Ring°racer

Ring Racer

Ring Racer

Roller coaster at the Nürburgring

Ring Racer, stylized as Ring°racer, is a Formula One-themed roller coaster which was due to open on August 15, 2009[1] at the Nürburgring race course as part of the Nürburgring 2009 project.

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It was originally planned to accelerate from 0 to 217 kilometres per hour (135 mph) in 2.5 seconds.[1] parallel to the grand prix track. However, two defects in the launch system delayed its opening until 2013.[2] On 3 September 2009, engineers attempted to raise the ride to its full and intended speed as it had been testing at a lower power, however this caused a series of explosions in the pneumatic system and caused injuries to seven people, and shattered multiple windows in the nearby buildings.[3][4][5]

It was manufactured by S&S - Sansei and features a pneumatic launch. This accelerates the coaster from 0–99.4 miles per hour (160.0 km/h) in less than 2 seconds, double the acceleration of a Formula 1 driver in the same period of time.[6]

According to the local state, Rhineland-Palatinate, the cost of Ring Racer accumulated to a total of 12.3 million Euro.[7]

In 2014, it was announced by Nürburgring that Ring Racer wouldn't start running again as the ride is not economically viable.[citation needed]

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References

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    Marden, Duane. "Ring Racer - Nürburgring (Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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    "Themen des Tages". Eifel Zeitung. April 10, 2015. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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    MacDonald, Brady (June 25, 2013). "RingRacer: Top speed record now out of reach for oft-delayed German coaster". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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    "Start frei für den Ringracer - aber erst im Frühjahr". Hamacher-stefan.de. Rheinzeitung. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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