The CF-Team are responsible for making sure that CF.COM and CF's Forums remain vibrant and exciting. Their duties include CF administration, organising the CF-Lives, moderating the forums and comments and looking after the CF Members.
Management
Coaster Force is managed by Ian Bell and Dan Farrell
Site Correspondants/Photographers
Gavin Jones - Far East Linus Merwin - California Felix Quatke - Brazil Grace Malley - East Coast USA
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Want to be part of the CF team?
We are currently looking for correspondants/photographers for the following countries:
Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Australia, South Africa
If you can take photos for Coaster Force of parks in these countries please email ian@coasterforce.com and you can be part of our site team!
Coaster Force Team Profiles
Let's have a look at each of them in alphabetical order.
CEDARPOINT6
Brian Andrelczyk is from Georgia, USA and does a little bit of everything on the site- from interviews to park guides to forums! Outside of the forums, he's often found hanging around Six Flags over Georgia or Hard Rock Park!
Dan, Dan, he's our man. Dan started CF in 2001 and has the ultimate say in all things CF. Although he's quiet on the forum, rest assured when he's not racing around in his car, which he has extensively rebuilt (more about that here), he's probably busy coding the main site and making sure everything is still working!
Suave, sophisticated, handsome and intelligent. Just four words that can't be used to describe Furie. Still wearing the same tee-shirt four years on, and still making the same old gags. Generally the guy who'll be at some remote family park taking notes for CF.
Gavin became part of management team after CF Apprentice. Having moved to South Korea and being able to visit Japan quite easily, Gavin has been able to provide us with park guides and photos from South Korean and Japanese parks and for the first time, we are able to bring you information on non-coaster rides in the far east.
Originally from Sandusky, OH, USA, hometown of Cedar Point, America's Roller Coast, Matt is now attending the University of Cincinnati majoring in Communication/PR. Matt is in charge of our News Update section, as well as generally moderating the forum. Feel free to drop Matt a message any time!
Ian Bell from Southampton, UK, does the day-to-day running of CoasterForce. Ian spends most of his weekends at theme parks and attends all the UK CF-Lives. He's been with CF since early 2001 so he knows his way around the place and rules CF an iron fist. He likes hats to keep his head warm.
Mark Evans, from Essex, UK is the most social and flamboyant member of the Team. He is a budding singer, and recently won the "Be Discovered" competition held at Thorpe Park. Always chatty at the CF-Lives and is welcoming to everybody.
Martyn Hoyer, from Stafford, UK, takes a camera wherever he goes. You've probably seen one or two of his videos on CF already. Simple things amuse him, which is why he sticks around, I guess.
Rob Beal (not Robb Eal) has a great knowledge of theme parks and coasters and posts in almost every topic on CF. Firm but fair, Rob will always take a balanced view on things. Has a very dry and subtle sense of humour.
Then there's the members of the Team who focus soley on the site. They make sure the content on CF.COM - park/ride guides, Articles, Video & Photo galleries etc - is correct and up to date. They do not moderate CF-INFO or organise CF-Lives.
Let's take a look at them, again in alphabetical order.
BEN
Writer
Ben, from Northampton, UK loves to travel around, riding as many coasters as he can and taking the photos to prove it. Often seen trying to keep things from becoming too serious, Ben is always up for a laugh, but still knows when to buckle down and work. Currently studying for his AS levels, Ben probably spends too much time on CF, but since when has that been a bad thing?
Born in the USA and raised in Germany, Jerry is the newest site team member. He lives in the Big Apple and loves to travel the country from one amusement park to the next. His home park is SF Great Adventure, where he holds the record for the most rides on El Toro in a single day. In spite of his busy career and extensive travels, Jerry always has time for any inquiries and loves to help anyone planning a trip to any of the parks he's visited.
Matt is from Bristol, the deep, dark west country. Aside from coasters he also enjoys climbing and mountain biking. He enjoys making videos and taking photos, but mainly just for personal pleasure. He's willing to help wherever he can and will be attending CF-Lives soon enough!
Joey is from South London and is the creative brains behind some of CF's graphics and off-site advertising. He enjoys making videos, proving photography isn't real art and is obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog.
Lain, one of the newest member of the site team, is originally from the deepest darkest reaches of West Yorkshire, but is currently at university in Hertfordshire. He enjoys photography and making music.
Marcus, from Youngstown, Ohio, USA, can be found throughout the summer at his home park of Cedar Point and on random coaster trips. When not at an amusment park, you can see him in nearly every corner of the forums. Marcus currently attends Tiffin University, but can always make time for anyone and everyone around the forums and on MSN.
