Thunder Road, the PTC (Philadelphia Toboggan Company) was a wooden coaster that stood at Carowinds. It was a racing coaster. Unlike single coasters, racing coasters were made of two tracks that started at the same station. The trains were dispatched together at the same time. Because the layouts were identical, the winner would be determined by the weight of each of the trains (the number of people). 

When Thunder Road first opened in 1976, both trains faced forward. However, a year came when the left train was switched to backwards to add on to the thrills. Furthermore, the coaster was built right on the North Carolina/South Carolina border. There's a certain point where one train is in North Carolina and the other train is in South Carolina, and you'd travel between states. This was one of the most unique aspects about Thunder Road and no other coaster in the world has done this. Sadly, for all wooden coasters, as time passes, they get quite rough. Throughout the years, sections of Thunder Road had to be retracked. 

In January of 2015, it was rumoured that 2015 would be Thunder Road's last year, and it was true. On July 26, 2015, Thunder Road gave its final ride. People were able to sign their names on the wooden supports and after the ride was demolished, the small pieces of wooden supports were delivered to those who signed their name. 

Rest In Peace Thunder Road. Though your rides were rough, you still gave a memorable ride every single time.