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Post February 22nd, 2007, 10:19 pm
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I went to drievliet today and I simply could walk onto the construction area from the coaster. No single german fellow or staff from drievliet did send me back... lol!
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When arrived at drievliet i saw the coaster nearly finished in the distance

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Closed till april 2007... Allrighty then...

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Allthough the gate was kinda open... [lol]
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At the backside of the park, a nice shot... and then off to the closest location i could... Allthough it even became very close [pshades]

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At the side entrance, gate was half opened... so i couldn't be bothered to keep too much distance... [lol]

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It's fun to see how close you can get to a coaster without even being in the park [:D]

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Me @ trackpiece [pshades][8D][pshades]

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Many supports were lying down there, so i guess the first inversion will have some nice and high forces [8D]

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Gh?????????h?????????... ^_^

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Another trackpiece in the distance...

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Eventually i continued making the distance between me and the coaster smaller and smaller [:D] But the workers only were worrying if they where putting the right trackpiece together [:D]

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That launch is going to be fun [pshades]

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Nice turn is this going to be [:)]

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On other sites they where talking about the welding from some trackpieces. Well, you can see that they are doing some stuff there [:)]

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In the back they are placing another support. And in the front it's more welding stuff [:)]

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Close to the launchtrack, in the back you can see another fellow making pictures. Maybe is he the reason of that nobody is saying anything to me? [:D]

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W00t! LIMS! As far as i've seen you will be immediatly launched after that small turn out of the station [pshades]

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As you can see, no place to stop a car decently on the launchtrack. so yeah, turn and immediatly: WHOOSH! [pshades]

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Wonderfull view over the launchtrack. In a few weeks I get the same view since I signed up for testround of that coaster. [8D]

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Awesome overbanked turn [:D]

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2nd inversion and brake section. Seriously, I can't wait till i can ride this baby [pshades]

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Transfertrack!

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Station [:)]

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That great corkscrew/barrelroll combo, with the transfer track in front of it [:)]

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2nd piece of brakes

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Heartline from the overbanked turn. Seriously this looks awesome [8D][pshades]

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It's maurer S?????????hne allright [pshades][8D]

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Queuegates! [:D][:D][:D]

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The boosterwheels [:P]

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Transfertrack again. As you can see, the track has to turn 90 degrees to put a train on the storage [:)]

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Overview from the station itself [:)]

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Launch track seen from the small station [8D]

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Eventually i'd walked back since mom got impatient... [lol]

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A final picture a shot from some workers there [:)]

Wonderfull track, i'm seriously going to try to shoot an onride video from this ride when I get to ride it in a few weeks as testsubject. [:D]
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Post February 22nd, 2007, 10:57 pm

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Looks great! Can't wait to see more progress.
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Post February 22nd, 2007, 11:16 pm

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wow, I had no idea this was being built. great pictures!

Post February 22nd, 2007, 11:57 pm

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Wow, thats hot! Never heard of it before either, but it's lookin great! Have fun testing [:D]

Post February 23rd, 2007, 1:45 am

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Wow, thats amazing they let you walk up there and take pictures like that. Looks to be a fun compact ride.

Post February 23rd, 2007, 2:26 am
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Post February 23rd, 2007, 3:00 am

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maby i am going too watch next weak.
i life 5 min on the bike from it.
but how did you came so close last time i tryed i was send back

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Post February 23rd, 2007, 2:48 pm

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You took some great pictures there Dirk. The coaster looks like it will be great. Keep us posted if you can!

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looks like another badly engineered coaster to me just like G-Forse at drayton. i can see there is going to be alot of bad forses and rough spots on it. to be honest i dont like the look of it but i hope it proves me wrong
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Post February 23rd, 2007, 5:25 pm

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thats true gazag, and with some restraints where you can hardly breath will make it worse.

Post February 23rd, 2007, 5:31 pm
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Originally posted by gazag

looks like another badly engineered coaster to me just like G-Forse at drayton. i can see there is going to be alot of bad forses and rough spots on it. to be honest i dont like the look of it but i hope it proves me wrong


you'll find out yourself auhust 11
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Post February 24th, 2007, 10:48 am

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if your house is that close i hope you will join us on august 11th
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Originally posted by gazag

if your house is that close i hope you will join us on august 11th


11 august? Ill be there! It's only 19 km away form my house! Yay!

Edit: Not. ?????????'m going to the USA from 5 july till 14 august. Too bad.

Post February 24th, 2007, 11:34 am

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for me it is 2 miles[:D]
and untill 1.5 years ago less then a mile

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Post February 25th, 2007, 3:07 pm

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I think the lay out has changed since that picture. If I remember correctly, they have added a helix.

The ride definitely looks very interesting. But the reports I've heard about the cars and restraints are not very favorable, and I imagine some of those elements can become quite painful.
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Post February 25th, 2007, 3:20 pm
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Originally posted by Nosferatu

I think the lay out has changed since that picture. If I remember correctly, they have added a helix.

The ride definitely looks very interesting. But the reports I've heard about the cars and restraints are not very favorable, and I imagine some of those elements can become quite painful.


the helix was shown in a tv-interview, yet on the construction site no helix was to be found
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Post February 25th, 2007, 6:10 pm

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Strange. I guess they left it out after all then.
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Post March 5th, 2007, 5:35 am
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Originally posted by 12345

Yeah i live at holland so i go there in april :D


not as tester around the end of march like me? [;)]
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Post March 8th, 2007, 12:38 pm

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the track is complete!
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when i was there after school i did not saw no crane any more so every thing is in place alsow the cars. i saw them still working at the station.

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I've been there today, and i have a nice picture of the new Formule X FINISHED. I couldn't get any closer than this, because the fences were already locked. But something is better than nothing.

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