''Formule X'' is a
Maurer Söhne X-Car
roller coaster
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at Drievliet amusement park in
The Hague, the
Netherlands. It opened on April 6, 2007. Formule X was the first X-car coaster to have an
LSM launch.
Technical information
The coaster is tall and long. It contains two never-before-seen inversions and a 135° over-banked turn. There are two trains which can each hold 6 passengers. The LSM launch accelerates from 15 to 70 km/h (6–45 mph) in just 2 seconds. The ride has small dimensions in comparison to other rides: the ride is built on a 50 m × 50 m surface (160 ft × 160 ft). Formule X can handle 650 passengers an hour.
Ride experience
The ride starts with a right turn exiting the station. Immediately, a launch causes acceleration from to {{convert, 45, mph, abbr=on in 2 seconds, entering an
Immelman loop
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Introduction
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. After this first inversion, the train enters a horseshoe turn, followed by an airtime hill. Next, the train maneuvers through a second inversion, a combination of a half-corkscrew and half of a heartline roll. The train then goes through a 135°
overbanked turn, and finally enters the
brake run
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.
Theming
Formule X has little theming. It has some traffic lights counting down for launch, and a few wheels and petrol barrels are spread over the terrain.
Roller coasters introduced in 2007