Ridden thiab xyuas lub yim hli ntuj 2015
Rau ob peb lub xyoo dhau los no, txoj kev loj hlob, zoo tshaj plaws tau raug tuav ntawm qhov chaw ua si thiab qhov chaw ua si lom zem heev. Yav dhau los-lawv cov neeg ua haujlwm rau cov tub rog uas tau dhau los ua tus tshaj xo tau txais kev cog lus tshiab ntawm lub neej. Es tsis txhob cia cov neeg caij tsheb thiab cov neeg ploj zuj zus, cov kwj puam khov kho tshiab yog muab rau lawv caij tsheb ceev thiab tso dav zuj zus rau lawv.
Siv lub tshuab ua haujlwm, qhov chaw tsim khoom siv lub tshuab hluav taws xob tau muab ripping tawm cov khoom siv kev caij nyoog ntawm cov laus lub caij nyoog thiab hloov lawv nrog cov khoom siv tshiab co nkoj, ua kom cov ntoo thiab cov tub ntxhais hlau coasters .
Lub kiv puag ncig pib ntawm Six Flags Over Texas nrog nws legendary, tab sis ntxhib Texas loj heev. Tom qab Six Flags ua lub transformation nyob rau hauv 2011, nws dubbed lub hybrid coaster Tshiab Texas loj heev.
Nyob rau hauv 2015, Kuv tau caij lub coaster uas ncaws tawm lub hybrid craze. Yog li cas thiaj li tau New Power Giant? Nws yog txhua yam kuv xav tias nws yuav ua: delightfully smooth, tseem qus, thiab muaj cov kab mob loj heev ntawm airtime thiab kev lom zem.
Coaster Stats
- Hom coaster: Hybrid ntoo thiab hlau twister
- Sab saum toj ceev: 65 mph
- Qhov siab: 153 ko taw
- Tawm: 147 ko taw
- Lub qhovntsej thiaj tsis mob: 79 degrees
- Qhov siab tshaj plaws kom caij: 48 nti
- Tsheb Chaw tsim tshuaj: Rocky Mountain Construction
Nws yog tus Cadillac ntawm cov ntug dej hiav txwv
Kwv yees rau New Texas Giant, koj tuaj yeem tsis nco nws cov yeeb yam tshwj xeeb tshaj: nws cov txiv kab ntxwv ci qaim. Paub tias IBox taug qab (tseem hu ua Iron Neye), nws qhov kev tsim tshwj xeeb pab tau hloov lub sijhawm ib zaug ua pov tseg rau hauv kev caij tsheb zoo heev rau hnub no.
Nws tsis yog ib qho kev sib tsoo ntoo lossis tsis yog ib qho tubular uas siv los hauv cov pa luam yeeb steel. Zoo li nws zoo li tus ntawv, "Kuv," nrog cov tsheb ciav hlau coj qhia kom haum rau hauv cov hauv kev.
Thaum nkag mus rau ntawm qhov chaw nres tsheb, koj yuav tsum tau wowed los ntawm lub caij ob feem ntau muaj koob nrov feature: nws vwm tsheb ciav hlau.
Lawv tsim los zoo li Vintage Cadillacs, ua tiav nrog chrome grills thiab hood hood ornaments nyob rau hauv cov hlau lead. Inexplicably, cov tsheb nqaj hlau kuj muaj qhov rais sab nraud.
Ntxiv rau kev lag luam tawm khiav, caij tsim khoom siv Rocky Mountain Construction kuj tweaked lub coaster qhov layout. Emboldened los ntawm nws cov pob zeb-pob IBox, lub RMC folks tsa qhov siab ntawm tus thawj caij lub tshuab nqa los ntawm 10 taw mus rau 153 ko taw. Qhov ntawd tau ntxiv qhov thib ob taw mus txog 147 taw. Es tsis txhob 53 degree, RMC reconfigured thawj poob mus rau freaky 79 degrees. Tag nrho cov tweaking nce lub ceev 3 mph rau ib tug ncaj ferocious 65 mph.
