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Post September 21st, 2004, 5:30 pm

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What was the most intense brake run you have aver experienced. Mine was on Twisted Twins @ SFKK. Those brakes stop you really quickly and throw you into the lap bar.

Post September 21st, 2004, 5:55 pm

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Wildcat at Cp is pretty intense...Also the final brakes on Hoosier Hurricane...man, the rides so glass smooth and then those brakes. I ended up using hands AND feet to brace, it comes in with a ton of speed.

Post September 21st, 2004, 6:09 pm

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Final brakes on my local rollercoaster at wicksteed park. At the fastest point in the ride it brings you to a stop in a split second causing you to jerk forward in your seats. Most other rides have been alright though. Nemesis has had the occassional braking issues, but nothing too noticable

Post September 21st, 2004, 6:10 pm
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Hmm, I would have to say................ SROS, its not really quick, but it can hurt if the lapbar comes down in the wrong place [;)]

Post September 21st, 2004, 9:42 pm

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I'd say Goliath SFMM's MCBR, it crams you to the lapbar, kinda kills adrenaline for like a whole 5 seconds before that helix. [lol]

Post September 21st, 2004, 10:54 pm

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Hmmm. I haven't rode it but the kiddy coaster @ my home park slams on it's brakes rather quickly. Otherwise, the most intense brake run was riding with my friend in his car and him attempting to make me 'bow' by clipping his brakes suddenly and unexpectedly.
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Post September 21st, 2004, 11:05 pm

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Silver Comet brakes pretty quickly. The train still has a lot of speed coming into the brakerun, and the brakerun is only slightly longer than the train, so if you don't hold on to the grab bar then it throws you forward into the seat infront of you [:P]. And since the ride op has complete control of the brakes rather than computers, it sometimes stops when the front car is just going down the little dip from the brakerun into the station.

Post September 21st, 2004, 11:49 pm

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Post September 22nd, 2004, 8:28 am
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for me was it a wild mouse with e-stop on[xx(] You will be slow down with 2g! ouch...
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Post September 22nd, 2004, 2:49 pm

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The brakes on Wildcat at CP just kill. It stops so quickly.

Post September 23rd, 2004, 3:23 pm

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I would have to say blackhole at At.That knocked one of my teeth out when my mouth hit the bar.

Post September 23rd, 2004, 7:28 pm

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I've only been on a few CP rides so for me, so far, I'd say the trims on Gemini. It jerks you forward abit, then sends you banging into the side with an unheartlined banking transition up the final helix to the station. But I haven't been on much though.

Post September 23rd, 2004, 8:08 pm

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On stupid Zamperlas wild mouse dumb breaks hurt me !

Post September 27th, 2004, 10:28 pm

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Dragon Fire...it trims down the speed than stopps suddenly...

Post September 28th, 2004, 1:31 pm

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Have to agree with you Matt, Black Holes brakes are pretty harsh.

Post September 29th, 2004, 12:53 am

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Post October 15th, 2004, 7:59 pm

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SooperDooperLooper's brakes are fairly painful, if your not prepared for it. I heard of someone at my school's mom brusing there rib. you go flying into the station and they slam on the brakes, once stop and done. I find it hillarious to watch the train go into the station, everyones all excited, it stops and all the riders let out a big groan of pain, hehe. Im tall enough to put my knees agganst the train car and push back so it doesn't hurt, i taught all my friends that and they love me for it

Post October 17th, 2004, 12:29 am

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i'd either have to say SROS (back seat) or volcano the blast coaster. they both stop you really fast.... no! the galaxy at canobie lake. it's a crappy family coaster, but it has trim breaks just before the actual breaks and not only do you not expect them, but they stop you FAST!

Post October 18th, 2004, 8:54 pm

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VIPER at sfga man that isw rough then again the whole ride is rough.

Post October 21st, 2004, 6:30 pm

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Wild MOuse at Idlewild PArk as a very hard break run. It hurts so much. I heard that they add a Lim break and trashed the old clamp one.

Post October 21st, 2004, 7:00 pm

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Comet at Hershey has a brake run that isn't intense, but it stops 9 times going into the station, that always makes me laugh [:P]

Post October 22nd, 2004, 3:32 pm

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even thought no one knows, if you watch the video for Kinga Ka, it looks really intense, going 100something into a short brakerun, gonna be intresting to see that.

Post October 22nd, 2004, 3:43 pm

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Originally posted by lpth5

even thought no one knows, if you watch the video for Kinga Ka, it looks really intense, going 100something into a short brakerun, gonna be intresting to see that.

I noticed that to. Its like after the hill, the brack run is about 100 feet...

Post October 30th, 2004, 10:23 pm

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I would Say twisted twins at SFKK, that thing is just like..woah! ur like coming through the turn fast and it just stops u in like one second flat!

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