Korkkiruuvi / Särkänniemi

Korkkiruuvi (Corkscrew) is a compact looping coaster made by Vekoma. For long it was one of the main symbols of the park along with the Dolphins and Näsinneula. The track is very short, so many have said that it's lost some of the former thrill after Tornado was built.

Korkkiruuvi was bought used from the British Clacton Pier. If you know Finnish language, you can check out this paper article from 1987 about Särkänniemi's new "mega coaster".

From this page: http://nojespark.net/sarkorkkiruuviclacton
you'll find pictures of the coaster in its original location.

General:
NameKorkkiruuvi
ManufacturerVekoma
ModelWhirlwind
Opened1987
Cost7 million mk (equals to ~1,75m €)
TypeRollercoaster, looping
Specs:
Height19,5 m
First Drop15 m
Length365 m
Max. speed60 km/h
Seating:
Trains1
Cars per train7
Seats per train4

Photos:

Lauri Ranta
2003

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Lauri Ranta
2004

Juha Puusaari
2004