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Chip
Joined: Jun 2001
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I rode with him maybe 10 times the day he got 84 rides. He said his previous best was in the 60s. That was a fantastic day at the park. I got 15 rides on MF and 10 on Maverick that day.
He's a fun guy.
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| 10/17/2008 3:01 PM |
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Nitro Luvr
Joined: Aug 2004
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Congrats to him, but me personally I'll never understand the purpose of marathoning one roller coaster so many times. After a few times you no longer doing it for the enjoyment. I mean how can you really? Yes, that is my opinion. Regardless, congrats Bob. Despite my opinion, it still must be great to be a coaster fanatic at that age.
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| 10/17/2008 4:02 PM |
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Michael C
Joined: Sep 2002
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That's a goal. Too bad this wasn't for charity.
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| 10/17/2008 4:41 PM |
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Leo C
Joined: May 2001
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It's not Chip? Chip's not 70.
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| 10/17/2008 8:25 PM |
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I love DW
Joined: Jun 2006
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WOW 70 years old and riding Millennium Force 1000 times! I just hope I can ride it 7 times at 70.
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| 10/17/2008 9:03 PM |
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Chip
Joined: Jun 2001
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I'm not 70 yet, Leo. And I've only done Raptor more than 1,000 times (not even in a season).
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| 10/17/2008 9:21 PM |
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Leo C
Joined: May 2001
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There we go. Retirement looks like could be fun.
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| 10/17/2008 10:50 PM |
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coasterell
Joined: Aug 2005
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There's another guy Lance, who I don't know if he did it or not, but he was suppose to hit 1,000 rides on Maverick last weekend. Also it's suppose to be on Youtube, but I haven't found it yet.
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| 10/18/2008 5:54 PM |
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Carowinds 73-03
Joined: Apr 2003
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Thats amazing. I would love to ride 1000 times but i would not wait in line to do it. Not even if it was 45 min long.
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| 10/18/2008 9:22 PM |
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Kyle L
Joined: Jun 2001
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Since when is the wait for MF 45 minutes?
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| 10/19/2008 10:39 PM |
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trackwalker
Joined: Sep 2004
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Let's do the math. If he waited 30 minutes for each ride it would take about 20 days of waiting in line. If he waited 15 minutes for each ride it would take about 10 days of waiting. But if the guy likes what he is doing, he probably doesn't mind the wait. He probably likes talking to the people in line also, so the waits would not be that boring. So, congratulations on your record riding and keep on having fun. Isn't that what life is all about?
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| 10/20/2008 5:23 AM |
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coasterell
Joined: Aug 2005
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Update to my above comment: Lance will be attempting to get number 1,000 next weekend. I rode number 999 with him yesterday... Hopefully I'll be riding number 1,000 with him too.
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| 10/20/2008 10:26 AM |
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coastergeek25
Joined: Nov 2006
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Now that is a true coaster fan lol.
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| 10/20/2008 6:30 PM |
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wickedtwist2
Joined: Jul 2006
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Haha, I rode and talked to this guy last weekend! He's hilarious, I see him every time I go to CP in May and OCtober.
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| 10/21/2008 6:40 PM |
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bk2004
Joined: Oct 2003
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Wow... i still don't even think MF is THAT good. Nice long drop of course and smooth, but its just a lot of turns. I love the air on Magnum lol
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| 10/30/2008 3:28 AM |
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