The 5th Annual Fall Festival & DS Championship is in the books for 2016. Congratulations Pro Champions Max Hoffman & Caroline Washam! & Thank You to everyone that makes it happen!

What an amazing event & spectacular weekend with a huge extended family of great people, super athletes, and gracious & supportive friends and sponsors!  Once again the Mid- Atlantic Dual Slalom Championships and Gravity Soul Fall Festival was a huge success and is still growing! Thanks to everyone who contributed and everyone who showed up from as far north as Rochester, New York.  As far south as Florida, and as far west as Oakland, California.  It’s been five years in the making…  This 2016 fifth annual Fall Festival & DS Championships.  Congratulations to our 2016 champions:   Men’s Pro Champion Max Hoffman & Women’s Pro Champion Caroline Washam

I can’t say enough good things about everyone who comes together to make this event special every year!  It is truly an emotional and uplifting experience.  However inadequate my thanks, let me attempt to recognize the individuals and organizations that contributed to this vision and this pinnacle event.   So here goes in no specific order:

MORE – The Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts/ IMBA  & Todd Bauer + volunteers  

Fredericktown YAMAHA / Triumph and the Riley Family

Richard B. Rudy Inc. & Jason Rudy

Shockley Honda  (Marisa Shockley & Kara Shaffer)

Danielle Leonard – State Farm,  Frederick, Md.

The Bicycle Escape & the Rinker family

The Bike Doctor of Frederick/Frederick Velo & the Wisowaty family

The Gravity Soul crew of regulars/family: Joe Burkell - RJ Stone - Daniel Purcell- Jason Dean - Zach Bidle - Devin Manahan - Danny Miles - Bill Kemp – David Dulberger

The Racers Edge:  Mike Hartlove & the Hartlove family +  The Gravity East Series & MAXXIS Tires

ONYX Racing Products,  Steve Pringle & the Pringle family

CAMP 3, & the Hummel Family

MONOCACY BREWING

TERRAPIN Brewing & Mike Alverez

ROASTHOUSE Pub & Chef Niko

RED BULL  – Katie Donohue & Craig Chester

FSA components,  Gravity Components

Deity

HANDUP Gloves

TroyLeeDesigns

GAMUT USA components

TREK Bicycles & Adam Lewandowsky

SPECIALIZED Bicycles

Scurvy Dogs Racing

CaneCreek & Andrew Slowey

Wicked Wash & Wicked Wash Racing

The WHEEL MILL (Pittsburgh)

DJ Ramsey

The Dean family:  Larry Dean, Jason Dean, Natalie & Elizabeth

The Stone family (Mom’s cookies at awards were loved by all!)

The Coleman family

The Bell family (Ma Bell’s famous peperoni rolls & positivity for days)

Tom & Caroline Castle

The Ortero family + Mom Bidle & Dave

The Burkell family

The Wick family & Cline family

The Picinotti family

The Tribus family

The Liebig family

Gravel & Grind (James & Tracy & crew)

Pizza LLAMA

BricknFire Pizza

Phil Kendal Podium Pics

ALL of the unmentioned volunteers & ALL of the riders, racers & revelers who came out to make this one of the most uplifting experiences of the year!  I Can’t THANK YOU enough!

To quote Two Time World Masters Champion, Two time Red Bull Rampage competitor, father, & 2016 Gravity Soul Festival & Mid-Atlantic Championships 2^nd place Pro competitor Lars Tribus…  “You guys are Sick!”    

& the love just continues to pour in from all points East to West… 

Thank you!

