"SAW - The Ride" - Eurofighter for Thorpe Park

[Ben]

Yeah, it's a fuzzy area because no-one, well, no-one really cares. Beyond us sad people, no-one else would really care if there's a few B&Ms in Spain which pull more force (I'm guessing here, Thorpe COULD be telling the truth, but, I'm struggling to think of six areas on Saw which would pull 4.5g+, while I can think of a lot of coasters across Europe that almost certainly would).

I mean, technically, Blackpool aren't allowed to lie about PMBO, or Infusion, and yet they do, and no-one kicks up a fuss outside of internet forums. "Inflating" the truth isn't allowed, but, is common practice amongst parks (I'd say Thorpe even did it before with the whole Stealth-now-faster thing, but, that's conjuncture, not fact).

 

[marc]

I have tbh I can not see anywhere on this coaster that you will get 4.5g let alone in 6 places.

I have seen and ridden coasters that look faster and take the inversions faster, but its hard to know for sure until I have been on it.

You will get some g thats for sure, you get quiet a bit on Rage.

Will know soon anyway.

Where did you get the stats from Ollie?

 

[nealbie]

You never know Ben, the jerking after the second inversion could amount to a lot of G :lol:

 

[Ollie]

^^The BBC news video.

 

[Scott88]

I mean, technically, Blackpool aren't allowed to lie about PMBO, or Infusion, and yet they do, and no-one kicks up a fuss outside of internet forums. "Inflating" the truth isn't allowed, but, is common practice amongst parks (I'd say Thorpe even did it before with the whole Stealth-now-faster thing, but, that's conjuncture, not fact).

Every park pulls a publicity stunt in someway.

Alton Towers, we'll make the rain stop, anyone remeber that in 2007??

Pleasure Beach & Europa Park have a great relationship at board level, hence why EP dont really give a rats arse about BPB advertising PMBO the way they do.

 

[Dave]

Alton Towers, we'll make the rain stop, anyone remeber that in 2007??

Thats a terrible example. Lets not descend into a Blackpool bashing argument.

Is there even 6 places on Saw that you can get 4.5g's? Most members of the GP don't give a rats arse about g-forces. The only places that'll have that amount of force is the bottom of the drop and gong up the Immelman.

 

[Ben]

Every park pulls a publicity stunt in someway.

Alton Towers, we'll make the rain stop, anyone remeber that in 2007??

Yeah, hence I called it...

common practice amongst parks

Or did you just hope I was bashing Blackpool?

 

[bob_3_]

Rita claimed to do 4.7Gs

 

[Scott88]

Every park pulls a publicity stunt in someway.

Alton Towers, we'll make the rain stop, anyone remeber that in 2007??

Yeah, hence I called it...

common practice amongst parks

Or did you just hope I was bashing Blackpool?

No Ben, I was agreeing with you ffs.

 

[Ben]

Sorry, it read like you'd completely missed my point.

 

[Scott88]

Sorry, it read like you'd completely missed my point.

No worries.

 

[NickkyG]

Most members of the GP don't give a rats arse about g-forces. The only places that'll have that amount of force is the bottom of the drop and gong up the Immelman.

Lol, yes. As far as the general public go "It doesn't go upside down as many times as colossus but its like a steeper version of oblivion so thats good".

 

[marc]

What about the Blackpool Pleasure Beach group or what ever they are called now?

Not quite sure why Thorpe would invite the BPB Guide.

Thorpe hardly gets a mention on the BPB Guide anyway..

I would like to say sorry for this post I meant no offense, I really could not remember the name of the site so sorry if it came across the wrong way.

Marc

 

[Louis!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ZKWPrb ... age&fmt=18

For those of you that wish to view the news item on the BBC London Evening News. Apparently this contains a POV, I havent yet watched so I don't know if this is true, so if you don't wish to have the ride spoiled, don't watch

Edit: It didnt really contain much of a POV and no indoor parts were shown except a bit of the station. Is a nice video though.

 

[nealbie]

^According to man on Beeb, we're all due for some brain injury :lol:

 

[Screaming Coasters]

Just watched it.

Bloody hell is that thing quick!

 

[nealbie]

Snaps well at the bottom of the drop

 

[Emmett]

The Brain Injury Association at the end :lol: , that should re-assure all the nervous riders.

Nice report anyway, they didn't give too much away with the inside and in the pov. Also the blades weren't spinning on the drop.

 

[The Grape Wizard]

On the comments someone said they rode it last year.... :lol:

 

[A-Kid]

I just saw it on TV (and recorded it but that user beat me to it). Wow darrens head flys about! I knew it had a shuffle on that drop but that looks like a right neck chopper. Ah well, It will still be awesome.

The dick head at the end of the video should be shot though. Coasters are good for you.