Speed: No Limits

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Speed: No Limits
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Speed: No Limits' 97 degree drop
Oakwood Theme Park
Location Oakwood Theme Park
Coordinates 51°46′44″N4°48′18″W / 51.779°N 4.805°W / 51.779; -4.805
StatusClosed
Opening date13 April 2006
Closing date3 November 2024
Cost £3,000,000
General statistics
Type Steel  Euro-Fighter
Manufacturer Gerstlauer
Designer Werner Stengel
Track layoutSteel
Lift/launch systemVertical chain lift
Height115 ft (35 m)
Drop110 ft (34 m)
Length1,970 ft (600 m)
Speed59 mph (95 km/h)
Inversions 2
Duration1:30
Max vertical angle97°
Capacity800 riders per hour
G-force 4.5
Height restriction125 cm (4 ft 1 in)
Trains4 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train.
Speed: No Limits at RCDB

Speed: No Limits was a steel roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was manufactured by Gerstlauer and was the first Euro-Fighter model to be installed in the United Kingdom.[ citation needed ] The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group. [1] [2] It opened on 13 April 2006, and operated until 3 November 2024. It has since been relocated to Walygator Sud-Ouest. [3]

Contents

Its lift hill was 35 metres (115 ft), and it featured top speeds of 95 km/h (59 mph). The ride had two inversions, and exerted a maximum of 4.5 Gs on riders.

It featured a vertical chain lift hill and a 97° first drop. This drop gave it a five-way tie for the record of steepest roller coaster drop between itself, Rage, Fahrenheit, SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, Vild-Svinet and Typhoon, until Steel Hawg took the record in 2008.

Trains

The ride had four trains, each consisting of two rows with four across seating, for a total of eight riders per train. The trains featured over-the-shoulder restraints.

Ride experience

Upon dispatch from the station, the train took a right turn before entering the 35 metre (115 ft) vertical chain lift hill. This was followed by a 34 metre (110 ft) beyond vertical 97° first drop at 95 km/h (59 mph). The train traversed a camel bump hill, then an overbanked turn at an angle of 110° into a vertical loop, and then rose up into a block brake section. The train then descended a small dip, which followed into a heartline roll. The train then turned left with a slight incline before entering a double helix into the final brake run. The train then turned right to return to the station. A full ride experience on Speed: No Limits lasted approximately one minute and 30 seconds.

Records

World's steepest roller coaster
April 13, 2006 – July 5, 2008
97°
Succeeded by
Steel Hawg
111°

References

  1. "Gerstlauer busy in 2011". Park World Magazine. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. "Projects". Ride Entertainment Group. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. "unknown - Walygator Sud-Ouest (Roquefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 9 November 2025.