Went out to Blacktown Show yesterday with my dad. Was a good day, pretty cloudy and didnt rain which was great. The show had died down over the years and wasnt to big. Had a ute muster there instead of the horse events. But no animal displays which i thought was bad. Also met Les Osbourne. Asked him why splash canyon doesnt go to RES anymore. They had a political delema, its not that they dont want to do RES anymore, theyd still do it if they were could. He said we should all write to Michael collins(i think thats what his name was) whos the RES director to get SC back down. They also bought the Mad Mouse which was from adelaide. Its at Bathurst gettin set up wit splash canyon. Now onto my review.
Skymaster: Just came over from the states. Needed a new paint job and cleanup. Went on 3 times. The first 2 goes we went over the top 4 times and then that was it. But then gave us a longer go the third and that was lots of fun. And the motor sounded just like oneills ranger, Was very loud. But i luv the sound of the motors screaming. Good ride, needed a cleanup and a new paintjob.
Tornado: Never seen this tilt a whirl before. Looking nice. The ride was very rickerty. As u spun, the car would just shake so much. But had some fast spinning, not as fast as ive had on a tilt before. Sounded very old. A good long ride but, bout 4 min.
Yoyo: Never seen this before either. Looking pretty nice. A great fun ride. A long ride cycle too. About 5 min. I thought wed never come down. At full height, the ride tilted like it should but didnt spin so u didnt get the wave effect. But the seats would tilt backwards and forwards which was really fun. I kept makin tilt more. A good fun ride, could do with a new paintjob.
Sizzler: Looking nice and clean, went pretty quick and a good long ride. Very smooth sensation. And i noticed it was a ferrari manufactured sizzler too.
Dodgems: The track was looking nice, and has some nice sleek new cars mixed with some battered older ones. Had a good long ride, the cars didnt go too fast but lots of crashing as always.
Starchase: Wasnt working when we arrived but kicked back over later on so i could get a ride. Have never seen this model before either. But, needed a good cleanup and paintjob, no offence, but just looked like a matterhorn with a marquee stuck on top. But i was suprised with how fast it went. Went very quick and almost as fast as thunderbolt. Gathered speed quick too, and went backwards which was fun as always. But there was no commentating or interaction with the riders either which is always fun if u hav someone like that. They said something at the beginning but u couldnt understand because the speakers werent loud. But a fun ride and good long ride cycle.
Well theres my review, enjoy this one cause its the first and last blacktown show for me. The show decided to hav a change this year with osbournes instead of the showmens guild. When they didit, last year was top gun, music trip, hurri, dodgems, cha cha and others that i cant remember. Anyway enjoy!!!
Cheers
Top Gunner14
) which goes from 14th-16th at the blacktown showground on Richmond rd. Has been a good little show over the years with the showmen's guild in charge of the rides but they decided to go with Osburne fairground attractions for a bit of a change this year. U can also buy $30 unlimited band at westpoint shopping centre before the show but on show day its $35. Good lineup:
If i do go expect a review with heaps of pics
