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Nurburging to get world's fastest roller coaster: 0-217km/h in 2.5s

rybo submitted on 2/4/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:02:40 AM

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Germany’s Nürburgring Nordschleife is a Mecca for racing enthusiasts around the world.

Its sweeping curves, variable surfaces, and dramatic climbs and drops can humble even the best drivers and has quickly earned the track a reputation for being one of the ultimate tests of driver and machine. The track, however, will soon have a new type of fan as plans are already underway to turn the area next to the circuit into a theme park.

Scheduled to be opened late next year, the star attraction of the park will be a new rollercoaster capable of accelerating to a top speed of 217km/h in just 2.5 seconds. That’s two seconds faster than a F1 car takes to reach just 200km/h.

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Nurburging to get world's fastest roller coaster: 0-217km/h in 2.5s

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SHOWTIME

That is just sick! I was on this roller coster in Cedar Point, Ohio that accelerated from 0-120mph in 4sec and that felt insanely fast. This will be doing 0-135mph in 2.5sec? I dunno how the avg human body can even absorb all these g's. I sure would love to try it lol

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Posted on 2/4/2008 9:32:31 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

0to60

Sounds Fun!!! Sign me up!

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Posted on 2/4/2008 11:13:04 AM | | Votes: -1   

Lavic

That's only about 2.6g. So the Average human body will handle it without problem.

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Posted on 2/4/2008 10:56:08 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

SHOWTIME

o u know how to calculate g's? 2.6g's doesn't sound that bad but I swear that 4 sec pull was extremely dramatic and made my insides feel funny...this is nearly twice as quick as wat i felt...lol i think half will pea in their pants.

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Posted on 2/4/2008 12:12:26 PM | | Votes: 1   

razzy23

F1 drivers experience up to 4g's.

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Posted on 2/4/2008 1:00:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

zairnaim

what do g's stand for?

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Posted on 2/4/2008 1:16:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

hatepusss

Just ask Newton. :)

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Posted on 2/4/2008 1:50:41 PM | | Votes: 2   

hatepusss

g-force = 9.80665 m/s2 (32.174 ft/s2)

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Posted on 2/4/2008 1:54:03 PM | | Votes: 2   

Rupert

4 g is equal to 4 times the regular amount of gravity on earth -1 g is regular gravity.

So if you experience 2.6 g on acceleration, it means that you will fell 2.6 times your regular weight pushing you back on your seat.

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Posted on 2/4/2008 2:18:58 PM | | Votes: 1   

0to60

I felt that when I test drove a bentley continental :-D

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Posted on 2/4/2008 3:17:09 PM | | Votes: 0   

0to60

GT

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Posted on 2/4/2008 3:17:18 PM | | Votes: 0   

sold2early

The Dodonpa in Japan can accelerate quicker: 0-172kph in 1.8 sec. It also uses a compressed air system to launch.

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Posted on 2/4/2008 8:02:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

delan

Ah...my two favorite worlds connect. I rode the current tallest and fastest rollercoaster on earth...Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure. That did 0-128 in 3.5 seconds. It reminded me of Spaceballs..."ludicrous speed....goooooo!!" Too bad this new reollercoaster will have no hills or special elements.

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Posted on 2/5/2008 3:36:31 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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