Download a membership application . Complete the application and mail it with your dues payment to the address listed on the application. We currently have over 7,000 active members from 49 states plus DC and 12 countries. After nearly one week of riding and sleeping on the coaster, three men broke the world's record for a coaster marathon. A lift mechanism drags the coaster train to the top of the first hill and releases it.
Gravity takes control and the train coasts along the track until reaching brakes.
Traditional roller coasters use a chain for the lift. This coaster was originally built in 1902. According to ACE's census, there are currently 167 operating wooden coasters and 1,262 operating steel coasters, for a total of 1,429 coasters. Refer to our Census page for additional statistics about the coasters. The FAQ for the rec.roller-coaster Usenet discussion group contains a list of definitions.