Speed: No Limits

Speed: No Limits was a roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, UK. It was a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter and contained a 90° chain lift hill and a 97° first drop. This drop gave it a five way record tie for the steepest roller coaster drop between itself, Rage, Fahrenheit, SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge, Vild-Svinet and Typhoon. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handled all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.^[1][2]

Speed: No Limits
Speed's 97 degree drop
Oakwood Theme Park
Location	Oakwood Theme Park
Coordinates	51.779°N 4.805°W / 51.779; -4.805
Status	Removed
Opening date	13 April 2006
Closing date	3 November 2024
Cost	£3,000,000
General statistics
Type	Steel – Euro-Fighter
Manufacturer	Gerstlauer
Designer	Werner Stengel
Track layout	Steel
Lift/launch system	Vertical chain lift
Height	115 ft (35 m)
Drop	110 ft (34 m)
Length	1,970 ft (600 m)
Speed	59 mph (95 km/h)
Inversions	2
Duration	1:30
Max vertical angle	97°
Capacity	800 riders per hour
G-force	4.5
Height restriction	125 cm (4 ft 1 in)
Trains	4 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train.
Speed: No Limits at RCDB

Its 115 feet (35 m) lift hill and first drop tower could be seen from a distance away. It was the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in Wales.

Trains

The ride used four trains, each consisting of two rows, each with four across seating. Eight people could be carried per train. The trains used standard Euro-Fighter over-the-shoulder restraints.

In practice, the ride could operate a maximum of three trains at once, with one extra train spare, but rarely operated more than one train at once in recent years.

Ride experience

The ride began with a right turn and then a 115-foot vertical 90° chain lift hill, this was followed by a 110-foot beyond vertical 97° first drop. Cars then reached a speed of 59 miles per hour at the base of this drop, pulling 4.5 G, cars then crested over an airtime hill, pulling -1.3 G. This was followed by an overbanked turn at an angle of 110° and a vertical loop, cars then rose up into a set of brakes. Cars then descended a small dip, into a heartline roll. The train then turned left with a slight incline before entering a double helix into the final brake run (which consisted of magnetic brakes and fin brakes). The cars then turned right into the station.

Colour scheme

The ride was originally painted orange with muted teal-coloured supports, but the supports were later repainted jet black between 2023 and 2024.

Closure

Following an announcement by Oakwood, Speed's effective closure date was the 3rd of November, 2024. The future of the ride remains unclear, but is currently SBNO.

Photo gallery

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  One of Speed's cars
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  The first inversion, a near-circular vertical loop
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  The first drop

Records

Unknown

World's steepest roller coaster April 13, 2006 – July 5, 2008 97°

UK's 1st Gerstlauer Eurofighter

Succeeded by Steel Hawg 111°