February 2006 Unofficial NoLimits Contest

**Erik Leppen** · #1 02-01-2006, 08:35 AM

To start off the 2006 season, many parks want to welicome their future guests with something new and original. Using ThrillNetwork as their target site, they announced a coaster design contest. Coaster manufacturers have already been informed and are preparing to build some layout designs they haven't seen ever before. Now this is your challenge: design a coaster which is not only a big thrill, but also a bit novelty in coaster world. Beware this is the shortest month of the year, giving you the least time to think of something and work out the design. A list is made to guide you through the design process, here it is.

Vertical G's must be between -2 and +5.
Lateral G's must be between -2 and 2.
Track must be steel, you can choose any track type: sitdown, hyper, standup, inverted or anything else you can think of.
Multiple stations and dueling coasters (Mobius coasters) are allowed
Both lift and launch is allowed, or a combination. Due to running costs, you can not have more then 300 ft = 91,44 m of lift + launch track. If you use a launch, there is a accelerational force limit of 2 G.
Minimum total capacity (trains x cars/train x seats/car) 56 riders.
Must pass E-stop.
Terrain is allowed. Due to high construction costs on soft land types, supports cannot land into the water.
Trees are allowed, but will not be judged.
3ds are allowed, but will not be judged and the ride should work without them (i.e. not depend on 3ds for supporting).
Must have something non-standard (innovative layout, new element, etc.) and this fact must be mentioned in the Track Info, in case judges might not find out what it is.

The parks will judge the ride on

Building Technique such as G-forces, smoothness, blocking, supports, track shaping.
How fun the ride is.
Original or unique ideas.

This is an unofficial contest, there is no prize.
The deadline is February 28, 11:59 Eastern Time (US). Let your creativity flow and make something of it. In the first week of March, we hope to get decided which of the coasters will be the most innovative design for the parks to build and surprise their guests with, and which came close.

Use this thread for questions.

jimths08 · #2 02-01-2006, 09:39 PM

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Track must be steel, you can choose any track type: sitdown, hyper or inverted.

So is it any steel or one of those three? I'm in, and tools are allowed correct?

PKIDelirium · #3 02-01-2006, 10:14 PM

I'm in. Stupid minimum 10 characters per post.

**Erik Leppen** · #4 02-02-2006, 01:32 PM

jimths08, I wouldn't know a coaster which is not one of those three. Motorbike is sitdown. Floorless is sitdown.

dukeandPCfan · #5 02-02-2006, 06:03 PM

^ lol.. its called a standup

**Erik Leppen** · #6 02-03-2006, 08:14 AM

Standup is allowed too of course.
EDIT: I changed it.

bigboy_1234567 · #7 02-07-2006, 04:17 PM

I think I'll try.

Worm · #8 02-12-2006, 12:11 AM

I've already entered mine, a terrain floorles with a new element. i really hope i win!

**Erik Leppen** · #9 02-12-2006, 08:52 AM

Okay, I got it.

Medusaboy · #10 02-12-2006, 10:20 AM

I'm in! Where do we send our coaster once were done?

willski2002 · #11 02-12-2006, 10:54 AM

Just post them up to SpeedZone and check the box that says "No Limits Contest". That should enter it in.

**Erik Leppen** · #12 02-12-2006, 11:31 AM

Willski is right. Email problem is solved, so wjhenever you do that, your ride will be found for judging.

B & M Freak · #13 02-12-2006, 10:10 PM

I've enetred mine up, its a B & M Twister with custom & Prefab supports. Not so much of B & M Launches anymore so thats one special thingf about this ride and there aren't too many overbanks like this. I hope i'll will. Just clearing this up, tools are allowed right?

Matt M · #14 02-12-2006, 10:44 PM

Well I'm making a B&M invert, I hope it ends up unique enough to qualify. Hopefully I'll be able to finish this up.

**Erik Leppen** · #15 02-14-2006, 08:41 AM

Tools are allowed. AHG, smoothing tools, support tools, anything. The only tool not allowed is letting some one else make your track.