Schedule:

Fri.  Oct. 14th  Track prep, pre- event practice  

                                    (conditions permitting 10am  til 6pm)
                                  registration & plate pickup
                                Streaming RedBull Rampage Live 12:30-

Sat.  Oct. 15th  

    7:30am  -  Onsite registration & plate # pickup

                      - Coffee & goods available from Gravel &Grind

     8am       - Practice opens

    9:30am  -  Registration scheduled to close
     10:30am -  Practice scheduled to close

     11:00am -  Pizza Lama  &  vendors open 

                         -  Timed Seeding Runs begin

     12:30am - Strider races  
                         -  Seeding results posted & brackets created

                         - Red Bull Wings team with free samples

      1/1:15pm- Head to Head Racing Begins

       5:30pm  - Awards Ceremonies, giveaways & after party

The 5th Annual Gravity Soul Festival & Mid-Atlantic Dual Slalom Championships Oct. 15th.
For the schedule & more info see the Festival Tab.  Open to the public.. Coffee & Goods by Gravel &Grind!  Wood fired pizza by Pizza Llama! Bike demos, vendors, & more...

Racers REGISTER HERE & save Time & Money!

Just TWO WEEKS to go...

The 5th Annual Gravity Soul Festival & Mid-Atlantic Dual Slalom Championships Oct. 15th.
For the schedule & more info see the Festival Tab.  Open to the public.. Coffee & Goods by Gravel &Grind!  Wood fired pizza by Pizza Llama! Bike demos, vendors, & more...

Racers REGISTER HERE & save Time & Money!

  Here's a link to the Facebook evite you can share with your friends

Less than three weeks away!! The 2016 Gravity Soul Festival / USA Cycling Mid-Atlantic Dual Slalom Championships & Mid-Atlantic Cup Finals

This should get you stoked like a wood burning pizza oven!

2015 Chris Stone Edit

Racers Register HERE Now...

Share an Invite with your friends on Facebook Here!

We had a great weekend at the Maxxis GES DH Finals at Massanutten

It was a sunny,dry, & loose weekend at the Massanuten Bike Park.  Lots of action on the NEW Downhill trail "All or NUTTEN"  It was all that!  Lots of rocks, loam & technical lines.  Check out the photos and you'll see all that.  Roost included ...  2016 Maxxis Gravity East Series Photos Here

This cool morning has us thinking about the 5th annual Fall Festival & MAC Dual Finals! (So Registration is OPEN!)

If it's on your mind too and you want to get signed up to race...
   HERE Is the Link to Register Online NOW!

If you're not a racer but you want to come out and soak up some great atmosphere, cheer & jeer some racers and gather with a bunch of friends for a great time...  Here's a link to the Facebook evite you can share with your friends

Photos are up from our weekend of Racing at Timberline, WV with the Maxxis Gravity East Series!

Check out the Weekend Photos from Timberline!  

http://www.gravitysoul.com/p/photos_9.html

Photos from the amazing Weekend at BLUE Mountain are being posted into the Photos Tab. Have a Look! There's also some MAC #2 DS Seeding times in RESULTS

http://gravitysoul1.blogspot.com/p/photos_9.html

MID-Atlantic Cup Dual Slalom #2 at Blue Mountain is This Weekend! (Online Registration closing SOON get in Now & Save $$)

Register for DUAL Slalom Online Here NOW & Save Time & Money!

Blue Mountain is known for it's great terrain, trails, & a bunch of vertical.
Join us For the MAC DUAL Slalom #2 Saturday and the next round of the 2016 Maxxis Gravity East Series Downhill race on Sunday!

Downhill Racing what you live for?  HERE"s the Maxxis Gravity East Online Registration at a great Discount!  Sure to be a great track starting on Miles of Smiles! 

MId Atlantic Cup Dual Slalom #2 is coming up fast! Join us at BLUE MOUNTAIN

Register Online Here NOW & Save Time & Money!

Blue Mountain is known for it's great terrain, trails, & a bunch of vertical.
Join us For the MAC DUAL Slalom #2 Saturday and the next round of the 2016 Maxxis Gravity East Series Downhill race on Sunday!

We had a fantastic weekend of Racing at Wisp!

