G'sengte Sau

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G'sengte Sau

Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
Location	Cleebronn, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany
Coordinates	49°02′12″N 9°03′26″E / 49.036696°N 9.057353°E / 49.036696; 9.057353
Status	Operating since 1998
Rider height	100 cm minimum

Statistics

Manufacturer

Gerstlauer

Product

Bobsled Coaster 480

Builder

Maurer Rides GmbH

Designer / calculations

Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH

Type

Steel - Wild Mouse

Riders per train

4

Hourly capacity

720

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Area

105 metres × 55 metres

Height

16 metres

Length

480 metres

Inversions

0

Drop angle

65°

G-Force

3

HELP

G'sengte Sau is a steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Erlebnispark Tripsdrill in Cleebronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Opened in 1998, it was the first roller coaster to be manufactured by German manufacturer Gerstlauer. The ride's steel was manufacturerd by Maurer Rides GmbH, as Gerstlauer was still very new to manufacturing at this point. ^[1]

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Block brake Hairpin turn Hairpin turn Hairpin turn Hairpin turn Block brake Helix Helix Block brake 2 bunny hills Tunnel Block brake Helix Tunnel Helix

After a switchback wild mouse section, a more intense section follows with drops and twists.

Colour scheme

Green track and supports.

Trains

7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car.

Etymology

G'Sengte Sau is a local dialect from the Tripsdrill region and it simply means "Fast Rider/Driver".

Trivia

Using specially designed inline skates Dirk Auer (world record holder for traveling 270 km/h on inline skates) rode / skated this coaster track during its opening ceremony while carrying a liter of beer.