WadeJ

Great pictures! This reminds me a lot of how the land looked when Nitro was being constructed with half being out in the woods with lots of clearing to be done and the other half being back in the park.

Yup, opening day it just might be

#1 reason - reliability

While I definitely tend to agree with your comment, I'm taking a wait and see approach. The sensation of going over this hump (esp. backwards) should be outstanding. Also, due to the approach and exit angles of the roll, there will be quite a bit of lateral shift during this hump in order to allow the track to line up with the spike. MOST important, the #1 issue with the reliability of the ride has always been the needed reverse boost on the spike after the train mods were done since they are now lighter. So not only will the original computer program be able to be run but the number of saddles per season should practically be zero btw- Nice job on the site changes!