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^It was on my Facebook as I follow Wonder World who posted this photo, so I thought I might as well post it on here.
**** you. If I don't buffer mid drop and see pixalated, it's false advertising.You know the old adage, "Don't judge a coaster by it's GIF."
GIFs are the lowest form of video format out there (which is why they're great for messaging because of their small file size). You are not going to extract any real meaning or sense of speed from that tweet. In other words, take it for what it is, a teaser.
A friend of mine that went to Twisted Timbers media day asked Alan Schilke how the second lap of Steel Vengeance is designed to be, and Schilke said it was designed to “throw around the rider and make it unmarathonable” making the second half have brutal airtime “up to -2 Gs.” All I’m gonna say is if that’s true then the concerns of the second half pacing shouldn’t exist.
Yep, I had a friend who talked to him at Media day and said he said the exact same thing to him too.:emoji_zipper_mouth:. me. up.
There was also a great anecdote from Alan Schilke at the Twisted Timbers Media Day on the design of Steel Vengeance, shared on PointBuzz:
It’s doing an uphill barrel role, and then maintaining that elevation for the turnaround. I expect that part to be a bit of a breather before the quick diving stall speeds you back up.Looks slow. Legitimately.