The Flash: Vertical Velocity (formerly known as V2: Vertical Velocity) is an impulse roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. It is California's first and only inverting Inverted Impulse Coaster, built by Intamin and opened on June 8, 2001.[1] It stands 150 ft and reaches speeds of up to 65 mi/h.
History
When it opened on June 8, 2001, the ride was 186 ft. Both sides of the track were vertical, the front tower twisted and the rear tower straight with a reverse LIM segment at the top (designed to hold the train momentarily). In 2002, the ride was temporarily closed while the track was modified from 186 ft to the city ordinance limit of 150 ft. To lower the height, the front tower was tilted to a 45-degree angle and the reverse tower lowered to 150 ft.[2][1]
For the 2007 season, V2 was repainted red with maroon supports. Before the repainting, it had a yellow track with blue supports, which made this ride's paint scheme very similar to the defunct coaster Wicked Twister at Cedar Point