What is a RMC T-Rex?

The T-Rex track is a single rail roller coaster track, similar to what you would see on a monorail. The single rail allows for longer spans of track, meaning less connections and lower maintenance.

How tall is a RMC T-Rex?

The whiteboard notes also mention T-Rex, which is a specific type of roller coaster, and 526 feet.

What is Ibox track?

The Ibox track allows for thrilling elements such as inversions, steeper drops, high banking turns, etc. that traditional wood tracks do not allow with the smooth feel of a steel coaster. Hybrid Ibox coasters are available as custom ground up rides.

What does RMC stand for roller coaster?

Rocky Mountain Construction
Rocky Mountain Construction, often abbreviated as RMC, is a manufacturing and construction company based in Hayden, Idaho, United States. The company is best known for its I-Box track and Topper Track for wooden roller coasters.

How old is Fred Grubb?

A carpenter and welder by trade, the 53-year-old Grubb got his start in the ride manufacturing business in the 1980s as the in-house coaster maker for Idaho’s Silverwood Theme Park, building Tremors and Timber Terror with Custom Coasters International.

How many Vekoma SLCS are there?

The Suspended Looping Coaster (or SLC, as referred to by coaster enthusiasts) is a model of steel inverted roller coaster built by Vekoma. There are at least 39 different installations across the world.

What was the first B&M hyper coaster?

History. The first installation of the hyper coaster was Apollo’s Chariot located in Busch Gardens Williamsburg. It was one of the two models released in 1999. The other being the Floorless Coaster.

Who built the rock n roller coaster?

Vekoma
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith/Manufacturers

What is a 400 foot coaster called?

A hypercoaster is any complete-circuit roller coaster with a height measuring at least 200 feet (61 m). The competition between amusement parks to build increasingly taller roller coasters eventually led to giga coasters, which exceed 300 feet (91 m), and strata coasters, which exceed 400 feet (120 m).

What is the T-rex track at RMC?

In September 2015, on a construction tour of the RMC factory Idaho, Fred Grubb exclusively revealed the T-Rex track to CoasterForce. The T-Rex track is a single rail roller coaster track, similar to what you would see on a monorail.

What is a T-Rex roller coaster?

The T-Rex track is a single rail roller coaster track, similar to what you would see on a monorail. The single rail allows for longer spans of track, meaning less connections and lower maintenance. The steel track can be twisted and shaped into almost any position to create coasters never seen before.

Where is the T-rex track made?

T-Rex track on display at the Rocky Mountain Construction manufacturing facility in Idaho, USA. In September 2015, on a construction tour of the RMC factory Idaho, Fred Grubb exclusively revealed the T-Rex track to CoasterForce.

What makes RMC’s Iron Horse track unique?

Alongside the Iron Horse track, RMC has developed other track techniques (detailed below) which have reviatalised and revolutionized wooden and steel roller coasters alike. New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas in the USA. Rocky Mountain Construction’s first roller coaster project was New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.