The Cantilevered Coaster System, or CRC is the first roller coaster ride system that truly places the ride vehicle and its passengers away from the track system, and at varying distances and angles. We are sure that as you read more about the CRC you will agree that it is one of the most radical ride systems ever conceived, even though it makes use of economically simple mechanical principles to get there.

We at Cantilevered Coaster systems believe that attractions based on the CRC system will be the next innovative step in the roller coaster and dark ride world. Concealment of the track with the ability to have "flying" vehicles is the obvious ideal in ride teechnology. Other systems have tried to achieve this ideal, but the CRC system concept can actually reach it.

The CRC concept consists of a dual track and dual chassis configuration, with the two chassis being arranged one above the other. The lower chassis anchors a support arm that passes through a gimbled bearing system in the upper chassis and supports the ride vehicle. The support arm can slide back and forth through the upper chassis, which in turn serves as a fulcrum between the lower chassis and the vehicle.
As the vehicle and its two chassis move along the track system, the varying distance of the pairs of rails and their angles to one another control the travel path of vehicle. The lower chassis may be linked mechanically to the vehicle through the support arm so that any change in the lower chassis roll angle causes the ride vehicle to roll through a similar angle.
By having the vehicle "cantilevered" off and away from the track system through the use of the support arm, it becomes possible to conceal the track system from the rider's view. Of course all of the loops, spirals, bankings, and inversions of today's coasters are possible with the CRC, but are made even more intense by the CRC's added capabilities.

The CRC system will be usable in a number of varied applications. In a high-speed configuration utilizing traditional gravity power, the CRC becomes a fierce, white-knuckle, 4-D flying-ride that can scare the pants off a guest, with or without the utilization of additional thematic treatment or other concealment of the track system.

Combining a high-speed system and the utilization of theatrical scenery and lighting, either indoors or outdoors, further enhances the CRC's "flying" characteristics. An indoor setting is especially advantageous since light control comes in to play, allowing for easier track concealment and total control of the rider's point of view.

In a slower-speed, constant drive configuration, the CRC becomes a multi-axis, dark-ride system, similar to those used at major theme parks in highly themed adventure-style rides. The major difference between these rides and the CRC is that the CRC vehicle doesn't require on-board hydraulic or other power, and the associated computers to control it.