Are we having fun yet?

Posted by Graham Russon (Cape Town, South Africa) on 14 April 2008 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

These guys were far braver than me. Didn't look like they were enjoying themselves though. Taken at Ratanga Junction theme park on Sunday.

The Slingshot (from the official website)
Flying three abreast, riders are strapped into a full body harness which supports them in a prone position. They are then hoisted 10 storeys into the air to the top of the launch tower with nothing between them and the ground.

The flight suits are connected to flight cables and on pulling their own rip cord, riders plunge in a 30m free fall at 80 to 90 km/h towards the ground before the swinging upwards in a 180 degree arc and then straight down again.

http://www.ratanga.co.za/rides/the_slingshot.asp

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