ISpeed explained

iSpeed
Location:Mirabilandia
Locationarticle:Mirabilandia (Italy)
Coordinates:44.3367°N 12.2617°W
Type:Steel
Type2:Launched
Status:Operating
Previousattraction:Sierra Tonante
Manufacturer:Intamin
Model:Blitz Coaster
Designer:Werner Stengel
Track:Twister
Lift:Linear synchronous motor Launch
Cost:€15,000,000
Height Ft:180
Drop Ft:180.5
Acceleration:0mph68mph in 2.2 seconds
Speed Mph:74.6
Angle:90
Inversions:2 (Corkscrew, Inline Twist)
Duration:approx. 1 minute
Restriction In:55
Rcdb Number:4147

iSpeed is a steel roller coaster at Mirabilandia in Italy. It opened on May 20, 2009, and is the second blitz coaster to be made by Intamin following Maverick at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.

The ride

The coaster starts with a 68 MPH launch in 2.2 seconds into a top hat where it climbs to 180 feet and then plummets to the ground. Following this is a barrage of airtime hills, tight turns, and inversions.

Maintenance

In certain spots around the ride, copper alloy fins have been placed to create a magnetic field that regulates the coaster's speed.