Now that's curious. The Lightnin' Loops are still operating--but the two tracks got de-linked and shipped to different parks.
Looking into this stuff I'm beginning to realize the long reach of Werner Stengel, Schwarzkopf's chief engineer, who was responsible for the modern clothoid loop and obviously had a lot to do with the superdooperLooper and also the Six Flags Over Texas Shock Wave.
Today his little company (http://www.rcstengel.com/) seems to consult with everyone in the business. I think the reason Fahrenheit resembles a giant Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter is that Stengel's firm was involved in designing both.
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Re: Before I ever got to the sooperdooperLooper
Date: 2011-08-27 04:54 am (UTC)Looking into this stuff I'm beginning to realize the long reach of Werner Stengel, Schwarzkopf's chief engineer, who was responsible for the modern clothoid loop and obviously had a lot to do with the superdooperLooper and also the Six Flags Over Texas Shock Wave.
Today his little company (http://www.rcstengel.com/) seems to consult with everyone in the business. I think the reason Fahrenheit resembles a giant Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter is that Stengel's firm was involved in designing both.