| Speed-The Ride | |
| Location | Sahara Hotel and Casino |
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| Park section | Nascar Cafe |
| Status | SBNO |
| Opened | April 28, 1999 |
| Closed | May 1, 2011 |
| Cost | $1,000,000 |
| Type | Steel - Launched - Shuttle |
| Manufacturer | Premier Rides |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Roller coaster |
| Height | 224 ft (68 m) |
| Drop | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Length | 1,900 ft (580 m) |
| Max speed | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 (Once forward and once backwards) |
| Duration | 0:45 |
| Max vertical angle | 90° |
| Capacity | 1600 riders per hour |
| Acceleration | 0 to 45 to 70mph |
| Max G force | 3.5 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 6 in (137 cm) |
| Speed-The Ride at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Speed-The Ride at RCDB | |
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Speed-The Ride was a roller coaster located on the Las Vegas Strip at the now-defunct Sahara Hotel and Casino.
According to the roller coaster database, Speed-The Ride is a double LIM Shuttle Loop Coaster that accelerates to 70 mph (110 km/h) ending on a 224 ft (68 m) 90-degree section.[1] A portion of the ride runs through the interior of the casino building including the loading area.
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The coaster was introduced as a part of the 1999 remodeling and is included in the NASCAR Cafe.
As of August 2008, the ride was shut down with no information from the venue. However, the ride reopened in February 2009, then closed again in May 2011 because of the closure of the Sahara.[2][3] The impending fate of the ride is currently unknown.
The ride starts at a launch from the inside of the NASCAR Cafe going from 5–35 mph (8.0–56 km/h) in three seconds. Riders are in a drop going under ground in front of the hotel and then through a 92-foot (28 m) vertical loop. There is then another launch this time from 35–70 mph (56–110 km/h) in three seconds. After a quick snaking turn, riders are shot up a huge vertical drop tower before the train falls back and runs through the entire track backwards. This time the second launch area slows the train down from 70–35 mph (110–56 km/h)h and before it goes back through the vertical loop and then underground. The train then makes it back to the station, where it stops. It is also considered one of the tallest shuttle coasters in the world.
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