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The Beast has been a hero to me for some 18 years. I grew up reading its statistics in the Guiness Book of World Records, long before the internet could help me envision it. I guess you could say Ive loved it all my life. Naturally, I was concerned that my first ride (taken 2002) had a lot to live up to and I was afraid I might be let down. The morning of my ride, I joined fellow ACErs on a First Ride of the Day and... WOW. Sure, people complain about long straightaways and brake runs; however, simply put: there is no other ride in the world like the Beast. That first fast furious tunnel, the hills racing through the woods, the long strecthes of winding track meandering through fields of wildflowers... its out of this world. And of course, the double helix... suspense, intense, unrelenting, marvelous. 18 years was a long time to wait... and worth every minute.
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