Firewhip

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Firewhip

Beto Carrero World Location Penha, Santa Catarina, Brazil Coordinates 26.800109°S 48.618388°W / -26.800109; -48.618388 Section Aventura Radical Status Operating since 28 December 2008 Rider height 130 cm minimum
Suzuka Circuit Name Blackout Location Suzuka, Mie, Japan Coordinates 34.845055°N 136.539769°E / 34.845055; 136.539769 Operated 1995 to 2007 Replaced by GP Racers
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	SLC (689m Standard)
Type	Steel - Inverted
Hourly capacity	1,040
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	33.3 metres
Top speed	80 km/h
Length	689 metres
Inversions	5
Duration	1:36
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	Vekoma (Replaced 2019)
Riders per train	20

Firewhip is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Beto Carrero World in Penha, Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is a Suspended Looping Coaster built by Vekoma. The ride originally opened at Suzuka Circuit in 1995 as Blackout (Japanese: ブラックアウト).

History

During the 2019 season, the trains were replaced with Vekoma's new style suspended seating arrangement.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Roll over Outward banked airtime hill Sidewinder Double in-line twist

Colour scheme

Yellow track. The supports are red with a yellow flame pattern. The ride used to feature red track and black supports at Suzuka Circuit.

Trains

2 trains with 10 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 20 riders per train.

External links

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  Firewhip on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
• Firewhip on the parks website
• Blackout on the parks website (Japanese)