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“While repairing traditional wood track for parks, I was always thinking that there had to be a better way to make track,” Grubb recalls. “Something that would
“While repairin ng traditional wood track for parks, I
was always thinking that there had to be a better way to make track,” Grubb recalls. “Something that would last and be smooth, as the traditional track required toolast and be smooth, as the traditional track required too much maintenance and was rough. Six Flags ask us to bid on the new Te
much maintenance and was rough. Six Flags ask us to bid on the new Texas Giant along with Alan Schilke. We got the job as a team to produce a new steel track, now called I-Box, that would make it possible to exas Giant in operation. W took the first ven more smooth and better than we
Texas Giant along with Alan Schilke.
track, now called I-Box, that would make it possible to keep the Texas Giant in operation. We took the first ride and it was even more smooth and better than weride and it was ev could have hoped. Now is the start of just building .
got the job as a team to produce a new steel Te
could have hoped. Now is the star t of just building rollercoaster. The phone started to ring.”
. The phone started to ring.”
“It was a totally new concept,” continues Grubb, “how to build a curvy beam out of steel. I have to admitu vy beam out of steel. I have to admit that the first piece did not work as well as quite a few of the initial pieces did not work. They were scrap. After about four months we finally got one to work. By this time we were starrting to wonder if it could be done. It ted to gel and we were off and running. There were several engineering and technology breakthroughs. One breakthrough was figuring out how to take a flat strip of steel and shape it into a curve without actually bending it, only flexing
it.Pl
“It was a totally new concept,” continues Grubb, “how to build a cur
that the first piece did not work as well as quite a fe of the initial pieces did not work. They were scrap. After about four months we finally got one to work. By this time we were starting to wonder if it could be done. It started to gel and we were off and running. There were several engineering and technology breakthroughs. One breakthrough was figuring out how to take a flat strip of steel and shape it into a curve without actually bending it, only flexing it. People always ask how big is the bending
ew
how big is the bending machine to bend this box. We do not own a bending machine is
People always ask machine to bend this
box.W do not ow a bending machine is always the answer.”
wn .”
More than coasters RMC has built wooden coasters and erected steel coasters from the
More than coas RMC has built wood coasters and erecte steel coasters from t
sters den d he
Hands up if you like RMC’s steel track!
ground up as well as performed numerous repairs on wooden coasters across North America. In 2014 the company built two brand new rides, Medusa at Six Flags Mexico and Goliath at Six Flags Great America outside m has completed two rebuilds,
ground up as well as per wooden coasters across N
Chicago. This year the fir wiste
the aforementioned T
ormed numerous repairs on North America. In 2014 the
fo
company built two brand new rides, Medusa at Six Flags Mexico and Goliath at Six Flags Great America outside Chicago. This year the firm has completed two rebuilds, the aforementioned Twisted Colossus and Wicked Cyclone, again for Six Flags. RMC’s first ride in Europe, a custom designed wooden coaster for Kolmården wildlife park in Sweden, is set to open in 2016.
Tw ed Colossus and
The company also builds track for another well- known ride manufacturer and boasts the expertise and experience to per m small rollercoaster repairs, erect steel buildings, miniature golf courses, go-kart tracks, waterparks and more. RMC does almost all of the manufacturing in-house, including the coaster cars. The only buy one part out of the USA. They have about 60,000 square feet (5,574 sq m) of welding and decdicated machine shop space in Idaho. Production is currently booked throughout 2017 but there are some openings for 2018.
Cyclone, again for Six Fla custom designed wooden park in Sweden, is set to o The company also build
open in 2016. ds track for another well-
known ride manufacturer and boasts the expertise and experience to perform small rollercoaster repairs, erect steel buildings, miniature golf courses, go-kart tracks, waterparks and more. RMC does almost all of the manufacturing in-house, including the coaster cars. The only buy one part out of the USA. They have about 60,000 square feet (5,574 sq m) of welding and decdicated machine shop space in Idaho. Production is currently booked throughout 2017 but there are some openings for 2018.
Always the innovator, Grubb reveals that Rocky Always the innovatorr, fun par , Grubb reveals that Rocky
Mountain is currently developing further new products thatther new products that also have not been done before. “This,” he smiles, “is a fun part of this adventure.”
Mountain is currently deve also have not been done t of this adventure.”
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eloping fur before. “This,” he smiles, “is a
ags. RMC’ coaster for Kolmården wildlife
s first ride in Europe, a
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((Left) Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City, featuringy, featuring To
Left) Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City, RMC’’s
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