Nick P said:
Ya'll are forgetting about my lonely Storm Runner.<3 I'd assume its launch is right behind stealth. Short and very quick acceleration. The launch on TTD is long and slow compared to others, but the speed is absolutely breathtaking. KK on the other hand...I'm not sure. I've never been on it so I can't really say anything. I'm guessing its crap compared to TTD, just like what you guys have been saying. Believe it or not, I'm not such a big Six Flags fan anyways. SFA </3.
I would call TTD's launch anything but long and slow.
I imagine you are referring to the acceleration of the launch - with Storm Runner averaging 75 mph in 2 seconds while TTD averages 60 mph in 2 seconds. In real life each accelerator coasters launch doesn't break down to linear increments of increased speed every second (which is to say, TTD does not accelerate at 30 mph every second, reaching 120 mph in 4 seconds). Acceleration is depicted exponentially, meaning the rate at which speed increases also increases.
All of this is to say that while the average accelerations plays to Storm Runner's favor, TTD is still going a hell of a lot faster than Storm Runner. Storm Runner's top speed of 75 mph is only 62.5% of TTD's 120 mph. As a rider, I think I notice the top speed more than the the rate of acceleration, and will choose TTD over Storm Runner any day.
Nick P said:
Oh, one more thing. Lets say SR had lap bars. Would this necessarily be... possible/doable/safe? I'm flying of of my seat on the heart line, but since I'm only 5'6", my shoulders never touch the otsr part of the restraint. Just the lap bar section. Assuming many other inverting coaster use lap bars, I'd think it would be possible. Just want some clarification. (Sorry for the off topic.)
Because Storm Runner has the most ridiculous inversions out there, you would want the OTSRs.
Nick P said:
Who remembers those amazing tail sections of the TTD trains? <3 Just goes to show how sweet TTD's theming is. They should of kept them on...we want more rollbacks.
They did keep it on... until one of the faux tires fell off. :wink:
The removal of the decorations opened up 2 more seats on each train, which helped with capacity. But it is true - the rear spoiler looked fantastic.