G Force (roller coaster)

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G Force was a roller coaster at Drayton Manor Resort in Tamworth, England. It opened on 26 July 2005 and closed in October 2018 after high maintenance costs.

What it was
- Manufacturer: Maurer AG, model HBX 2000 X-Car coaster
- The United Kingdom’s only X-Car coaster
- Unique inverted lift called a humpty-bump lift, where riders start upside down
- Inversions: Immelman loop and a bent Cuban eight

Ride stats
- Height: 82 ft (25 m); Length: 1,263 ft (385 m)
- Top speed: 43.5 mph (70 km/h); Duration: about 45 seconds
- Inversions: 3
- Capacity: about 1,100 riders per hour
- Height restriction: 53–78.74 in (135–200 cm)

Trains and restraints
- 2 trains, each with 2 cars
- 6 riders per car (3 rows × 2 seats), 12 riders per train
- Hip restraints instead of shoulder restraints

Queue and atmosphere
- The queue featured projectors, screens and an original soundtrack

Incidents
- 10 October 2010: the ride couldn’t reach the lift hill height; no injuries
- 1 July 2017: a train got stuck upside-down on the lift for a few hours; no injuries

Closure and afterlife
- Closed due to maintenance costs and frequent breakdowns
- Removed by early 2020; stored in the park and later reported to be in the Netherlands
- As of March 2024, for sale for about €695,000 through a Swiss amusement rides broker