I just remember it being really strong and hard to keep my hands up, especially on the inner rung. It was a little shakey but not many laterals. It could have been unbanked slightly during one of it's many rebuilds to try to lessen the train hunting, similar to the third rail thing they tried on Hercules in it's later years.
That is true about the extra G though, didn't think of that. Maybe it just felt so strong because it's so sustained.
Not to stereotype, but they look like some of the finest carpenters the local Home Depot's parkinglot had to offer. lol