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Old 01-12-2010, 02:07 PM
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Well, it is getting close to that time again when March Model Madness rolls around again. To produce better brackets this year, the process is beginning much earlier.

The goal is to place the 64 best K'NEX roller coasters ever made together into the tournament. Through hundreds of polls, the top model ever will be determined.

What I need from you is a suggestion of the best roller coasters ever made, with links when possible. We will then sort through the nominations and eventually produce the brackets.

EDIT Gump: Here is a list of the nominated models. Some links are linking to the forums, instead of the old gallery or the current database.

01 - Alpine - rollercoasterfanatic919
02 - Anarchy - Rollerdude
03 - Annihilation - Mikecoastermaniac
04 - Apache - Cardsandcoasters
05 - Apollo's Chariot - Mikecoastermaniac
06 - Avalanche - Mikecoastermaniac
07 - Backdraft - Cardsandcoasters
08 - Barracuda - TripleHelix
09 - Corkscrew - RightWayTrey
10 - Deluge - TripleHelix
11 - Desert Hawk - Fraggie
12 - Devastator - TripleHelix
13 - Diamondback - pkiknex25 & coastercrazy10
14 - Dr. Schlepper - fastman xc
15 - Expedition GeForce - Maverix
16 - Fantasma - Rollerdude
17 - Forbidden Mine Expedition - DDRman732865
18 - Glaciation - fastman xc
19 - Goliath - the_burrito_master
20 - Great Hurricane - Rollerboaster
21 - Grizzly - lilmikemarin
22 - Guillotine - roller coaster kid
23 - Gumpinator - Jogumpie
24 - Hydra - the_burrito_master
25 - Infernal Hurricane - DDRman732865
26 - Infinity - Chaos
27 - K2 - Westside7th
28 - Kaibutsu - pkiknex25
29 - Knex Hybrid Woodie - griffon14
30 - Leviathan - ~stεεlspectrum~
31 - Luminous - DDRman732865
32 - Lynx - rollercoasterfanatic919
33 - Maelstrom - coasterguy27
34 - Manta - coaster55
35 - Maverick - the_burrito_master
36 - Minebuster - CP-eph¥
37 - Monarchy - Rollerdude
38 - Mt. Doom - SwimZONE
39 - Nitro - coastercrazy10
40 - Noxious - rollercoasterfanatic919
41 - Oasis - coasterfreak11
42 - Palisade - rollercoasterfanatic919
43 - Piraten - coaster55
44 - Poltergeist - TripleHelix
45 - Python - Jogumpie
46 - Redline 2.0 - coastercrazy10
47 - Scylla and Charybdis - Coaster55
48 - SheiKra - Coaster55
49 - Sinister Gentleman - fastman xc
50 - Sirocco - cardsandcoasters
51 - Snake-Eyes - Rollerdude
52 - Speed o' Fear - Jogumpie
53 - Steel Venom - RightWayTrey
54 - Templar - CP-eph¥
55 - Tesla - Coaster55
56 - The Sailor - knex-man
57 - Thunderhawk - pkiknex25
58 - Timber - DJMK
59 - Top Thrill Dragster - the_burrito_master
60 - Troglodyte - Chaos
61 - Tsunami - Fraggie
62 - Virtual Energy - Kool Coaster Kid
63 - Volcanic Doomfire - DDRman732865
64 - Wildfire - Coaster55
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Re: The Best K'NEX Coaster Ever?
No responses? Just start nominating rides.

For instance, I nominate Nitro.

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I'll nominate Piraten

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This wasn't in it last year and it saddens me that it wasn't.

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I nominate Diamondback.
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Re: The Best K'NEX Coaster Ever?
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This wasn't in it last year and it saddens me that it wasn't.

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Hence why I have started it earlier.

Also, you can nominate more than one model.
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Can we nominate our own coasters?

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Re: The Best K'NEX Coaster Ever?
You can nominate anything. Not all rides will make it into the actual contest though.
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Templar http://www.sscoasters.net/coasters/r...&searchid=3298

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Re: The Best K'NEX Coaster Ever?
Apollo's Chariot

Let's see how far it makes it this year.

Also:

Scylla & Charybdis
Hydra
Goliath

And as I recall, we cannot nominate ourselves, right?
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Just knex right?
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^ it's an idiot, isn't it ?
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Need many, many more nominations.
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