Negative-G - Kennywood - Kennycon 2015

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The Racer Roller Coaster at Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, PA

In a park full of classics The Racer is yet another classic.

The Racer like its name implies races.

The thing that sets Kennywood's Racer apart from the majority of racing coasters is it has to race no matter what. You see The Racer does not have two separate tracks, it has one single track. You leave on the left side of the station and return on the right side as both sides work their way through one giant loop.

The Racer was designed by John Miller in 1927. Unlike Miller's Jack Rabbit and the Pippin (the precursor to the Thunderbolt) this coaster didn't use the hilly terrain that it sits on.

The Racer like the Jack Rabbit and the Auto Race are rides where you can reach out and touch somebody as the trains run close enough together to hand slap.