Posts by Corey Rasmussen

Join the great debate and we determine what is and is not a coaster inversion. Most of us inherently know what an inversion is, but can we define it? There are several edge cases where the answer is...

As we get started building our roller coaster, we need a sufficient power source. I would like this to be "portable" so plugging it into the wall is an attractive idea. Well, you can't plug a 3 hp...

After a lot of thought and planning, I'm going to do it. After seeing the John Ivers' Blue Flash, I've wanted to make my backyard coaster with an inversion. After looking at a vertical...

My buddy can find strange things. On a recent trip to the dump he found a worn out air conditioner compressor with the shaft broken off. Trash right?Well not for him; he wanted to melt it down and...

As many of you know, Fury 325 suffered from a structural crack and was shut down on Saturday. This beloved attraction is already missed and we hope that it will be up and running in no time. I...

Oh no! One of the premier coasters in the South is closed due to a structural crack! Luckily no one was hurt and the coaster closed without incident. Coasters are very safe so failures like these...