[T0MJ04D]

Massanutten Resort will be hosting its annual YEE-HA! downhill race on the weekend of April 28th & 29th. The race this year has been moved to a Saturday / Sunday, instead of a Friday / Saturday. Your entry fee allows lift access for practice runs 10am-5pm on Saturday, April 28th & 8am-10:45am on Sunday, April 29th before your race run. If you pre-register for the race, it will save you $$ (same prices as last year).

Massanutten YEE-HA! event page and pre-reg link

George, Chop & Brock have been hard at work adding new trail to replace a lower section of trail between the lower fire road and the final rock garden. This newer section of trail adds berms and flow to replace the washed-out root section (pics & video from new section below).

New section preview video

Come out and race at Massanutten this year, it should be a great time! Check out photos from previous races and more shots of the new section here

 

[Konabumm]

Can't wait, excited to see the changes

 

[kickstand]

Looking forward to it!

 

[MCCOYBOY]

Any way to ride the trails before the race weekend? I live 1.5 hours away and would like to check them out.

 

[demolition dave]

Just curious....will there be any waterpark discounts for racers? Thinking about bringing the whole clan up fo this one.

 

[T0MJ04D]

Any way to ride the trails before the race weekend? I live 1.5 hours away and would like to check them out.

You can ride the trail before the race, but you would need to hike up the hill. The access road is gated (so no shuttles) and the lift will not be running before the event. That trail is usually only open for the race weekend, but if you give us a call at the bike shop ( 540.289.4957 ) before you come, we can give you the info you would need.

Just curious....will there be any waterpark discounts for racers? Thinking about bringing the whole clan up fo this one.

In the past we have given out one 50% off WP coupon per registered rider and plan on doing that again this year. When you pick up your registration packet, just ask and we can probably give you another couple coupons or you might be able to snag a few from other riders who might not use theirs.

 

[Castle]

Looking good! Thanks for your work.

 

[VADHPROMO]

Looking good! Thanks for your work.

Thanks for recognizing the effort. We need a large turnout to keep the wheels
turning. Bring friends and family to enjoy the Free camping and chairlift rides.

Thanks for racing with us every year.

 

[FCLinder]

Nicely done!!! Can't wait..

Cecil

 

[MasterofGroms]

Just an idea...it would be helpful to your marketing approach if riders could share last years photos with their friends on Facebook/Twitter and such from the link you provided.
As it is now there's no way to do that.
I was going to send my favorite pic of Logan in his first Pro win to all my friends as a reminder of your race....
Yee Ha!
I love Massanutten!!!!

 

[PArider29]

you can buy the photo

 

[T0MJ04D]

Thanks for checking out the photos first and foremost. I try to keep the look of my photo site clean, so I have some options turned off for easy sharing. If you click on the thumbnail photo you want to share (and it loads larger on the right), you can copy the url address and paste that on FB or twitter. I did sell pictures from races a few years ago, but last year if you wanted your picture, I emailed everyone a digital copy for free.

Come out and race this year, it should be a great time!

 

[Big J]

Thank you for the posting the preview!

I'm looking forward to racing w/the old dudes this season.....Heath and Fast Freddie I'm sure you guys have other things to do race weekend....you know, yard work and stuff.

J

 

[T0MJ04D]

Thanks for checking it out! We can't wait for the race and are hoping for good weather and a good turnout. If you are planning to race, please pre-register as it will save you time and money. If anyone has questions, feel free to call the Massanutten Ski Office 540-289-4954.

 

[VADHPROMO]

http://www.dirtragmag.com/webrag/house-devinci-wilson-sl

Thanks to Justin and the staff at Dirt Rag.

2011 Results

1 Lauren Daney Pro Women 4:09.22
2 Anne Galyean Pro Women 4:20.38
3 Katelyn Weisenfluh Pro Women 4:53.39

2011 Scratch

1 51 Logan Mulally 1 Pro Men 3:23.25
2 9 Shaw Walker 1 Expert Jr 18 & Under Men 3:25.90
3 7 Reid Dressler 2 Expert Jr 18 & Under Men 3:26.73
4 58 Justin Gregory 2 Pro Men 3:27.81
5 8 Luca Shaw 3 Expert Jr 18 & Under Men 3:27.84
6 59 Timothy Price 3 Pro Men 3:27.95
7 113 Zachary Cutright 1 Expert Men 19-29 3:33.32
8 52 Brian Yannuzzi 4 Pro Men 3:33.59
9 127 Kevin Liebig 1 Expert Men 30-39 3:33.87
10 50 Jason Beckley 5 Pro Men 3:34.42
11 111 Eric Smith 2 Expert Men 19-29 3:35.29
12 107 Danny Cesare 3 Expert Men 19-29 3:35.48
13 108 Burke Saunders 4 Expert Men 19-29 3:35.86
14 10 Jimmy Leslie 4 Expert Jr 18 & Under Men 3:36.38
15 54 Marvin Scanland 6 Pro Men 3:37.24
16 115 Tripp Bagnal 5 Expert Men 19-29 3:39.01
17 53 Daniel Ennis 7 Pro Men 3:39.93
18 57 BJ Treglia 8 Pro Men 3:40.01
19 4 Richard Pedigo 5 Expert Jr 18 & Under Men 3:40.49
20 141 Matt Griffin 2 Expert Men 30-39 3:40.73

Massanutten Results 2000-2009
www.iplayoutside.com/Events/?eid=2009/05/11999r.html

Enjoy

 

[bizutch]

Hoping my foot feels up to it. 2 weeks into a 4 week testing period in a walking boot.

