Velocity

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Velocity

Flamingo Land
Location	Malton, Yorkshire, England, UK
Coordinates	54°12′36″N 0°48′30″W / 54.209911°N 0.808442°W / 54.209911; -0.808442
Section	Metropolis
Status	Operating since 2 July 2005
Rider height	Minimum: 140 cm Maximum: 198 cm
Replaced	Thunder Mountain, UFO, Flamingo Star

Statistics

Manufacturer

Vekoma

Product

Motorbike Coaster (Custom)

Type

Steel - Launched - Motorbike

Riders per train

16

Hourly capacity

518

Propulsion

Hydraulic launch

Height

17.4 metres

Top speed

86.9 km/h

Length

643 metres

Inversions

0

Velocity is a steel launched roller coaster located at Flamingo Land in Malton, Yorkshire, England, UK. It is the second Vekoma Motorbike Coaster installation, and the only motorbike roller coaster from any company in the United Kingdom.

History

Velocity opened on 2 July 2005.

For the 2020 season, Velocity was painted red with grey supports and the train was painted red and yellow. Previously, the ride had orange track and blue supports, and the train was blue and yellow.^[1]

Design

The ride features a long launch section into a figure-8 shaped helix, two bunny hills and the final brake section.

Trains

Single train with 8 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 16 riders per train. The train is designed to give the rider the feeling that they are riding a motorbike.