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Gravity East Coast National Festival at Plattekill Bike Park
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:07 pm
ViciousDHer
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Joined: Nov 10, 2002
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Location: Upstate New York
Gravity East Coast National Festival at Plattekill Bike Park will feature full slate of events starting July 4th and continuing thru July 14th, 2008. First up is the 4th leg of the 2008 Gravity East Series. Racers from all over the nation will be here to test the terrain at Plattekill Mountain's Bike Park infamous "Whiners" downhill race course.
The Park will be open Friday, July 4th to pretest the course and freeride the hundreds of trails that Plattekill offers. Official Practice will be all day Saturday and Sunday morning with freeriding open all three days. The Pro payout will be $500 to first place finisher and pay 5 deep. Saturday will also feature the second Dual Slalom Race of the season. The all new 2008 course featured very tight racing at the first dual slalom race two weeks ago.
GRAVITY EAST RACE SCHEDULE
Friday, July 4 -- race practice and freeriding 10am-5pm
Saturday, July 5 -- race practice and freeriding 9am-5pm, Dual Slalom Race 3pm
Our Famous BBQ will be featured Saturday Nite along with a few Bike Videos and Drink Specials!
Sunday, July 6 -- race practice and freeriding 8am, Downhill Race 11am
GRAVITY EAST RACE FEES
DS $30 Sport/Beginners/All Women ($20 if racing DH)
$40 Pro/Experts ($30 if racing DH)
DH $40 Beginners; $65 All Amateur Classes and Pro women;
$75 Pro men (all DH entries incl. 2-day ticket Sat/Sun)
FRIDAY TICKET for racers: $15. FRIDAY TICKET for non- racers: $30.
For Racers arriving early to prepare for the July 12 & 13, East Coast National at
Ski Windham or the 2008 National Championships at Mount Snow July 16-20
Plattekill Bike Park will remain open Monday July 7th - July 14th
for Freeriding, Camping, and Practicing DS and XC, with a special pricing of just
$40 for 7 days of riding !!!
Day passes are also available for $30.
* Come to Plattekill to ride after the 2 hour practice slots at Windham.
* Use our campground as your home base for the East Coast Nationals, Camping is just $10/day per tent.
* Windham features terrain similar to Plattekill as both mountains are located in the same mountain range and last years Plattekill Pro Champion designed the Pro/Expert course
and....
Special Pricing will be in effect for the WEEK
$40 Lift Pass Good ALL WEEK -- Monday July 7th thru Monday July 14th!
HOURS JULY 7 - 14
XC Trails open 8am-6pm
Lifts operate:
12noon - 6pm Monday-Friday
10am - 5pm Saturday and Sunday
DIRECTIONS FROM WINDHAM to PLATTEKILL:
Take rte 23 west to Grand Gorge, then take rte 30 south to Roxbury. In Roxbury turn right onto Bridge Street and follow county route 41 for 5 miles into our parking lot
Windham is less than 20 miles from Plattekill Bike Park
Plattekill Bike Park is Sponsored by:
MAGURA, FOX RACING SHOX, GAMUT, MAXXIS, RACERS EDGE NYC and MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS.
HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL HERE!
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Re: Gravity East Coast National Festival at Plattekill Bike
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:29 am
NJMX835
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Joined: Oct 19, 2006
Posts: 152
Location: Highland Lakes NJ
I see it says 'liftS operate', are both lifts going to be running this weekend?
By the way, I saw Geoff in the new issue of Decline, congrats!
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:07 pm
ViciousDHer
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Joined: Nov 10, 2002
Posts: 1085
Location: Upstate New York
I'm trying to find out myself,
Thanks just got my copy today, pretty happy
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:32 pm
Mad_Murdock
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Yo soy 'amped'
Ima comin..
Look for 6'8" nutjob on a green VPFree!
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:34 pm
ViciousDHer
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Joined: Nov 10, 2002
Posts: 1085
Location: Upstate New York
Mad_Murdock wrote:
Yo soy 'amped'
Ima comin..
Look for 6'8" nutjob on a green VPFree!
why the name change ?? were you the second one banned from hcor !!!
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Re: Gravity East Coast National Festival at Plattekill Bike
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:48 pm
Bossgoodlegs
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Joined: Sep 16, 2004
Posts: 42
Both Lifts Running...?
Laz you there?
Last edited by Bossgoodlegs on Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:12 am; edited 1 time in total _________________ As far as riding bicycles on Ski Mtns go...I go by One Rule of Thumb.
"Bring your biggest gun...especially if you ride Plattekill"
Re: Gravity East Coast National Festival at Plattekill Bike
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:05 pm
bunkerchunks
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Joined: Aug 15, 2005
Posts: 287
Location: L.I.
Bossgoodlegs wrote:
Both Lifts Running...?
Laz you there?
Blizzard?
I was told both lifts will be running, but just double on friday.. the tripple will start up a little later then the double on SAT-SUN
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