- Formule X
Infobox roller coaster
name = Formule X
caption = "Formule X's" first inversion
location = Drievliet Family Park, The Hague
type = Steel
type2 = Launched
status = Open
opened =April 6 ,2007
manufacturer = Maurer Söhne
model = XL 1000
lift = LSM Launch
height = 50
length = 1150
speed = 45
inversions = 2
duration= 27 sec.
capacity = 650
acceleration = 6 - 45 mph in 2 seconds
restriction = 51
rcdb_number = 3602"Formule X" is the new Maurer Söhne X-Car coaster for the Drievliet amusement park in The Hague, The Netherlands. It opened on April 6, 2007. Formule X was the first X-car coaster to have a LSM launch.
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Technical information
The coaster is convert|50|ft|m tall and convert|1150|ft|m long. It contains two never-before-seen inversions and a 135º over-banked turn. There are two trains which can each hold 6 passengers. The LSM launch accelerates from 15 - 70 km/h (6 - 45 mph) in just 2 seconds. The ride has really tiny dimensions: the ride is build on a 50 by 50 meter surface (160 by 160 feet). Formule X can handle 650 passengers an hour.
Ride Experience
The ride starts with a right turn exiting the station. Immediately, a launch causes acceleration from convert|9.7|mph|abbr=on to convert|72|mph|abbr=on in 2 seconds, entering an
Immelman loop . After this first inversion, the train enters a horseshoe turn, followed by an airtime hill. Next, the train maneuvers through a second inversion, a combination of a half-corkscrew and half of a heartline roll. The train then goes through a 135ºoverbanked turn , and finally enters thebrake run .Theming
Formule X has little theming. It has some traffic lights counting down for launch, and a few wheels and petrol barrels are spread over the terrain.
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