Speed: No Limits

Speed: No Limits is a roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, UK. It is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter and contains a 90° chain lift hill and a 97° first drop. This drop gave it a five way record tie for the steepest roller coaster drop between itself, Rage, Fahrenheit, SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, Vild-Svinet and Typhoon. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.[1][2]

Speed: No Limits
Speed's 97 degree drop
Oakwood Theme Park
LocationOakwood Theme Park
Coordinates51.779°N 4.805°W / 51.779; -4.805
StatusOperating
Opening date13 April 2006
Cost£3,000,000
General statistics
TypeSteel – Euro-Fighter
ManufacturerGerstlauer
DesignerWerner Stengel
Track layoutSteel
Lift/launch systemVertical chain lift
Height115 ft (35 m)
Drop110 ft (34 m)
Length1,970 ft (600 m)
Speed59 mph (95 km/h)
Inversions2
Duration1:30
Max vertical angle97°
Capacity800 riders per hour
G-force4.5
Height restriction125 cm (4 ft 1 in)
Trains4 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train.
Speed: No Limits at RCDB

Its 115 feet (35 m) lift hill and first drop tower can be seen from a distance away. It is the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in Wales.

Trains

The ride uses four trains, each consisting of two rows, each with four across seating and can carry eight people per train. The trains use standard Euro-Fighter over-the-shoulder restraints.

Ride experience

The ride begins with a right turn and then a 115-foot vertical 90° chain lift hill, this is followed by a 110-foot beyond vertical 97° first drop. Cars then reach a speed of 59 miles per hour at the base of this drop, pulling 4.5 G, cars then crest over an airtime hill, pulling -1.3 G. This is followed by an overbanked turn at an angle of 110° and a vertical loop, cars then rise up into a set of brakes. Cars then descend a small dip, into a heartline roll. The train then turns left with a slight incline then entering a double helix into the final brake run (which consists of magnetic brakes and fin brakes),the cars then turn right into the station.

Colour scheme

The ride is painted orange with turquoise-coloured supports.

  • One of Speed's cars
    One of Speed's cars
  • The first inversion, a near-circular vertical loop
    The first inversion, a near-circular vertical loop
  • The first drop
    The first drop

References
  1. "Gerstlauer busy in 2011". Park World Magazine. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. "Projects". Ride Entertainment Group. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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