Cheetah Hunt- Intamin for Busch Gardens Tampa

[RCF]

That's definitely track. It's obviously not a straight piece but a pullout from a drop maybe?

 

[andrus]

That's the old intamin boxtrack and not the new one used on Intimidator 305 and Formula Rossa. Not that it's a bad thing though, the old track is sexier imho!

 

[Dave]

Also is much stronger I think.

 

[jokerman]

Don't the different types of track have different amounts of supports? If so, they might have gone wih this so that they can have those awesome themed supports.

Either that, or this was designed before the new track was brought out. That's probably more likely.

 

[RCF]

Well since the new track was built on rides that have a lot of speed (305, Rossa) so maybe this won't be going like, insanely fast hence the old box track. I don't care though, I love the old box track.

 

[jokerman]

The old track is used for all the accelerator coasters, so it can cope with high speeds.

 

[jjjjustin]

The old track is used for all the accelerator coasters, so it can cope with high speeds.

no. formula rossa look at the track and what is it.

 

[RCF]

He means like Kingda Ka and Stealth and Dragster and the other accelerators. Hence why we just explained that it's different than the track from 305 and Rossa.

 

[CMonster]

Well, look at this picture of Stormrunner. It's nearly identical, except the BGT track is rougher. So, probably still at the factory.

 

[Antinos]

It is still at the factory. There's a guy welding the track section in the photo.

 

[andrus]

Either that, or this was designed before the new track was brought out. That's probably more likely.

I do think this as well. I'm pretty certain that the new track was supposed to be both stronger and cheaper to build (don't have any source for this though).

 

[Anonymous]

^ That's what was said about the new system in the ECC magazine anyway.
But I agree with you that the old quad-track looks a lot better.

Also about that image, that part is definitely for a top part of a hill, it's laying upside down at the moment, the bolt holes close on the corners are adjacent to the running rails, thus top of a hill.
This would mean that it's finally official known that this is an Intamin...

 

[Snoo]

^Where are the evidence of that? Not coming off as an ass.. I've just seen a few different elements with those holes.

 

[Anonymous]

^ You mean the holes?
Well it's the usual way that Intamin attaches their track pieces, also the small peg in the middle of the running rail is to easier line up it to the next track piece.
I had a second look at that image, and judging by the circular hole pattern on the big plate at the "top", then this will be a transition piece between tri and quad-track

 

[CMonster]

Wow, check this video out!

http://www.buschgardens2011.com/

Password is Chase.

 

[Snoo]

Site must have been disabled.. not there anymore.

 

[andrus]

Yes it is.

Looks pretty interesting. A little bit much "dead" track if this is parts of the real layout. But the trenches look cool and it looks really fast!

 

[A-Kid]

That looks intense! Nice headchoppers and close proximity to objects as well as a few hills! Awesome.

 

[Uncle Arly]

Yes it is.

Looks pretty interesting. A little bit much "dead" track if this is parts of the real layout.

Yeah, but I'm sure it won't feel like that in the trench

 

[jjjjustin]

so is it going to loop? I hope it doesn't and uses the old restraint system. Probably not though.*sigh*