[Jay]

I've been on Diamondback. It's pretty good, but not as good as Intimidator or Behemoth.

Flickr is tons better and much more professional looking than Photobucket. It does cost money however to upload more than about 200 pics though. (Totally worth it IMO)


(I only read intimidator riders posts)

[RollerCoasterMommy07]

Yea Intimidator is definantly one of my favorite coasters, and my favorite B&M hyper. Although the only other one I have ridden is Apollo's Chariot. I'm an airtime person . I can't wait to try out Diamondback I'm sure it will still be an amazing ride. I still think Apollo's Chariot is an amazing ride I just love Intimidator better .

I might have to try one of those. How much does flickr charge? I'm sure I will have taken more than 200 photos in my trip. I am a compulsive picture taker. I spent one day in London and have almost 200 photos.

[Jay]

25 bucks for one year.

http://www.flickr.com/upgrade/

[chargercrazy]

(I only read intimidator riders posts)

Yeah you do!

[RollerCoasterMommy07]

^^Thanks I might just have to do that. So when I write my TR (first ever) I can add pics to it instead of making a huge boring essay type thing .

[intimidator rider]

I was reading this about TTD on rollbacks

The speed of Top Thrill Dragster is controlled by a computer which regulates the speed of the launch in order to minimize forces as the train crests the hill. Occasionally, a train is not launched with enough speed to clear the crest. This typically happens in cool, wet or breezy weather, or when the wind is working against the train. In these conditions, the launch often does not provide the train with enough speed to climb over the hill, which causes the train to stop short of the apex, and roll back down the hill in reverse, hence the term "rollback". The launch track is equipped with retractable magnetic braking fins which are raised after the train is launched in order to slow a train that did not crest the hill.
Intamin's term for this occurrence is "short shot" rather than "rollback", but the term "rollback" is used almost exclusively in the parks that operate Accelerator Coasters, as well as in the coaster enthusiast community.
On very rare occasions a combination of the weight distribution of the train, the force of the launch, and the wind can stall a train on the top of the tower. This has happened on June 24, 2005,[2], October 25, 2008 and May 25, 2009.

[RollerCoasterMommy07]

^ I remember reading this when I wrote my 5 page report (that turned into 9 pages) on roller coasters in school. I still loved Bert the Conqueror when he experienced the rollback . Funniest moment on that show to me.

[intimidator rider]

Heres a video of TTD rollback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL2jnfUXWVg&NR=1