Patent ID: 7921781

Claim:
A ride system for providing selective relative positioning of vehicles in an amusement or theme park ride such as to simulate racing, comprising: a chassis adapted to be supported by and to travel along a length of track provided for a ride; a support attached to the chassis to move with the chassis along the track; first and second passenger vehicles spaced apart on and supported by the support; and a drive assembly linked to the support to rotate the support about a rotation axis, wherein the first and second vehicles are moved concurrently to alter their position relative to the track, wherein the first and second vehicles are positioned on the support such that the rotation axis extends between the first and second vehicles and wherein the first and second vehicles are rotated about a pair of axes parallel to the rotation axis at least partially concurrently with each other and with the support, wherein the first and second vehicles share a common orientation relative a direction of travel along the track, and wherein the drive assembly is configured to maintain the common orientation during the rotation of the first and second vehicles.