The first Roller Coaster I ever rode was the Cyclone Racer in Long Beach, CA.
Memorial Day 1930 The Cyclone Racer roller coaster opens to the public, replacing the Jackrabbit Racer.
The Cyclone Racer closed in 1968. At one time, it was the largest and fastest coaster in the U.S. It was called the racer because there were two trains on two separate tracks that raced one another from start to finish.
On the last dip, the cars dropped ninety feet down a fifty-degree angle at eighty miles an hour. Over the years the rickety roller coaster claimed the lives of more than a few drunken sailors who ignored the