Mr. Don Helbig rode Racer tonight.

12000

Wow.

Incredible!

And congratulations!

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To think I saw him probably 10 minutes prior. Congrats!

Lets celebrate by turning one side backwards.

Congrats Don! You're a neat PR guy!

Wow...congrats Don. 12,000 rides on a single coaster...unreal...

Wow. Had long had he gone between rides? What was special about tonight's ride? Which seat was he in?

Don a huge congrats sir. I hope ride 12000 was just as memorable and great as ride 1. Here is hoping you get another 12000 rides in on the beautiful roller coaster.

I wonder which era or season of The Racer did Don love the most? Was the early racer better than the later? Was 85 better than 93?

In all seriousness, Congrats Don. It makes me know that our park is in safe hands when a true enthusiast is one of the people behind the scenes making our park what it is.

^ A true enthusiast??? The guy hadn't even ridden the ride in 2 years!

Just kidding. Congrats, Don!

Congratulations Don!

Wow. Had long had he gone between rides? What was special about tonight's ride? Which seat was he in?

Don a huge congrats sir. I hope ride 12000 was just as memorable and great as ride 1. Here is hoping you get another 12000 rides in on the beautiful roller coaster.

I wonder which era or season of The Racer did Don love the most? Was the early racer better than the later? Was 85 better than 93?

In all seriousness, Congrats Don. It makes me know that our park is in safe hands when a true enthusiast is one of the people behind the scenes making our park what it is.

By the picture that I saw he was in the front row on Red.

Congrats Don, I hope you get many more rides on that classic! Still a great ride.

YAY Don!!

Good stuff...wish I could have joined in with him but ah well. Good stuff

I don't want to dampen the parade...but do you think its possible he might have forgotten a ride or three, or simply skipped a few notches, say somewhere around 6347 and suddenly jumped to 6353 unbeknownst?

I hold the position that he has only ridden 11197 times or 12003 times.

Still...incredible either way.

Congratulations! I do think, also, it is neat that someone with a true affinity for the "product" is now employed, in part, to market it. This assures that the main thrust of your job is a hobby. So, congratulations on that as well!

Here's my "milestone" gift for you:

https://www.google.com/search?q=mason+ohio+chiropractors&oq=mason+ohio+chiropractors&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l2.8471j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

Public Relations Area Manager for Kings Island, Don Helbig, (KingsIslandPR) takes his 12,000 ride on The Racer on 10/27/13. According to his Twitter and Facebook page Don states: "Closed out the 2013 season at Kings Island by taking my 12,000th ride on The Racer roller coaster with Maria (Don's daughter). It was my first ride on The Racer since August 24, 2011"

Congratulations Don on your 12,000 ride! I can't think of a better way to end the 2013 season or a better person to make that 12,000 lap with on The Racer!

See also: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/28506-12000/#entry566481

See also:

http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?/topic/28513-don-Helbig-takes-his-12000-racer-ride/

Sorry Terpy, I did not see that topic already had been created!

Just moments after the park had closed.

Thanks for posting the picture!

I still think he may have forgotten a ride or two...say back in 79 with a trip too many to octoberfest's bier garden perchance?

I still think he may have forgotten a ride or two...say back in 79 with a trip too many to octoberfest's bier garden perchance?

I know my DB count is short a few rides, but I would rather have a count of the rides I actually counted and know I have ridden!

I'm just poking fun...

Its a glorious milestone. I don't even know if I have been in my car 12000 times just to get to the grocer if you really think about it.

Wow what a awesome record to set:

If someone paid 5 months worth of gas and bills i could ride The Racer all day every day for the 2014 season, i like my odds ..

and i almost made The Racer my last ride of season

Public Relations Area Manager for Kings Island, Don Helbig, (KingsIslandPR) takes his 12,000 ride on The Racer on 10/27/13. According to his Twitter and Facebook page Don states: "Closed out the 2013 season at Kings Island by taking my 12,000th ride on The Racer roller coaster with Maria (Don's daughter). It was my first ride on The Racer since August 24, 2011"

Congratulations Don on your 12,000 ride! I can't think of a better way to end the 2013 season or a better person to make that 12,000 lap with on The Racer!

See? I hold to my theory that riding with your dad is ALWAYS a good memory.

I don't want to dampen the parade...but do you think its possible he might have forgotten a ride or three, or simply skipped a few notches, say somewhere around 6347 and suddenly jumped to 6353 unbeknownst?

I hold the position that he has only ridden 11197 times or 12003 times.

Still...incredible either way.

TRUST ME, he didn't. That guy knows how many times he's done everything. He's like Rain Man.

any word on why he decided to take ride #12,000?

He heard Terpy was in the park.

I believe he wanted to wait until his daughter, Maria ended her last season at the park before college to ride it together.