GES #5 Sugarbush Results and Report
WARREN, Vermont (derailedonline.com) - Gavin Vaughan(Team Giant/HBG) and Dawn Bourque(Rocky Mountain/Maxxis) were the big winners of the Gravity East Sugarbush Downhill this past weekend under what has to be viewed as near perfect weather conditions. Sugarbush Resort, located in mid-state Vermont, was the location for the 5th stop of the Gravity East Series. Despite its relatively remote location, Sugarbush attracted over 150 racers, far surpassing 2009 attendance levels.
All the major elements of a classic World Cup downhill course were represented at this year’s Sugarbush course: fast brake-burning open ski slope, high-speed rock roads, grassy turns and bermed turns that slammed racers into tight technical woods. Off from the top portion of the course, racers made their way through a tight, wooded course section that started out with some maneuvering around trees. A slick off-camber stretch led to the rock face, which proved to be the place where racers time would be lost with with mistakes. The course once again proved challenging to all racers including PRO Men's Series leader Geritt Beytagh(Morewood USA) and Last weeks Snowshoe winner Ethan Quehl( East Coast Gravity Pros) both had big crashes in their race runs. Vaughan definitely put in his work on the course and had his lines dialed.
At approximately 4 min long race runs for the PROs Sugarbush is what it means to race on the east coast. Race day started with Cat 3, followed by Cat 2, Cat 1 and finished with Pro. Cat 3 made it down the hill and Cat 2 began their runs. It was time for Cat 1 and Pro to head up the lift to await their runs. Dawn Bourque(Rocky Mountain/Maxxis) continued her stranglehold on the Gravity East Women’s season, winning her fourth race of the season but just a few points behind her in second sits Karen Eagan of team Highland. The weekend was a good weekend for racing. The staff of Sugarbush executed a flawless event. Registration was a breeze and everything stayed on time.
The next race on the 2010 Gravity East Calendar is the all new addition to the Gravity East Calendar Killington Mountain see www.GravityEastSeries.com.
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Posted on Aug 4, 2010 20:30:22 -0400 by Brady.