 

[dragontalesdh]

Ill be there for sure but I pulled 3 tendons in my knee at etsu... we will see how competitive I am when I get there

 

[mlin32]

Lookin forward to this upcoming weekend. Given that the Beginner class isn't divided up, wondering if I should opt for the challenge of moving up to Sport class 19-29......

 

[T0MJ04D]

The race weekend is right around the corner. Massanutten received some rain over the weekend which should have the course in great shape for this Saturday / Sunday. George and I continued to improve the new section on Friday and will put the finishing touches on later this week.

Keep in mind that we moved the race to a Saturday and Sunday so that you working monkeys can come out and enjoy a full day of lift-serviced practice runs on Saturday 10-5pm before a brief practice and race day on Sunday.

The weather is looking like it will be sunny and in the low / mid 60s both days. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.404639557718916&lon=-78.76263429410756&site=lwx&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text

If you are coming to race, pre-register and save yourself some money! -- https://www.bikereg.com/Net/15750

 

[bizutch]

so that you working monkeys can come out and enjoy a full day of lift-serviced practice runs on Saturday 10-5pm before a brief practice and race day on Sunday.

When I put this sentence into Google Translate, it comes back as "Bring lots of tubes."

 

[kickstand]

Starting to feel like a little kid on christmas....can't wait to get out and ride!

 

[T0MJ04D]

It is almost race time and we are excited to have everyone here. There is a chance of rain over the weekend, but we will keep our fingers crossed for good weather.

Now the question is; who will take home the money and bragging rights in the Pro Class? The two novelty checks shown above feature last year's Pro winners: Lauren Daney and Logan Mulally. Are you all gonna let these young guns run away with the victory again?

 

[RideDad]

Weather forecast is looking much better.

www.weather.com/weather/5-day/Massanutten+VA+232:11

 

[VADHPROMO]

Super Riding Conditions for practice yesterday. The riders had great reviews to the new addition
of flow, berms and jumps. Thanks to Ironwood Outdoors for the great trail building. Over 200 riders
registered to race today. Thanks to everyone at Massanutten Resort and the volunteers that allow
this great race to run each year. Stay tuned for results and pictures early next week.

 

[T0MJ04D]

Thanks to everyone who came out to race at Massanutten this year. Results will be posted soon.

Photos from the race -- email me for a free copy of your photo

 

[mlin32]

Wow that was a fast turnaround, thanks a lot!

The race was my first "real" DH race (I did Clemson and ETSU, neither of which were as technical), so a lot of it was just a learning experience and trying/adjusting my riding. That course has got me beat but I definitely had a good time and am always up for a challenge. Now to buy some real DH tires for my bike.......

 

[ridiculousyj]

As always, amazing photos Ian!

Thanks to everyone up at Massanutten who helped put this race together... course was great and the new section with the berms was a blast!

 

[Konabumm]

great weekend, awesome making some new friends. Washed out and crashed during my race run but still had a great time.

 

[T0MJ04D]

Race Results posted

Thanks for checking out the photos.

 

[kickstand]

great weekend, awesome making some new friends. Washed out and crashed during my race run but still had a great time.

I lost my chain and then went off course for some unknown reason after I got the chain back on.

Nice talking with you Saturday morning, never ended up seeing you on the trails at all.

Had a great time, my buddy took 4th in Pro and my GF rode her first race ever and got third in beginner womens.

Lot's of fun, can't wait to ride again next year.

 

[FCLinder]

Had a great time as always at this race. Weather turned out great and can't thank the Team of people who work hard to put this event on every year enough!

I took lots of great shots and killed my Helmet Cam on a tree. I will post up what I have soon

Once again thanks,
Cecil

 

[stiksandstones]

Pumped my TLD Junior, Luca Shaw won the PRO class.
East Coast yo!

 

[DaveBethea]

Awesome Event.... The crew up there has done a great job with this place. Thanks to everyone that made this happen!!

 

[DirtMcGirk]

How was the weather?

 

[mlin32]

How was the weather?

It was your typical Shenandoah Valley weather. Saturday was cool, damp, with some showers mid-morning. The rest of the afternoon was dry. Then there were some storms that moved in overnight but everything cleared up and was sunny/warm on race day. The trails luckily didn't turn into a mud pit, just soft in spots.

 

[louevilcyclist]

Had a blast at the Yee-Ha. It kicked my @$$ but such an awesome course and well put on event.

If your looking for another race soon come down to Kentucky the weekend of May 12-13. There will be a DH event on the 12th and a XC event the 13th.

 

[bizutch]

Pumped my TLD Junior, Luca Shaw won the PRO class.
East Coast yo!

Have watched that kid grow so quick. Only a few years ago, he was an itty bitty bobblehead on the Hendersonville BMX track chasing Herndon and his older brother down like a wolf on the hunt.

 

[kickstand]

Pumped my TLD Junior, Luca Shaw won the PRO class.
East Coast yo!

He was flying!

My buddy Loren took 4th, was pretty excited for him.

 

[VADHPROMO]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/massanutten-yee-ha-2012/results


Video from Scott Wootten on our local shop's website SBC

http://www.shenandoahbicycle.com/?p=633

 

[Caussiecan]

Great weekend guys,
Great course, awesome atmosphere, well worth the trip up from Greenville SC.