ring racer
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| Manufacturer | S&S-Sansei Technologies | ||||||||||||
| Product | Air Launched Coaster | ||||||||||||
| Builder | RCS GmbH | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Alan Schilke | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 400 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Compressed air launch | ||||||||||||
| Height | 37.5 metres | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 160 km/h | ||||||||||||
| Length | 1,212 metres | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2:18 | ||||||||||||
ring°racer is a steel launched roller coaster currently standing but not operating at Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Developed by S&S Worldwide and planned to reach a maximum speed of 217 km/h, ring°racer was expected to be the world's fastest roller coaster on opening in 2009. However, technical problems delayed opening and prevented it reaching its design speed. ring°racer opened to the public briefly in 2013, by which time Formula Rossa had opened and could reach a maximum speed of 240 km/h.
History
Plans to construct a coaster at the were announced in 2007 with the coaster expected to be completed by spring 2009.[1]
ring°racer was constructed as part of a new leisure complex at the Nürburgring circuit called ring°werk. In July 2009, Michael Schumacher rode the coaster during the German Grand Prix weekend. Although it was designed to reach a maximum speed of 217 km/h in 2.5 seconds, Ring Racer ran at a reduced speed due to problems with the brakes. It was expected to open on 15 August 2009.[2]
In June 2013, it was announced that ring°racer would open on 7 July during a Formula One event with a launch speed of aproximately 170 km/h.[3]
ring°racer opened to the public on 31 October 2013 and operated until 3 November. The maximum speed was quoted at 160 km/h.[4] It hasn't operated since.[5]
Incident
On 3 September 2009, a series of explosions in the compressed air launch system caused injuries to seven people and shattered windows.[citation needed]
Design
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Trains
2 trains with 2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 8 riders per train.
References
- ↑ "Erster Spatenstich am Nürburgring: Eine Erlebnisregion entsteht". www.parkscout.de (in Deutsch). 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ↑ Jonathan, Noble (2008-07-13). "Paddock Life: Nurburgring edition". Autosport. Archived from the original on 2009-07-16.
- ↑ MacDonald, Brady (2013-06-25). "RingRacer: Top speed record now out of reach for oft-delayed German coaster". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25.
- ↑ "ring°racer". Nürbugring. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ↑ "Ring Racer Nürburgring - Der leise Zerfall". PARKWELT.INFO Dein Freizeit- & Infomagazin (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2024-10-06.
External links
- Ring racer on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
