West Coast Racers, Steel dueling roller coaster in Valencia, California
West Coast Racers is a steel dueling roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, built by Premier Rides. Two intertwined tracks, one white and one yellow, run on dark steel supports through loops, banked turns and hills, with a grey building and white lattice framework below. A pair of two-car trains, each seating 12 riders, launches together and repeats the circuit twice.
Six Flags Magic Mountain announced West Coast Racers on August 29, 2018, with park president Neal Thurman and West Coast Customs CEO Ryan Friedlinghaus presenting the partnership. Track pieces arrived late in February 2019, pushing construction to May 2019. Preview rides began December 21, 2019, and the coaster opened to the public on January 9, 2020.
The ride is a collaboration with West Coast Customs, the shop known from the car-customization television series. One train stops inside a replica of the West Coast Customs garage, where riders hear a narration by founder Ryan Friedlinghaus before launching again. The two trains are painted white and yellow and swap colors halfway through the circuit.
Riders board in pairs of two-car trains holding 12 people each, and both trains launch at the same moment. The two laps take about three minutes, with the trains crossing the finish line at up to 55 mph (89 km/h). Between laps, one train waits in a replica of the West Coast Customs shop while Ryan Friedlinghaus narrates.
The course packs 30 train interactions across two laps, including 14 track crossings and one "high-five" element where the two trains pass close enough for riders to reach toward each other. Each side switches color halfway through, so the white and yellow trains trade places between laps.
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