Steel Hawg

Steel Hawg
Location Indiana Beach
Status Operating
Opened July 5, 2008
Type Steel
Manufacturer S&S Worldwide
Model El Loco
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height 96 ft (29 m)
Max speed 41 mph (66 km/h)
Inversions 2
Max vertical angle 111°
Height restriction 4 ft 0 in (122 cm)
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Steel Hawg is a roller coaster at Indiana Beach, Monticello, Indiana. The ride is the first El Loco model built by manufacturer S&S Worldwide of Logan, Utah. The Steel Hawg was expected to open in mid May, but was rescheduled for an early July opening.

Steel Hawg opened to the public on July 5, 2008. The ride contains a 111 degree drop, two inversions, and several twists and turns. It also includes the world's first "outside" turn, meaning you bank to the left and turn right, or vice versa.

Whilst it was originally planned that Steel Hawg would have a 120° drop, the design was simplified such that the drop is just 111°. The media and advertisement companies were not informed, and the original figure of 120° was used in promotional material.

Steel Hawg was the world's steepest rollercoaster prior to the opening of Mumbo Jumbo, on July 4, 2009, at Flamingo Land, United Kingdom. Mumbo Jumbo is also an S&S El Loco; it has a 112° drop.[1] However it still has the steepest drop of all coasters in North America, including Gerstlauer's famed Euro-Fighter coasters.

The Steel Hawg Roller Coaster was featured in Travel Discoveries "Extreme Terror Rides 2." It is currently the tallest coaster at the park.

Preceded by
Fahrenheit
Rage
Speed: No Limits
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge
Typhoon
Vild-Svinet
97°
World's steepest roller coaster
5 July 2008 - 4 July 2009
111°
Succeeded by
Mumbo Jumbo
112°

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