[Eastern States Cup]

Eastern States Cup Series Opens the 2011 Season at Mount Snow, Vermont​

Mount Snow and the Eastern States Cup Downhill Mountain Bike Race Series are set to unveil the 2011 season this weekend. The Eastern States Cup Series is a USA Cycling Regional Championship Series and will feature three USA Cycling State Championships through the summer. The first race up is June 4th and 5th at Mount Snow, VT. The Mount Snow race will be the first of four races for the USAC Vermont State Championship. Mount Snow and Killington Mountain Resort will have the other three on the schedule. Mount Snow continues a rich tradition in hosting Downhill mountain bike events. The resort located in West Dover, VT has held numerous NORBA, World Cup and National Championship events.

This race also kicks off the NEMA Team Challenge; the ESC will pay out $1000.00 to the top three Teams in the series. This unique concept is gaining attention from racers across the East Coast. Please register your mountain bike race team through the email link on the ESC website or in person before the race.

The Eastern States Cup will pay out a maximum of $1200.00 to pro men and women at every ESC race. Over $2000.00 will be paid out to the series Champions, including $600.00 to Junior Cat 1 men. Over $15,000.00 will be paid out by the ESC and the venues in 2011.

Six premier East Coast venues will host ESC races this summer. Every race counts towards a USA Cycling State Championship. Mount Snow and Killington’s races will count for the Vermont State Championships. Pat’s Peak and Attitash will count for the New Hampshire. While Whiteface and Plattekill will combine results for the New York State Championships​

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2011 EASTERN STATES CUP SCHEDULE
6/4 – 6/5 Mt Snow. VT
6/11 – 6/12 Pats Peak. NH
6/18 – 6/19 Attitash, NH
7/2 – 7/3 Plattekill. NY
7/16 – 7/17 Mt Snow. VT
7/23 – 7/24 Plattekill. NY
7/30 – 7/31 Killington VT
8/20 – 8/21 Mt Snow. VT
9/3 – 9/4 Plattekill. NY
9/10 – 9/11 Whiteface, NY
10/8 – 10/9 FINALS Plattekill. NY

$1200.00 Maximum Pro Purse
Product Prizes provided by Mount Snow Sponsors: Kenda Tire, Camelback, Smith Optics and Contour.

Race Entry
Pro Men & Women $ 75.00
Categories 1,2 & 3 $ 65.00
Includes Lift Tickets for Both Saturday and Sunday.

Schedule
Saturday 06/04
On-Site Registration 9am - 4pm
Course Practice 10am - 4:00pm

Sunday 06/05
On-Site Registration 8am - 9:30am
Course Practice 9am – 10:30am
Race 11:00

For more information about Mount Snow visit www.mountsnow.com and the Eastern States Cup Series at www.easternstatescup.com

 

[batts65]

Was hoping to make this but the doc says to give the shoulder a few more weeks. Without me there it is less likely to rain on you guys.

 

[Eastern States Cup]

That's too bad, Steve.

Here's a link to the course, you'll be missing.

 

[Schneidie]

In!
Hoping for some sick mud.

 

[Jim Mac]

Out...3 more weeks for knuckle healing before I can resume "contact sports", as the Dr. called it today..

 

[stballer13]

Looking forward to being back at mt snow. Whats the pre-reg deadline? I cant seem to find it anywhere but do you save $ for pre-reg?

 

[SuspectDevice]

I am desperately trying to piece a bike together. That track is pretty rad.
Anyone have a Sunday shock I could borrow for the weekend?

 

[Eastern States Cup]

Looking forward to being back at mt snow. Whats the pre-reg deadline? I cant seem to find it anywhere but do you save $ for pre-reg?

The deadline is midnight June 1, it's listed on the pre reg site. There are no savings and no extra charges. Basically a time saver for racers. We'll see you there !!


Sorry Mickey, no help here

 

[SuspectDevice]

Sorry Mickey, no help here

I've got a full attic full of downhill bikes and not a single shock that holds oil. Lots of dampening on the floor.

 

[Eastern States Cup]

Free camping available on site, trying to make the series as affordable as possible.

 

[bfrich]

I've got a full attic full of downhill bikes and not a single shock that holds oil. Lots of dampening on the floor.

Mickey I have some Vivids you could play around with and use for the weekend

rich

 

[Sandwich]

if the guy selling the avy produces on saturday, you can borrow my DHX. It doesn't work well and if you do return it to me, it'll probably be used as a doorstop, but you'd be welcome to it.

At the moment, I can't figure out whether I can actually buy his shock or not....

 

[Drummer Racer1]

Hey Mickey, does the sunday take a 9.5x3? if so I have 2 vivid 5.1's (one with a 400lb spring and one without a spring) and a Roco WC (with a 200 lb spring) if those work for you.. (would also be willing to get rid of one cheap as well)

Oliver

 

[SuspectDevice]

Oli-
I need the low compression tune, ya have one?
I decided that I wanted to race on Tuesday- I sent a cheap Rocco to Avalanche on Wednesday to get all loved up on though.
I am throwing a big pile of Swampthings into the car right now. Swampthings ARE Mt. Snow.

