Ring Racer , stylized as Ring°racer , is a Formula One -themed roller coaster which was due to open on August 15, 2009 at the Nürburgring race course as part of the Nürburgring 2009 project.
2-481: It was originally planned to accelerate from 0 to 217 kilometres per hour (135 mph) in 2.5 seconds, parallel to the grand prix track. However, two defects in the launch system delayed its opening until 2013. On 3 September 2009, engineers attempted to raise the ride to its full and intended speed as it had been testing at a lower power, however this caused a series of explosions in the pneumatic system and caused injuries to seven people, and shattered multiple windows in
4-411: The nearby buildings. It was manufactured by S&S - Sansei and features a pneumatic launch. This accelerates the coaster from 0–99.4 miles per hour (160.0 km/h) in less than 2 seconds, double the acceleration of a Formula 1 driver in the same period of time. According to the local state, Rhineland-Palatinate , the cost of Ring Racer accumulated to a total of 12.3 million Euro. In 2014, it
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