Lightning Racer

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Lightning Racer
Lightning Racer
Data
Location Hersheypark
( Hershey , Pennsylvania , USA )
Type Wood - sitting
category Dueling roller coaster
Drive type Chain lift hill
Manufacturer Great Coasters International
Designer Mike Boodley
opening May 13, 2000
length ever. 1000 m
height 28 m
Departure 27 m
Max. speed 82 km / h
Max. acceleration 3.6 g
Travel time 1:20 min
capacity 1300 people per hour
Trains 4 trains, 12 cars / train, 1 row of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats
Inversions 0

Lightning Racer at Hersheypark ( Hershey , Pennsylvania , USA ) is a wooden roller coaster the manufacturer Great Coasters International , which opened on May 13, 2000th

The track itself consists of two separate, similar routes with a length of 1000 m each. Trains can run on both routes at the same time, so there is a race between the trains on both routes.

During the 1:20 minute journey, the train overcomes a height of 27 m and reaches a top speed of around 82 km / h.

Lightning Racer at Hersheypark outtrack.jpg

Trains

Lightning Racer has four Millennium Flyer- type trains with twelve cars each. Two people (in a row) can be seated in each carriage. The passengers must be at least 1.22 m tall to be allowed to ride.

Web links

Commons : Lightning Racer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 40 ° 17 ′ 34.4 "  N , 76 ° 39 ′ 11.4"  W.