The Racer
Wood Out-and-Back at Kings Island, Mason, Ohio. Opened 1972.
- Height
- 88 ft
- Drop
- 82 ft
- Top speed
- 53 mph
- Length
- 3,415 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 2 min
- Designer
- Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Sources
- sixflags.com/kingsisland/attractions/the-racer-blue (Park page: classic out-and-back wooden coaster with twin tracks (Blue and Red Racers race side by side) in Coney Mall since the park opened in 1972; Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters; 48-inch minimum height; no stats.)
- rcdb.com/69.htm (Racer, Kings Island: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters twin wooden coaster designed by John C. Allen, operating since April 29, 1972; each track 3,415 ft long, 88 ft high, 53 mph, 0 inversions, duration 2:00; trains ran backward on one track 1982-2007.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Racer_(Kings_Island) (Opened April 1972; Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, John C. Allen; height 88 ft, drop 82.17 ft, length 3,415 ft, speed 53 mph, duration 2:00.)
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