Penrith Show 2008 (Review and Photos added)

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Post by Force10 »

top gun looks awesome! thanks for the photo's.
can anyone tell me if that joyland's hurricane in the picture? It kinda looks similar to march's without the fluro's around the center and the hurricane ball on top. does that one run as good as march's?
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Glad you enjoyed them dude, great pics too. Looks like a top little show...
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Yes, that Hurricane is Joylands. I have never rode it before so I couldn't rank it against March's. Out of all the hurricanes this is how i'd rate them from top to bottom.

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It's pretty good. It runs well and it runs really quick too when it spins just before the bouncing starts. The best Hurri I've ridden would be Young's, then Joyland's then Phelan's Hurri(ex-durkin). Thanks for the comments. i have a few pull down photos I'll ad later on too if you want. Some of the Hurri racked, going down, Top Gun and Paratrooper
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Always enjoy to see how different operators load the rides
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Heres some pulldown photos after the show:

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That's all I got, it got too dark to get any others. Enjoy

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Post by Zamperla »

Great job with the photos! are you using a new camera? I take it you rode a ferris wheel to get those very nice whole shots of the main rides?

good to finally know what the ultimate party machine is. It is looking sharp. I have not seen that Paratrooper in a long while. Laurie's is probably the nicest paintjob of any 'tooper in Aus in my opinion I like the design of those 'parachutes'

Interesting tear-down shots. many thanks for posting!
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Hey Dave, take a look behind Hurri and the Looney Bin, do you see a wheel or a slide Lol. The Chant's Wheel was up the other end of the Midway. Yes, got up on the sli9de a few times to get some shots. No, using the same Camera that I've had for the whole year. I've never seen Laurie's trooper. Does it do any shows or events. Thanks for the comments Dave, glad you enjoyed them

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Post by PNC »

im pretty sure the watkins trooper is ex lauries
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Post by Zamperla »

That paratrooper may well belong to someone else now - I last saw it around 1999 at a beachside carnival.

Topgun, very impressed with how well your photos are going. You've improved in leaps and bounds.
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Post by princess »

Thats like a compliment from God, well done Töpgunner lol :lol:
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Yeh, sure is, thankyou for the comments Dave and Princess. yeh, my photography I must say myself has improved since the first time i used it at the Xmas carnivals. Some days i have good days and others not so good. The Trooper was last owned by brown's and now Paul Watkin's owns it. Lol, we could say dave is a God when it comes to photography. thanks again
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Also dave, have a look at the photo of the Top Gun I have as my signature, I think that's a good photo too and I'm sure you'd agree
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Post by katestow77 »

hey guys i can tell from the pics that it is watkins super trooper i regonise the staff and the ride
cheers katie
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Yes, I know it's Watkins Trooper.
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