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FIT!Looks really good, and will improve the ride very well...

ANYTHING will be better than watching Johnathan Ross and his family riding Thirteen at 9:30am...

Since this layout will have more than what Pilgrim's Plunge is (I.e. a drop), it could be quite interestin to see...

Raptor does the exact same thing though, so it might just be a ride type thing.

Is that so we can play the "What activities against the park rules Thorpe have put on their map this year" game?

Coar that was, slow. Also makes you realise how one sided the ride is to the right, that'll be where the majority of your Gs will be folks if you want that stuff.It will be course run faster when it's running proper, but I can see now why people lament the layout somewhat, it's rather compact and is kinda over before you know it, and that's with it crawling through, imagine it faster. Be interesting to see it running at a more 'complete' speed in person and see it takes the course. Also wondering the point of the high brake run, unless it's just to stop over-speeding into the actual brakes.Ah wells, still better than any Intamin tripe we might have gotten instead.

It's a very movie based idea, but one that would work well with escapism, which isn't ALWAYS about realism... I think it would be a fair thing to add...

Further updates from the Book of Face! Including the Blue Fire interaction...

Who wants a construction update on Shambhalalalalalalalala? Cheers to the PA Community!

Makes a change from most of it being gone cos it's decided to throw it at the guests

How hard would it be for Thorpe to attach a motor to the rotor base to allow it to turn?It might happen, it might not, it won't make or break the ride that's for sure...

I don't ever remember being told about locii... Then again, circles aren't exactly Level 3 uni level of work (Level 2 on the other hand )http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_%28mathematics%29For random reading...

What the DICKENS is a locus?EDIT - As another thing stress and strain on the outer seating assembley will be VERY different as well and needs to be taken into consideration, what with directional and speed changes interfaced with air resistance and other forces acting upon it, can't make these things too intense...

Hmmm, I might have to revisit the park this year at some point, be interesting to see how it's developed in the infrastructure department since my last visit...Wonder how Valhalla will look....

Not a lot of construction happened on the weekend, they gotta have SOME time off

Hmmmm, the question is do I use Finite Element Analysis or Approxiamate Energy Methods to work out those stresses ;)Excellent article though. The Engineer in me cried inside.

Might buy some stock in Kleenex, enthusiasts will be buying A LOT right now

Revision is the bane of everyone... It's so mind numbing, but you know it's needed...

Inferno's started already?!

Considering ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>" means absolutely NOTHING, I'm sure most people would rather some form of actual comment, such as "It looks FAB", or hell even "<3" makes more sense than just what you put down...

As part of my end of exams celebrations, an ARNOLD weekend was determined...Everyone's favourite Austrian body-builder turned actor turned governor, has had sooo many classic films, few of which I have actually seen... So of course, it was set into motion from Thursday that Arnold would be viewed... A lot...As iffy as Arnold is as an actor, he has featured in a very varied amount of films, of course, many of them are essentially him beating the odds and destroying as many henchman as possible, but that's what he's best at... But with since things like Predator, Kindergarten Cop and Total Recall to list a few, his resume is a mixture of 80s action cheese, comedies and some of the best one-liners in cinematic history...TO ARNOLD! GET TO DA CHOPPPPPPPPPA!

Dunno, posting pointless stuff can only get you so far, you do sometimes actually have to back it up with good posts to get away with it...

I'm not sure. I would lean more towards Air's being longer due to the nature of the position. Although if someone looked they would probs be quite similar due to the leg room.

Well you have a lot of space in front of you and I don't think the PR would be good if someone put their leg out to be destroyed by a giant coaster wheel.

Or they have two trains because that's all that can physically run on the available block sections?Stealth of course is the exception due to Rita's constant mess-ups and they wanted to have a spare train.