man,this is,by far,one of the best vekoma coasters,and truly,shows the creativity of the company and not only that,this was the start of the vekoma goodies.gravity max was build in 2002,and currently ...
man,this is,by far,one of the best vekoma coasters,and truly,shows the creativity of the company and not only that,this was the start of the vekoma goodies.gravity max was build in 2002,and currently it is the only vekoma tilt coaster,meaning that no one wanted to buy it,its a shame,but honestly,golden horse,the chinese company helped to introduce the tilted track elemant better,creating the broken rail coaster and leading to their best project,battle of jungle king.heres a fun fact that i found on rcdb:"Advertised as a "Tilt Coaster" or "Cliffhanger". The train is pulled up a lift hill to a horizontal platform. The track then tilts until it is vertical, drops down into a tunnel, turns 180 degrees and emerges to enter the vertical loop."
now how it works exactly: after the train reaches the end of the horizontal tilt segment, a hook grabs the rear car of the train. This holds the train in place during the tilting. As a safety precaution, a large block of steel at the front of the tilt segment prevents the train from rolling off the end should the hook fail. after the tilt segment is vertical and inline with the vertical drop, the block is pulled away and the hook is released.but enough facts,now to the originall prototype,gravity max.and man,vekoma really did thier best with this.so imagine a dve coaster,but more intense and much longer.yes,that is basically gravity max,and man,these tilted drop adds an extra elemant to the coaster which unlike a dive coaster,the track is seprated,giving much thrill than most coasters.and the drop is super whippy and fun,the rest of the layout includes fast paced turns,a great tunnel,a massive loop which is foorceful and whippy,and an intense helix too.combined with its red color scheme,its a treat.and than i must mention how smooth the ride is,must of vekoma might be rough,but here we got a smooth and well build coaster and yes,its a great coaster which i can highly reccomand riding,its alot better than most of the diving coaser,alot more forceful and overall,only shows the creativity behind vekoma.