| Speed: No Limits | |
|---|---|
 Speed's 97 degree drop | |
| Oakwood Theme Park | |
| Location | Oakwood Theme Park |
| Coordinates | 51°46′44″N 4°48′18″W / 51.779°N 4.805°W / 51.779; -4.805 |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 13 April 2006 |
| Cost | £3,000,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Euro-Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Track layout | Steel |
| Lift/launch system | Vertical chain lift |
| Height | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Drop | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Length | 1,970 ft (600 m) |
| Speed | 59 mph (95 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 1:30 |
| Max vertical angle | 97° |
| Capacity | 800 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 125 cm (4 ft 1 in) |
| Trains | 4 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. |
| Speed: No Limits at RCDB | |
Speed: No Limits is a roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, UK. It is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter and contains a 90° chain lift hill and a 97° first drop. This drop gave it a five way record tie for the steepest roller coaster drop between itself, Rage, Fahrenheit, SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, Vild-Svinet and Typhoon. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.
Its 115 feet (35 m) lift hill and first drop tower can be seen from a distance away. It is the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in Wales.
Trains
The ride uses four trains, each consisting of two rows, each with four across seating and can carry eight people per train. The trains use standard Euro-Fighter over-the-shoulder restraints.
Ride experience
The ride begins with a right turn and then a 115-foot vertical 90° chain lift hill, this is followed by a 110-foot beyond vertical 97° first drop. Cars then reach a speed of 59 miles per hour at the base of this drop, pulling 4.5 G, cars then crest over an airtime hill, pulling -1.3 G. This is followed by an overbanked turn at an angle of 110° and a vertical loop, cars then rise up into a set of brakes. Cars then descend a small dip, into a heartline roll. The train then turns left with a slight incline then entering a double helix into the final brake run (which consists of magnetic brakes and fin brakes),the cars then turn right into the station.
Colour scheme
The ride is painted orange with black-coloured supports.
Photo gallery
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One of Speed's cars
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The first inversion, a near-circular vertical loop
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The first drop
Records
| Preceded byunknown | World's steepest roller coaster April 13, 2006 – July 5, 2008 97° |
UK's 1st Gerstlauer Eurofighter | Succeeded bySteel Hawg 111° |
References
- "Gerstlauer busy in 2011". Park World Magazine. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- "Projects". Ride Entertainment Group. Retrieved 22 November 2013.