 

[Drummer Racer1]

both the vivids are B tunes - cant remember which one that is. I will throw them all in my truck anyway

 

[Eastern States Cup]

Full Results HERE

Thanks to everyone for coming out this weekend. Hope to see everyone Saturday at Pat's Peak for the first leg of the USAC NH State Championships.

 

[yuroshek]

I had a great time this weekend, felt good to be back racing the clock. First race in nearly 10 months for me, hard to remember how fast everyone is going!

 

[Jim Mac]

Full Results HERE

Thanks to everyone for coming out this weekend. Hope to see everyone Saturday at Pat's Peak for the first leg of the USAC NH State Championships.

Damn, that was fast...it seemed in the past that promoters took their time in getting this info out to USAC. Good job!

Damn Part II: Cat 1 40+ winner beating Cat 1 30-39 winner by 10 seconds(!!)

 

[MFrider]

Also beat the CAT 1 19-29 riders.

 

[Zaphoid]

any idea when pictures are gonna be posted up?

 

[SuspectDevice]

Singletrack and I didn't get along this weekend.
The new management of the mountain is about 300% better than the previous two administrations though.
example:

Large fire in the parking lot made by drunk campers.

Apparently there are plans to put thousands of tons of dirt into new MTB trails over the next couple of months. Thousands.

 

[schwaaa31]

Damn, that was fast...it seemed in the past that promoters took their time in getting this info out to USAC. Good job!

Damn Part II: Cat 1 40+ winner beating Cat 1 30-39 winner by 10 seconds(!!)

Chuck Morin. The guys an absolute pinner. As is his son Damon.

 

[IH8Rice]

i miss the days of hundreds of people camping at Haytack for the HUGE national events Mt Snow used to have.

 

[willem]

ESC Video should be up tonight

 

[Sandwich]

 

[sikocycles]

Singletrack and I didn't get along this weekend.
The new management of the mountain is about 300% better than the previous two administrations though.
example:

Large fire in the parking lot made by drunk campers.

Apparently there are plans to put thousands of tons of dirt into new MTB trails over the next couple of months. Thousands.

Thats great news. I always liked Mount Snow.

 

[Eastern States Cup]

Roots and Rain Eastern States Cup #1 Results

Thanks Seb !!

 

[- seb]

Results are in my system:
http://www.rootsandrain.com/race576/2011-jun-5-eastern-states-cup-1-mount-snow-vt/

If you haven't twigged by now, try doing things like clicking on a rider's name:
http://www.rootsandrain.com/rider10783/damon-morin/results/

And once in a rider's page, you can compare them to other riders (just type in the "vs." box):
http://www.rootsandrain.com/compare.html?i=10783x10786

Etc etc

 

[- seb]

Roots and Rain Eastern States Cup #1 Results

Thanks Seb !!

What the hell? You are on the ball my man, they've been up less than 2 minutes and you spot it before I even have time to spam it myself!

 

[- seb]

VooDooHoo: if you're the man in charge at ESC, if you want to get your results up asap drop me an email to webmaster@rootsandrain.co.uk whenever you have them, and if I'm in front of a computer at the time (am 95% of the time on Sunday evenings) I'll have them up and live on the site in 15 mins or less. Probably a damn sight quicker than USAcycling etc (though I don't really know how quick they tend to be!). Just saying

Same goes for any other keen US race organisers out there reading this - webmaster@rootsandrain.co.uk

 

[Eastern States Cup]

VooDooHoo: if you're the man in charge at ESC, if you want to get your results up asap drop me an email to webmaster@rootsandrain.co.uk whenever you have them, and if I'm in front of a computer at the time (am 95% of the time on Sunday evenings) I'll have them up and live on the site in 15 mins or less. Probably a damn sight quicker than USAcycling etc (though I don't really know how quick they tend to be!). Just saying

Same goes for any other keen US race organisers out there reading this - webmaster@rootsandrain.co.uk

Will do, Seb your site is awesome and the comparisons are really fun. Ok if we put a link up on the website: www.easternstatescup.com

Thank You

 

[Eastern States Cup]

 

[bigbirdie]

any idea if there were any professional pics being taken? if so, any idea where and when they will be up?

 

[ldw222]

those flies were ridiculous! you can even see them crawling all over the camera lens in that video...poor willem...or whoever filmed that footage up on the mountain.

 

[Intense951]

Anyone know who was taking pictures after the pipe?

 

[Eastern States Cup]

Anyone know who was taking pictures after the pipe?

Mount Snow pics up on Roots and Rain: http://www.rootsandrain.com/race576/2011-jun-5-eastern-states-cup-1-mount-snow-vt/categories/

 

[- seb]

Not many sadly, only 135. Early days for the US on R&R though... UK races typically get between 500 and 5000 shots uploaded for each race, and well over 90% of them get tagged by the users of the site - eliminating those tedious hours spent searching through page after page of thumbnails.

If anyone knows a photographer (not just ESC, and race series) who might be interested, please point them at http://www.rootsandrain.com/photos/about.html - thanks!

Seb

 

[gravitydad]

Yo this Root An Rain site is awesome! you are looking at what seems to be a interactive baseball card so to speak! you can compare riders results etc... what a great idea!!