Interesting Article from Toledo Blade

Saw this today when I was at work and thought I'd share it.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070812/NEWS34/708120340&SearchID=73290071407893

I need one of those in my backyard.

If you want more on that coaster you can visit sscoaster.net

That really is an insane coaster model. I wonder what kind of rubber band they used... 61 mph is really fast.

61 mph is crazy, That must have taken so much time to make. Well done.

That looks awesome. It almost makes me want to break the record with 45 feet!

A 33-foot-tall model that goes 61mph? That honestly must have been a very, very time-intensive project. Sounds fun. Now to get the rubber band to be pulled by a mini motor.... Ooh, sounds like a great project!

We were at COSI Saturday to see this, pretty cool. They even played the MF theme song over the speakers throughout the area (too bad it wasn't the TTD theme song). It was pretty impressive and a lot of fun. Would have been cool to have the TTD POV showing on the coaster simulator. Heck, it would be nice to see them all during the off season. It would help take the edge off. :)

Jacob and Michael are really nice kids and I'm glad they succeeded. It was very exciting to see them succeed on the 1st try, the crowd roared for them. Apparently they topped 40 feet at 80 mph on Sunday, but we opted to go to Cedar Point Sunday and ride the real thing.

http://www.cositoledo.org/

Since it was inspired by Top Thrill Dragster, it would be nice to see this as a new blog entry on OnPoint.

Cheers!

Yeah, like you said, I think they went even taller the next day. But I didn't hear if it worked.