Look for Results to show up on the RESULTS PAGE HERE (seeding times in now. more later)

We will link up to Photo Collections on the Photos Tab and Photos Here Page

Special thanks to the Wisp Resort staff,  John Mccrackin,  Eric Anderson, The Gravity Soul Team,  The Hartlove family,  Ma Bell, Lora Pittman & the rest of the folks who fed us better than we deserve Saturday night.  CAMP 3, Scurvy Dogs,  MAXXIS,  Gamut,  & Monster Energy,  Again Thanks to everyone who came out to compete,  join in the fun  and make it an awesome weekend.
We can't do it without YOU!

Mid-Atlantic Cup Dual SLALOM #1 at Wisp Resort is just about a week away!

Dual Slalom #1 Registration is OPEN!

REGISTER for MAC #1 ONLINE HERE and Save $ & Time!

Some photos from Sunday at Bryce Bike Park

Here are some photos from this weekends fun event at Bryce Bike Park

Here's the link to Phil Kendall's shots on RootsandRain

Gravity Soul & Bryce Bike Park team up for a full weekend of Fun, Riding, & Racing! (June 18&19)

Sunday Racing will consist of Three (Yes 3!)  timed gravity racing events on three different tracks for a best 2of3 challenge.  [Drop your worst finish.  However, it can be used as a class or overall tie breaker].  This is NOT a USAC sanctioned event and does not require an annual or one-day license.

> Air DH

>BrewBomb

>TrashCan

Music, photos, announcing,  & promotional giveaways all weekend!

Pricing:

Two-day entry (includes race entry and lift tickets for the weekend) - $70

One-day entry (includes race entry and lift ticket for race day only) - $50

Entry for Bryce Bike Park season pass holders - $25

Bike Park hours for the weekend:

Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. for general public and racers

Sunday: Bike Park will only be open to racers

  Practice 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

  Race runs immediately following practice. 

Prizes Overall  Men:

1^st $100 gift card, medal, and bike park sicker

2^nd $50 gift card, medal, and bike park sicker

3^rd $25 gift card, medal, and bike park sticker

Prizes Overall  Women:

1^st $100 gift card, medal, and bike park sicker

2^nd $50 gift card, medal, and bike park sicker

3^rd $25 gift card, medal, and bike park sticker

All Categories listed below will compete for medals corresponding with their place

* Cat 1 Men 15-18

* Cat 1 Men 19-29

* Cat 1 Men 30-39

* Cat 1 Men 40 +

* Cat 1 Women 0-99

* Cat 2 Men 15-18

* Cat 2 Men 19-29

* Cat 2 Men 30-39

* Cat2/3 Men 40+

*Cat 2/3 Women 0-99

* Cat 3 Men 0-18

* Cat 3 Men 19-29

* Cat 3 Men 30-39

*Cat 1/2/3 Men 50+

*Open 9-14

Registration:  https://fareharbor.com/bryceresort/items/24258/availability/20825943/book/

 onsite registration until 3 p.m. Saturday 

Pits:

Racers looking to set up a pit can set up pits in our skills park area which is located on the slope side of our rental shop. There is limited space so they can set up/drop off their pits there but they cannot park vehicles there.

Food and Beverage:

The Copper Kettle and Express Grill will be open both days for racers looking to eat on site.

We will have Woodstock Brewhouse onsite on Sunday selling various types of beers and merchandise.

Contact Information:

Derek Clifton

540-856-2121 Ext. 228

derek@bryceresort.com

 Lodging:

Hotels:
http://www.bryceresort.com/Lodging/Local-Area-Hotels.aspx
On Site Rentals:
http://www.bryceresort.com/Lodging/Weekend-Vacation-Rentals.aspx
Camping:
https://www.shenandoahfamilycampground.com/
http://www.creeksidecampgroundva.com/
http://www.recreation.gov/recreationalAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&facilityId=249902

MID-Atlantic Cup Dual Slalom #1 Registration is OPEN!

REGISTER for MAC #1 ONLINE HERE and Save $ & Time!

RESULTS out for 2016 Maxxis Gravity East Series Round 1 events!

ROUND #1 Results for Duryea Downhill & Massanutten Yee Ha Here