Kemah Boardwalk
Kemah, TX
October 19. 2007
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After gawking at the Bullet a little more we headed back to check over the car sitting in the parking lot.  The last time I really got to climb all around a coaster car and really look under it when I was a kid and Old Chicago; which was then under construction put out the lead car for the Chicago Loop to promote the park.  I felt like a kid then and now as I was off on a three day coaster weekend with some fantastic friends. 

Oh, by the way I always hear at least once some one in line saying that coaster cars can fly off the track.  No they can't.  As you can see, even tough a bit rusty from the salt water spray the Boardwalk Bullet has three sets of wheels.  One that goes on top of the rail, one on the side rail and one that goes under to lock it onto the coaster track.  So while you may feel like it's going to come off of the track when you are propelled into the air it really isn't.



It's kind of hard to miss the Boardwalk Bullet as it's the biggest thing around but still the Kemah Boardwalk decked it out with this cool sign.



Since we were there about an hour before opening we got to watch maintenance walk the track getting the Boardwalk Bullet ready to open for the day.



Well I'm glad I'm tall enough to ride as I'd have hated to make the 12 hour drive down here for nothing.



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