Baked pig

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Baked pig
Baked pig
Data
Location Tripsdrill Adventure Park
( Cleebronn , Baden-Württemberg )
Type Steel - seated
model Bobsled Coaster Model 480/4
Drive type Chain lift hill
Manufacturer Gerstlauer amusement rides
Designer Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH
opening 1998
length 480 m
height 16 m
Dimensions 105 × 55 m²
Max. gradient 65 °
Max. speed 60 km / h
Max. acceleration 3 g
Travel time 1:40 min
capacity 720 people per hour
dare 7 cars, 2 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats
elements Helices (5), mouse curves (5), airtime hills (4)
Inversions 0

The G'sengte Sau in the adventure park Tripsdrill ( Cleebronn , Baden-Württemberg ) is a bobsled coaster from the manufacturer Gerstlauer Amusement Rides .

The train designed by the Stengel engineering office is the prototype of this type of roller coaster and the first roller coaster from Gerstlauer. As a special feature, the “Bobsled Coaster” combines features of the Wilde Maus roller coaster and a family roller coaster . In addition to the typical " mouse curves " (curves with ± 180 ° without inclination), the system has helices , swings and camelbacks.

The facility is built around and through the "Rauhe Klinge" castle, into which the wild water ride "Bathtub ride to the fountain of youth" is integrated.

G'sengte Sau has seven single-unit wagons. Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car.

The 16 meter high chain lift is followed by the First Drop with a subsequent ascent to four mouse curves as a helix. After the curves, there are two helices running in opposite directions, which are integrated into the castle. The carriages then leave the castle and drive over four airtime hills (camelbacks), to which the surrounding landscape is adapted. Before the final brake and return to the station, there are two more helices running in opposite directions close to the ground. The route is divided into five sections by a block system . This means that a maximum of four cars can travel on the track at the same time, while two are loaded and unloaded in the station. The seventh car is a replacement vehicle. Classic shoe brakes are used as block brakes .

A system under the name “Thor's Hammer” with the same rail layout is located in Djurs Sommerland ( Denmark ).

For a bet on the TV show Wetten, dass ..? In 2001, Dirk Auer rode the track on roller skates. Since then, a poster with the program's logo has been hanging in one of the castle towers that are passed through. In July 1998, Dirk Auer had already tried to do this and had a serious accident when he fell at full speed. Since then, the newspaper report about the accident has been hanging in the entry area.

Web links

Commons : G'sengte Sau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 2 ′ 11.6 "  N , 9 ° 3 ′ 25.7"  E