[swampfox43]

For those who haven't noticed yet, BORG is running a bit faster now than it was opening day. Since I never saw it run in CA. I wasn't sure exactly how fast this ride normally goes. I did notice on opening day how sluggish it looked going through the loops but I figured that was normal.

Well, on media day I noticed it was gliding through the course and the loop at a much more fluid motion without that stalling action in the loop. Me and Dr. Possum investigated this (as she was becomming very agitated) and found out from a particular source that the paint on the tracks is what was slowing it down. I was told that there was too much paint on the rails, causing it to run slower. Apparantly, the coaster has been running enough to wear a path through the paint thus causing the speed to pick up a little. This was most likely the cause of the rollback the coaster had back during the testing phase.

Take note of the speed increase next time. It's most obvious in the loop.

[Cephas]

Can you say G's!


The borg will surely be one intense ride by midsummer.

[coasterbilly]

makes sense, and that's what tends to happen to every coaster, good to hear it's running smoothly.

[Jonathan]

That's interesting because I already thought it was running faster than the other Vekoma flyers on opening day. Maybe I was just disillusioned hehe.

[montumax]

And don't forget the lift hill is a lot more quieter now! You almost didn't hear it at all yesterday!

[swampfox43]

And don't forget the lift hill is a lot more quieter now! You almost didn't hear it at all yesterday!

Oh yes! I meant to mention that. I did over hear 2 people talking about something that was done with the anti-rollbacks to quieten the lift. Whatever they did, it worked. There was virtually NO noise about half way up the lift. Amazing!

[MarkD]

Hmmm, a new drive motor, grovn' in the paint and silience of the rollbacks.
Here I come Sunday.

[BoRgAsSiMiLaToR]

See i knew it said it had a quiet lift.....I hope i get to go tomorrow!!!!

[carowindsfreak13]

Well. I'm glad to see it running a bit faster, but I like when it almost stalls out on the loop!

[The Anomaly]

I kinda liked the noisy lifthill. It was definitely an attention getter.

[swampfox43]

Hmmm, a new drive motor, grovn' in the paint and silience of the rollbacks.

---Diamond in the back - sunroof top - Diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean-----

[Parker Day]

I did over hear 2 people talking about something that was done with the anti-rollbacks to quieten the lift. Whatever they did, it worked. There was virtually NO noise about half way up the lift. Amazing!

When they maintain the antirollbacks on the train correctly, it makes no noise. I don't know EXACTLY how it works, but I do know it's pretty much the same as on Intamins (Millennium Force) and the Vekoma SLCs. Magnets basically pull the rollback up when moving forward, and drop it if the train stops.