as part of the Nürburgring 2009 project. It was originally planned to accelerate from 0 to 217 kilometres per hour (135 mph) in 2.5 seconds, [ 1 ] parallel to the grand prix track.
Enthusiasts seeking to re-create this roller coaster have made a three-dimensional model and are looking to perhaps have it rebuilt in Southern California. [26] The last remaining Cyclone Racer roller coaster car is located in the Pike Museum at 2500 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach CA 90806.
Hot Wheels Bone Shaker: The Ultimate Ride and highly anticipated Hot Wheels Twin Mill Racer roller coaster. Five “experiential attractions” themed around Thomas & Friends: World of Sodor.
Lightning Racer at Hersheypark is a racing, dueling roller coaster made by GCI. This all-wooden roller coaster, built in 1951, dominates the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. Coney Island Cyclone in Brooklyn, New York was built in 1927 and refurbished in 1975.