2017 MAC Dual Slalom Calendar

2017 Mid-Atlantic Cup Dual Slalom Calendar Here!

Working on the full 2017 Gravity Soul Calendar...

For Now.. Checkout the Full Maxxis Gravity Series Downhill schedule 
&         Mid-Atlantic Cup Dual Slalom Series and stay tuned for the latest...
We expect to be involved in some grass roots events in the Mid-Atlantic area this spring and summer also.

               

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