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
StatusRemoved
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 in Agen, France. [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 made a right-hand turn before ascending the 35-metre (115 ft) vertical chain lift hill. This was followed by a 34-metre (110 ft) beyond-vertical first drop at an angle of 97°, reaching a top speed of 95 km/h (59 mph). The train then traversed a camelback hill and entered an overbanked turn at 110°, which led into a vertical loop before rising into a block brake section. Following a small dip, the train navigated a heartline roll, then turned left with a slight incline and entered a double helix that led into the final brake run. The train completed the circuit with a right-hand turn returning to the station. The full ride lasted approximately one minute and 30 seconds.

Records

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.