Kushungurudzika Kwakaita Sei Carowinds 'Intimidator?

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Ikambani yakagadzirwa uye yakagadzirwa muIntimidator, kutasva kweCarowinds inogara pedyo nechepamberi pepaki, inogona kuratidzika kusaita chakaipa kana ichikwanisa kushandiswa kwechigodhi chayo hypercoasters. Kufanana nemichina inofadza iyo Swiss coaster mavens Bolliger & Mabillard vakavakira mamwe mapaki, Intimidator ndeimwe nzira yakanakisa-yakanakisa pamwe nekunakidza nguva dzomukati mhepo .

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Intimidator Inodzora Mhemberero

Chirevo chinotanga vasati vasvika kunyange kupinda paki. Iyo inoshamisa, 5316-netsoka, kunze uye kumashure , inopenya tsvuku Intimidator pamba inotarisana nechepakati pepaki uye inopa zvakawanda zvekucheka kubva kune nzvimbo yekupaka. Vatasvi vanogona vanogona kuonekwa vachikwira kubva pazvigaro zvavo kuitira nguva dzinofadza dzemhepo yakakura sevatima vachifamba nenzira inotyisa, asi makomo ane nyasha.

Kufamba kuenda kunzvimbo yeIntimidator, vashanyi vanoita nzira yavo kuburikidza nepamusoro pepamusoro apo vanhu vanofambidzana nevatasvi vafambisi vanenge vachimirira nguva yavo yekudarika.

Sezvo kune dzimwe B & M hypercoasters, mberi uye kumativi ezvitima zveIntimidator zvakabviswa kurega, zvinyorwa, zvigaro zvakasungirirwa kune chaisisi - zviri nani kuzarura vatasvi vekambani inotungamirirwa mayhem. Kubatana nehutano hweprotocol, motokari imwe neimwe ine mizere miviri yezviviri zvakanaka zvigaro zvigaro.

B & M's nifty offset seating akaronga inopa vose vatasvikwi kuenzanirana kwemaonero ekutanga-mberi nekusimudzira zvishoma uye kuisa zvigaro zviviri mumutsara wega wega wemotokari kuenda kumativi akare echitima. Chimbo chisina kugadziriswa, iyo inofambisa chete kugadzirisa kuchengetedza, inogadzirisa ruzivo rwakavhurwa-mhepo.

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Pamberi pechitima chega chega inotakura kubuda kweDale Earnhardt mutema Monte Carlo. Kutumidzwa zita rokuti "Intimidator," iyo nyanzvi yekupedzisira yeNASCAR inoshanda sechinyorwa chekuwedzera. Mushure mokunge vatasvi vekutasva vazadza chekuchengetedza kwavo, "Gentlemen! Tanga majini ako," inotyisa pamusoro pePA, uye motokari inobva pachiteshi ichi kuti iite makira makumi maviri nemaviri ekusimudza chikamu pane chikamu chakanaka.

Zvadaro, iyo inodonha 211-netsoka yepamakumbo pane 74-degree angle iyo Intimidator inosvika kumusoro kwayo NASCAR-inofanirwa kukurumidza kusvika 75 mph. Kunyange zvazvo Earnhardt angave akaziva chinhu kana maviri pamusoro pezvishoma-mu-control, masheji akakwirira, hazvisati achinzwa chero chinhu chakafanana nemhepo inoputika mazita ake anoponesa seIntimidator inoputika uye inopisa chikamu chechipiri. Ramba uchiyeuka kuti pamakiromita 178, chikamu chechipiri chekutasva chakakura kwazvo kudarika donhokutanga yevanowanikwa.

Intimidator is Heavenly Smooth

Asi, chikamu chechitatu chinopa Intimidator's airtime nzvimbo yakanaka.

Iyo 151-foot doozy inotuma vatasvi kuti vaende-vakasununguka-vakasvetuka vakasununguka-kune-zvose izvo zvisingabvumi kuti vatsvake kuti vazive zvakare nezvigadziro zvezvigaro zvebhaketi kusvikira chitima chakanaka ichienda kune rumwe rutivi. Izvi, shamwari dzangu dzinofarira mari, ndiyo airtime nirvana.

Iyo inopera inopera mukugadzirisa iyo inotuma Intimidator inodzokera kumashure kunzvimbo, asi kwete pamberi pevamwe vaviri venguva yemazuva-airtime-vakapinza mavhiri uye mapikisi pamwe chete neCarowind's parking lot. Ikosi yacho inobva ichikurumidza kusvika muchetere-chetatu yakagadzika kuti inonoke zvishoma-chengeteredzwa (asi nguva dzose inotarisa kudenga) kurwisana kusvika pakupedzisira. Mimwe miviri miviri yepamhepo yepamhepo uye mipata inotevera, Intimidator isati yapedzisa kupera kwayo.

Kubvira pakutanga kwayo, Intimidator yakasimudzwa neHasha 325. Carowinds '"giga coaster" inokwira yakareba mamita makumi matatu uye inokera 95 mph, zvichiita kuti ive imwe yenzvimbo dzakakwirira kudarika nyika uye imwe yepamhanyi .

Hasha dzinotyisa 325 dzinokwira zvakanaka uye dzinogona kusiya imwe yakasimuka muguruva, asi Intimidator inoramba iine chikwata chekumira paCarowinds - uye imwe yevanokunda zvakanakisa kupi zvako, nokuda kwechinhu ichocho. Icho chinosiya vatasvi veAdrenaline-stoked uye chiduku chiduku. Asi kwete zvakanyanya zvokuti vaisazoda kudzokera kune imwe nzira yekufamba-yakapoteredza paifambisa mweya.