Racing roller coaster

A racing roller coaster, sometimes referred to as a dual track coaster, consists of one whole track or two separate coasters that travels along parallel or mirrored tracks to simulate a race between the trains. The coaster trains travel along tracks just a few feet apart of one another. They often get close enough for riders to reach out and slap hands with riders on the opposite train.

Some racing roller coasters are Möbius Loop racing coasters. These rides have a single track that traverses the circuit twice. A train leaving the station on one side will return on the other. Kennywood's Racer is the only coaster using the Moebius design that operates in the United States.

Some examples of dual-track racing coasters are Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Grand National, Six Flags Great Adventure's Rolling Thunder, The American Eagle at Six Flags Great America, Port Aventura's Stampida, and Cedar Point's Gemini.

Not all parks choose to operate both sides of their racing coasters. Rolling Thunder and [Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Colossus are coasters at Six Flags parks that often only operate one side of the attraction. Other parks operate one side frontwards and one side backwards. In 2008, Cedar Fair directed the former Paramount Parks racing coasters operate both sides frontwards.

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Duelling roller coaster