Status Operating Type Steel – Launched Model XL 1000 Height 15 m Height restriction 1.3 m | Opening date April 6, 2007 Manufacturer Maurer Söhne Lift/launch system LSM Launch Max speed 72 km/h Opened 6 April 2007 | |
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Address Laan van 's-Gravenmade 81, 2495 AH Den Haag, Netherlands Similar Booster Bike, Falcon, Xpress, Goliath, Kikkerachtbaan | ||
Formule x front seat on ride hd pov familiepark drievliet
Formule X is a Maurer Söhne X-Car roller coaster at Drievliet amusement park in The Hague, the Netherlands. It opened on April 6, 2007. Formule X was the first X-car coaster to have an LSM launch.
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Formule x onride drievliet
Technical information
The coaster is 50 feet (15 m) tall and 1,150 feet (350 m) long. It contains two never-before-seen inversions and a 135° over-banked turn. There are two trains which can each hold 6 passengers. The LSM launch accelerates from 15 – 70 km/h (6 - 45 mph) in just 2 seconds. The ride has small dimensions in comparison to other rides: the ride is build on a 50 by 50 meter surface (160 by 160 feet). Formule X can handle 650 passengers an hour.
Ride experience
The ride starts with a right turn exiting the station. Immediately, a launch causes acceleration from 6 mph (9.7 km/h) to 45 mph (72 km/h) in 2 seconds, entering an Immelman loop. After this first inversion, the train enters a horseshoe turn, followed by an airtime hill. Next, the train maneuvers through a second inversion, a combination of a half-corkscrew and half of a heartline roll. The train then goes through a 135° overbanked turn, and finally enters the brake run.
Theming
Formule X has little theming. It has some traffic lights counting down for launch, and a few wheels and petrol barrels are spread over the terrain.