240kph Ferrari roller coaster

[damha]

That's.. neck-breaking speed.

Me want

[Manicdan]

i dont think its as bad as people think.

its 36 Km/h per second to equal 1 G of force
so to go from 0 to 240 in 4 seconds is 60 per second, which means less than 2 Gs of acceleration. as long as your head has support, it will be pathetic feeling compared to a standard turn in most coasters which hit 4Gs. theve honesty already hit the gforce limits in many rides, since that isnt very dependent on speed. so the only thing thats been increasing much in the last decade is speed and height, which dont mean much if your not feeling the wind or able to look down.

[prostoman]

Add to it the goggles everyone has to wear and you're going to have a very slow moving line.

With the roller coaster going that fast, the line should move quicker, dont you think?

[corpses3]

Rich arabs=smart

Unlike other filthy rich people who do nada with their money

[Xope_Poquar]

With the roller coaster going that fast, the line should move quicker, dont you think?

No, most roller coasters have multiple trains anyways. The loading train will almost never be ready to launch before the running train has passed it's safe-block section. In other words it's extremely rare to have a train loaded, locked, checked, and still waiting for the train that's already on the track to get passed the midpoint breaking section.

[Salavat23]

Rich arabs=smart

Yes, what a stroke of pure, utter genius it takes to design a useless theme park that will cater to pretty much nobody.

[FischOderAal]

Well, they know they gotta do something before the oil runs out. But honestly, I don't know why I should go there. I'd rather spent my holidays in Spain, Italy or Turkey. Although I have to admit that I've not been to Spain or Turkey yet.

There are some videos from during construction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyzF39RqPM8

German engineering in da house. Or more like: on the roof.

[Kingcarcas]

Fastest coaster doesn't mean best, our very own Superman The Escape is an example of that, plus is 150 even possible?? I fear people will start dying or breaking their necks...............the fastest now is 120mph. They have a bunch of crazy ideas for that place and most haven't even been built yet so i just say "meh"

[MirageSys]

[sarcasm]Look at the one arab gentleman sitting 3 or 4 seats back. Do you really still think he would have his head garment on? This coaster is going to de-robe and unmask people left and right. What an outrage! [/sarcasm]

[570091D]

And how much they spent to build that ?!! maybe they should think about the poor people around the world!!

charity will become popular when charity becomes profitable.



why are there so few images of the park? i watched the video and they show the roof... but that is about it. somehow i feel that this whole park is just a flash in the pan.

[SamHughe]

There is a video showing the making of the coaster. So it must be real.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIxf5...eature=related

[Rob94hawk]

wind burn sucks, along with the bugs you swallow.

Now that was funny! LOL!

[kuroikenshi]

Well, they know they gotta do something before the oil runs out. But honestly, I don't know why I should go there. I'd rather spent my holidays in Spain, Italy or Turkey. Although I have to admit that I've not been to Spain or Turkey yet.



German engineering in da house. Or more like: on the roof.

Well then you're surely not a pom who follows the norm (flood Spain by Friday night and get absolutely wasted), I have heard that those three countries have a few theme-parks, but nothing to the level of what the american have

[donitsi]

Crashing at 240kph wouldn't be safe, would it?

[Solus Corvus]

Fastest coaster doesn't mean best, our very own Superman The Escape is an example of that, plus is 150 even possible?? I fear people will start dying or breaking their necks...............the fastest now is 120mph. They have a bunch of crazy ideas for that place and most haven't even been built yet so i just say "meh"

There are cars that can do well over 200mph without harm to the passengers. There are passenger trains that do near 200mph on average. And humans have accelerated at ~45g on rocket sleds and survived.

[Dahmer]

Oh no! The West is taking over the Middle East!

The park is more of an expo than a theme park but the Ferrari Rossa Coaster looks really fun. 0-150mph in 4 seconds. Although that launch style is known to be problematic in Top Thrill Dragster and Kingda Ka. Add to it the goggles everyone has to wear and you're going to have a very slow moving line.

Where did you find info of it going 0 - 150 m/h in 4 seconds?
Info found on official site :
• Speed: Up to 240km/h
• 0 to 100 km/h in 2 seconds

150 m/h = 240 km/h
I really doubt that 0-100 km/h takes two seconds and 100-240 km/h also takes two seconds :p

Besides that it looks like an attraction just for people that have way too much money... aka not me

[Manicdan]

Where did you find info of it going 0 - 150 m/h in 4 seconds?
Info found on official site :
• Speed: Up to 240km/h
• 0 to 100 km/h in 2 seconds

150 m/h = 240 km/h
I really doubt that 0-100 km/h takes two seconds and 100-240 km/h also takes two seconds :p

Besides that it looks like an attraction just for people that have way too much money... aka not me

keep in mind this too. if you make a 90 degree turn, you are actually slowing down in one direction, and speeding up in another. so if you think about how long 4 seconds is to turn just 90 degrees, its actually a pretty weak force, even at 240kmh

i did the math a few pages back, even going from 0-240kmh in 4 seconds, its under 2Gs, and honestly not all that much. the average coaster pushes people to 4Gs all the time.

[Xope_Poquar]

Where did you find info of it going 0 - 150 m/h in 4 seconds?

The video mentioned it. But I'd take the official specs over what someone mentions in an interview any day. You're probably right.

[n!Cola]

Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGnQn...layer_embedded

Zero to 62mph in two seconds.

haha he was scared

[zalbard]

How the hell did it end up in the news section?

[h0bbes]

Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGnQn...layer_embedded

Zero to 62mph in two seconds.

haha he was scared

formula 1 driver scared of fast acceleration?

[StyM]

wow very nice...