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ś >> THE TRAIN ISN'T THE ONLY
>> THE TRAIN ISN'T THE ONLY THING THAT RUNS ON A TRACK IN
THING THAT RUNS ON A TRACK IN THIS PART OF BRUCEVILLE,
THIS PART OF BRUCEVILLE, INDIANA.
INDIANA. A SWIFTER RIDE IS THE BLUE
A SWIFTER RIDE IS THE BLUE FLASH, A ROLLER COASTER JOHN
FLASH, A ROLLER COASTER JOHN IVORS BUILT IN HIS BACKYARD.
IVORS BUILT IN HIS BACKYARD. >> I JUST HAD AN IDEA AND I HAD
>> I JUST HAD AN IDEA AND I HAD MY A-FRAME SHED HERE AND I
MY A-FRAME SHED HERE AND I THOUGHT, MAN, THAT WOULD MAKE A
THOUGHT, MAN, THAT WOULD MAKE A GOOD LIFT HILL.
GOOD LIFT HILL. SO I JUST STARTED ON IT.
SO I JUST STARTED ON IT. I BUILT A 10-FOOT SECTION AND
I BUILT A 10-FOOT SECTION AND KEPT GOING FROM THERE, ONE
KEPT GOING FROM THERE, ONE SECTION 59 AT A TIME AND BUILTE
SECTION 59 AT A TIME AND BUILTE BLUE FLASH.
BLUE FLASH. >> HE PUT HIS FACTORY WELDING
>> HE PUT HIS FACTORY WELDING EXPERIENCE TO GOOD USE.
EXPERIENCE TO GOOD USE. HE WORKED ON THE COASTER
HE WORKED ON THE COASTER COMPOUND.
COMPOUND. NOT ONLY DOES IT TRAVEL UP THE
NOT ONLY DOES IT TRAVEL UP THE SIDE OF THE SHED IT FEATURES A
SIDE OF THE SHED IT FEATURES A FOOL LOOP AND A SEPARATE COASTER
FOOL LOOP AND A SEPARATE COASTER FOR HIS GRANDKIDS.
FOR HIS GRANDKIDS. HE SAID THEY WERE THE REASONS HE
HE SAID THEY WERE THE REASONS HE DECIDED TO BUILD THE COASTER.
DECIDED TO BUILD THE COASTER. >> THEY LOVE IT.
>> THEY LOVE IT. I KNOW THEY DO.
I KNOW THEY DO. THEY WERE STILL TODDLERS WHEN I
THEY WERE STILL TODDLERS WHEN I BILL THBUILD THE FIRST ONE.
BILL THBUILD THE FIRST ONE. I HAD TO BUILD THE SECOND ONE SO
I HAD TO BUILD THE SECOND ONE SO THEY HAD A KIDDIE ONE TO RIDE.
THEY HAD A KIDDIE ONE TO RIDE. >> THE RIDE MIGHT BE GRANDKID
>> THE RIDE MIGHT BE GRANDKID SAFE NOW BUT HE PUT A
SAFE NOW BUT HE PUT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FAITH ON
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FAITH ON HIS MAIDEN VOYAGE.
HIS MAIDEN VOYAGE. HE TESTED THE LOOP WHEN IT LED
HE TESTED THE LOOP WHEN IT LED NOTHING TO GRASS.
NOTHING TO GRASS. >> I TESTED THE LOOP WITH A
>> I TESTED THE LOOP WITH A COUPLE OF SANDBAGS AND THAT
COUPLE OF SANDBAGS AND THAT DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL.
DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL. I WASN'T SURE IF IT WOULD MAKE
I WASN'T SURE IF IT WOULD MAKE THE LOOP OR NOT, AND I GOT IN
THE LOOP OR NOT, AND I GOT IN IT.
IT. I STRAPPED MYSELF IN AND DOWN
I STRAPPED MYSELF IN AND DOWN THE HILL I WENT.
THE HILL I WENT. AND MY BROTHER-IN-LAW TRIED IT
AND MY BROTHER-IN-LAW TRIED IT AND A FRIEND OF MINE TRIED IT
AND A FRIEND OF MINE TRIED IT THAT SAME DAY AND THE HELIX WAS
THAT SAME DAY AND THE HELIX WAS NOT THERE YET WE WERE RAMPING
NOT THERE YET WE WERE RAMPING OFF THE END OF THE TRACK AND
OFF THE END OF THE TRACK AND LANDING IN THE YARD.
LANDING IN THE YARD. PLENTY MORE HAVE TESTED THE LOOP
PLENTY MORE HAVE TESTED THE LOOP AND THE COMPLETED TRACK.
AND THE COMPLETED TRACK. IT WENT VIRAL ON THE INTERNET
IT WENT VIRAL ON THE INTERNET AND JOHN HAS GAINED
AND JOHN HAS GAINED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION, HOSTING
INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION, HOSTING ROLLER COASTER ENTHUSIASTS FROM
ROLLER COASTER ENTHUSIASTS FROM JAPAN AND SWITZERLAND.
JAPAN AND SWITZERLAND. >> I WAS BILLING A SILLY THING
>> I WAS BILLING A SILLY THING IN THE BACKYARD TO PLAY IN.
IN THE BACKYARD TO PLAY IN. WE MET SOME AWESOME PEOPLE AND
WE MET SOME AWESOME PEOPLE AND IT'S REAL BEEN A GREAT
IT'S REAL BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE HAVING IT AND SHARING
EXPERIENCE HAVING IT AND SHARING IT WITH OTHERS AND IT'S BEEN