Txhaj thiab clacking li - txoj kev li - tus nqa lub toj, neeg caij tsheb nrhiav tau ib qho kos npe rau saum. Tsis txhob siv tej yam kev cai xws li "Tsis Txhob Taw", daim paib nyeem, "Wait, Cia Sib Tham Txog Qhov No!" Koj yuav tsum nyiam cov kev ua si.
Thawj txoj kev nco tau zoo kawg nkaus. Nce qis thiab sawv ntsug, New Texas Giant tau muab nws tso ua ntej ntawm ntau qhov nrov ntawm airtime . Kuv caij hauv ob sab nraub qaum thiab hauv ntej ntawm lub tsheb ciav hlau thiab pom tias cov rooj zaum mus rau pem hauv ntej tau qhia ntau dua airtime.
Qhov no Coaster muab koj lub ncej
Tsis hais txog qhov twg kuv zaum, coaster lub caij tsheb du yog qhov tshwm sim.
Es tsis txhob clunky, qee zaum cov ntoo coaster kev quab yuam, lub tsheb ciav hlau hla qhov kev khiav tawm thiab muaj ib qho kev ruaj ntseg, muaj cai caij. Txawm li ntawd los, New Texas Giant tswj tau tswj hwm qee yam ntawm nws tus ntoo coaster essence. Nws muaj tseeb tiag xws li kev sib xyaw ntawm ib tug ntoo thiab steel coaster - uas yog precisely dab tsi nws yog.
Tom qab lub sij hawm airtime, lub coaster nkag ib qho ntawm nws tshaj-banked lem. Thiab los ntawm ntau tshaj plaws, kuv txhais tau tias yog 95 degree los yog dhau ntawm kev tav toj. Txawm li cas los, tsis muaj teeb meem dab tsi thaum lawv ntsib, lub tsheb ciav hlau thiab nws cov neeg caij tsheb tseem nyob hauv kev tswj thiab tsis pub dawb los ntawm kev sib tshuam los yog muaj kev cuam tshuam herky-jerky.
Sib khuam hauv thiab tawm ntawm nws tus kheej, lub caij tau caij nkoj ntau zaus thiab ua lag ua luam dhau los ua ntej los tsoo lub nkoj nres ib nrab. Rau nws cov lus kawg, lub coaster featured peb tunnels, thawj ntawm uas yog txheeb raws li "Angus roj thiab roj ncej." Tom qab cov kev tsis sib haum xeeb, qhov tseem tsis tseem ceeb heev tab sis rov qab mus rau qhov chaw nres tsheb.
Muaj ntau yam zoo kawg nkaus los hais, koj yuav xav yog vim li cas kuv muab Texas Texas Giant tsuas yog plaub hnub qub. Kuv tau rov los xyuas dua thaum nws tau qhab nia hauv xyoo 2011, kuv kuj tau ua siab dawb. Txawm li cas los xij, Kuv tau muaj qhov hmoov zoo ntawm caij ob qho tib si Iron Rattler ntawm Six Flags Fiesta Texas thiab Twisted Colossus ntawm Six Flags Khawv koob Roob . Ob leeg ntawm cov coasters coasters, uas qhib tom qab lub Txheej Txheem Tshaj Tsav Texas, tshuav nqi tshuav nyiaj mus rau qhov qub. Tiam sis hauv kuv qhov kev soj ntsuam, lawv muaj ob qho tib si zoo tshaj plaws New Power Giant thiab muab nws pov tseg ib lub hnub qub. Cov chaw pabcuam hauv qab no ua rau pom tau tias IBox khiav thiab lub tswvyim zoo tshaj. Tseem, qhov groundbreaking hybrid coaster yog caij zoo. (Pom li cas qee cov coasters piv rau New Texas Giant hauv kuv cov kev puas tsuaj ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws hybrid ntoo thiab steel coasters .)
Nws yooj yim los saib yog vim li cas qhov kev sib txawv txav aging woodies tau ncaws mus rau siab iav thoob plaws hauv kev lag luam. Coj ib lub caij rau New Power Giant, thiab koj yuav tau qw, "Ntev nyob lub kiv puag ncig!"