iSpeed
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| iSpeed | |
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| Mirabilandia | |
| Location | Mirabilandia |
| Coordinates | 44°20′12″N 12°15′42″E / 44.33667°N 12.26167°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 20, 2009 |
| Cost | €15,000,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Blitz Coaster |
| Track layout | Twister |
| Lift/launch system | Linear synchronous motor Launch |
| Height | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Drop | 180.5 ft (55.0 m) |
| Speed | 74.6 mph (120.1 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 (Corkscrew, Inline Twist) |
| Duration | approx. 1 minute |
| Max vertical angle | 90° |
| Acceleration | 0 - 74.6 mph in 2.2 seconds |
| Height restriction | 55 in (140 cm) |
| iSpeed at RCDB | |
iSpeed is a steel roller coaster at Mirabilandia in Italy. It opened on May 20, 2009 and is the second blitz coaster to be made by Intamin following Maverick at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.
The ride
The coaster starts with a 74.6 MPH launch into a top hat where it climbs to 180 feet and then plummets to the ground. Following this is a barrage of airtime hills, tight turns, and inversions.
Maintenance
Throughout the ride in certain spots copper alloy fins are placed to create a magnetic field and regulate the coasters speed.
Awards
| Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best steel-Tracked Roller Coaster[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking | 36 | 10 | No poll | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Hawker, Mitch. "Steel Roller Coaster Poll 13 Year Results Table (1999–2013)". Best Roller Coaster Poll. Retrieved January 5, 2014.