Lightning Racer
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| Lightning Racer | |
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| Location | Hersheypark |
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| Type | Wood - Racing - Dueling |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 13, 2000 |
| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International |
| Model | Twin |
| Height | 90 ft (27.4 m) |
| Length | 3400 ft (1036.3 m) |
| Max speed | 51 mph (82.1 km/h) |
| Duration | 2:20 |
| Max G force | 3.6 |
| Lightning Racer at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Lightning Racer at RCDB | |
Lighting Racer is a wood roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Built by Great Coasters International in 2000, it is the first wooden racing and duelling roller coaster. The ride makes use of Millennium Flyer articulated trains for a smooth and comfortable ride.
 The drop hills of the Lightning Racer |
 The trains enter the helix portion |
 The out turn-around half of the track |
 The station building and lift hill |
[edit] Choosing Sides
While fans of the ride may have a particular side (Thunder/Green, or Lightning/Red) they enjoy more, both sides travel through the same elements, although at different times. No one side has any advantage at winning the race over the other side, although keep in mind that speed is affected not only by weight on the train, but by weather conditions (rain, temperature) and maintenance. If one track gets greased before the other, it will run faster.
[edit] Trivia
- During the ride's first two years in operation, the park played pre-recorded speils for the winning train, which sometimes included local celebrity voices. Bruce Bond had talked about his recordings publicly on his afternoon radio show.
| Roller coasters at Hersheypark |
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Current: Comet - Great Bear - Lightning Racer - Roller Soaker - SooperDooperLooper |
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Past: Mini Comet/Little Comet - Twin Toboggans - Wild Cat |
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Cancelled: Turbulence |
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