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SPEEDWEEK GOES DOWNHILL AT WISP AND SEVEN SPRINGS Gravity East, America’s biggest downhill racing series, wraps up its Southern Swing with Speedweek June 5 through June 14th. Featuring six days of lift assisted riding and training in a ten day span on two mountains less than 50 miles apart, Speedweek will be punctuated by four days of USAC sanctioned Gravity East downhill racing and the opening round of the Gravity East e.thirteen Dual Slalom Series where riders will be competing for well over $10,000 in cash and prizes. Speedweek kicks off with the Chumba Racing Capital Cup at McHenry, Maryland’s Wisp resort, June 5-7, before continuing the following weekend at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champions, Pa. In a departure from the normal downhill program, the Chumba Capital Cup will be run as a combined-time event as racers tackle two different courses over two days, plus a dual slalom, for over $10,000 in cash and prizes. Race promoter Mike Hartlove of The Racer’s Edge explains, “We’ll have practice all day on Friday. Then on Saturday, we’ll start with dual slalom qualifying on one of the best courses in the country before moving up the big hill for the first downhill. After the downhill we’ll have the e.thirteen dual eliminations and a party, though I’m not sure there’s much of a distinction between the two, before moving on to the post race party at Mountain State Brewing Company. Then on Sunday, we’ll have the second downhill on a different course. The winner of the Chumba Capital Cup Downhill will have the best combined total time from the two downhill runs.” With the addition of a no-added-cost day of riding the Monday following the race, an entry fee to the Chumba Racing Capital Cup gives racers a virtual four-day lift ticket at one of the most active four-season resorts in the East. The following weekend, June 13-14, the series heads 47 miles due north for the downhill at Seven Springs. As at Wisp the prior weekend, a Mad March Racing Pre-Race Clinic will be held at Seven Springs from 8 – 10 a.m. on practice day, Sat., June 13. Mad March Racing, founded in 1998 by Shaums March, provides hands-on mountain biking instruction. Clinics feature detailed instruction by certified personable, professional riders, delivering personalized bike fit with secrets passed down from some of the top pro riders and mechanics in the industry. Participants for this clinic must pre-register. WINNING SUBMISSION IN THE DOMINION RIVERROCK DIGITAL PHOTO CONTEST Photo by Marlene Frazier, courtesy of Sports Backers According to Gravity East Director Dan McDonald, Speedweek is an important part of the development of gravity racing in America. “In order to hone their skill in a dangerous and competitive sport, racers need constant practice on real downhill courses and trails. Being able to accumulate four consecutive days of practice and racing at Wisp, and six days of runs within a 10 day span if they also go to Seven Springs, is like being in a highly effective training development camp. But it’s a camp that also has great food, jet skiing and four wheeler rentals, golf and a mountain coaster.” For more information log onto www.GravityEastSeries.com. EXPERIENCE ANNAPOLIS BY BIKE Maryland’s capital city Annapolis is hosting a “experience Annapolis” weekend, June 12-14, that includes seeing the city and its many scenic and historic Chesapeake Bay side sights from the seat of your bicycle. Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer told SPOKES “Annapolis is proud of its environmental heritage. During your visit to Annapolis you can bicycle around the town, touring public/private partnerships that have blossomed into bike trails, green roofs, the region’s first urban living classroom, conservation easements preserved by the nation’s only municipally-owned land trust, and Bayscape gardens.” The cycling component of the weekend is being orchestrated by Capital Bicycles, the Potomac Pedalers Touring Club, Wholeness for Humanity, and the city of Annapolis. Organized bike rides will range from 13 to 66 miles on routes designed by experienced Annapolis cyclists. The 13 mile “Eco Tour” shows over 50 activities including rain gardens and community greening projects. Those wishing to stay for the weekend should note that the Best Western Annapolis, 2520 Riva Road (888-333-7959) is serving as the host hotel for cyclists. A whole weekend of activities, including a boat tour, Saturday dinner, ice cream social and City Hall reception are planned. For more information go to www.bikepptc.org 12 June 2009
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