Speed-The Ride was a roller coaster

Roller coaster

The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...

 located on the Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...

 at the now-defunct Sahara Hotel and Casino.

According to the roller coaster database, Speed-The Ride is a double LIM

Linear induction motor

A linear induction motor is an AC asynchronous linear motor that works by the same general principles as other induction motors but which has been designed to directly produce motion in a straight line....

 Shuttle Loop Coaster that accelerates to 70 mph (31.3 m/s) ending on a 224 ft (68.3 m) 90-degree section. A portion of the ride runs through the interior of the casino building including the loading area.

History

The coaster was introduced as a part of the 1999 remodeling and is included in the NASCAR Cafe.

As of August 2008, the ride was shut down with no information from the venue. However, the ride reopened in February 2009, then closed again in May 2011 because of the closure of the Sahara. The impending fate of the ride is currently unknown.

Ride Experience

The ride starts at a launch from the inside of the NASCAR Cafe going from 5 mile per hour in three seconds. Riders are in a drop going under ground in front of the hotel and then through a 92 feet (28 m) vertical loop. There is then another launch this time from 35 mile per hour in three seconds. After a quick snaking turn, riders are shot up a huge vertical drop tower before the train falls back and runs through the entire track backwards. This time the second launch area slows the train down from 70 mile per hourh and before it goes back through the vertical loop and then underground. The train then makes it back to the station, where it stops. It is also considered one of the tallest shuttle coasters in the world.

External links

• Speed-The Ride