Vittoria Eastern States Cup Releases the 2017 Downhill and Enduro Schedules

Feb 14, 2017
by Eastern States Cup  
Vittoria Eastern States Cup releases the 2017 Downhill and Enduro Schedules
ESC Thunder Mountain DH

It's still winter, but the days are getting longer and you can almost see the light at the end of the off-season tunnel. The Vittoria Eastern States Cup race schedule is ready for prime time so spring must be just around the corner. The ESC crew is constantly evaluating and tweaking their race formats and venues to bring the best experience to racers. It's a complex puzzle but the coming season looks to be the best yet.

bigquotesVittoria is proud to once again return as the title sponsor of the Eastern States Cup Enduro and DH series. In an age when some brands are cutting back, Vittoria continues our racing heritage in the North American scene, and provides support of world-class events for riders of every level. Whether you are a pro, or a first timer, the Vittoria ESC is always a good time. - Ken Avery - Vice President, Marketing and Product

ESC Enduro

Gravity racing is growing like wildfire in the East, this season brings 3 ProGrt's, the USAC National Championships and 3 CLIF Enduro East EWS Qualifiers. With all that racing the Vittoria ESC schedule has been condensed a bit from last season with nine downhills and eight enduros on offer at 11 different venues. The popular BOX Components East Coast Showdowns are back with weekends of combined DH and enduro racing at the biggest resorts in the region.

bigquotesBox Components is proud to continue our support for the Vittoria Eastern States Cup. With the recent release of our Box One Drivetrain, we are excited to be awarding six Box One PushPush Shifters and six Box One Rear Derailleurs this season! We have worked many years with the ESC team and the events interact very well with our new mountain bike line. - Toby Henderson, President Box Components

Sugarbush ESC

The big news on the DH side is the Atlantic and New England series have been combined into one 9-event series that spans the East. The overall champions will be crowned by calculating each racer's top six results. Venues will span the region from Attitash in northern New Hampshire to Blue Mountain in central Pennsylvania. For the first time, the series finals will be held at Mount Snow in southern Vermont with double points on the line to sort out the final standings.

ESC BOX Components East Coast Showdown at Attitash

The enduro series has been growing rapidly in the past few years and will feature eight events with the top six results counting toward the overall title. One new venue has been added to the enduro line up: the kickoff to the season will be at Glen Park in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in April. Once again, the double-point enduro finals will be held at Killington Resort. FOX is back with the FOX Transit Seat Post Climbers Challenge at every enduro event in 2017.

bigquotesWe are excited to continue working with the Eastern States Cup. Their tracks are a blast and the events are dialed. It's always a good time. - Mark Jordan, FOX Marketing Manager.

The Enduro Races are extremely popular so it would be a good idea to reserve a starting spot on the Vittoria ESC website.

ESC Victory Hill Enduro

2017 VITTORIA ESC ENDURO SCHEDULE
Eight total events, a racer's best six results count for their overall score. There will be four USAC State Championships on the schedule.

April 23 VITTORIA ESC Enduro – Glen Park, Stroudsburg PA
May 21 VITTORIA ESC – Victory Hill, Victory VT
June 4 VITTORIA ESC – Thunder Mountain, Charlemont MA – BOX SHOWDOWN - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
June 25 VITTORIA ESC – Blue Mountain, Palmerton PA – BOX SHOWDOWN- STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
July 16 VITTORIA ESC –Sugarbush, Warren VT – BOX SHOWDOWN- STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Aug 20 VITTORIA ESC – Attitash, Bartlett NH – BOX SHOWDOWN- STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept 3 VITTORIA ESC – Blue Mountain, Palmerton PA – BOX SHOWDOWN
Sept 24 VITTORIA ESC – Killington, Killington VT – SERIES FINALS


Vittoria ESC Downhill

2017 VITTORIA ESC DOWNHILL SCHEDULE
Nine total events, six best results count towards a racer's overall. The Series is a USAC Regional Championship and there will be five USAC State Championships on the schedule.

June 4 VITTORIA ESC DH – Thunder Mountain, Charlemont MA – BOX SHOWDOWN - STATE CHAMPION
June 11 VITTORIA ESC DH – Pats Peak, Henniker NH - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
June 25 VITTORIA ESC DH – Blue Mountain, Palmerton PA – BOX SHOWDOWN - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
July 9 VITTORIA ESC DH – Plattekill Mountain, Roxbury NY - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
July 16 VITTORIA ESC DH –Sugarbush, Warren VT BOX SHOWDOWN- STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Aug 20 VITTORIA ESC DH – Attitash, Bartlett NH – BOX SHOWDOWN
Sept 3 VITTORIA ESC DH – Blue Mountain, Palmerton PA – BOX SHOWDOWN
Sept 17 VITTORIA ESC DH – Windham Mountain, Windham NY
Oct 15 VITTORIA ESC DH – Mount Snow, West Dover VT – FINALS

Full information can be found here:
www.easternstatescup.com
www.facebook.com/easternstatescup

Vittoria ESC Enduro Finals at Killington

As you've probably heard, the Eastern States Cup has also launched a trio of new big money enduro events, all of which are Enduro World Series qualifiers.

CLIF Enduro East
July 1-2 Killington/Green Mountain Trails
Aug 5-6 Burke/Victory
Sept 9-10 Thunder Mountain

Find out more about the series here or on www.enduroeast.com.

Vittoria ESC Enduro Finals at Killington

And now a word from some of our new sponsors. They put the gas in this engine, so give them some love.

ALEX RIMS
bigquotesWe couldn't be more excited to be partnered with North America's premier mountain racing series for 2017. They provide a perfect sample of what kind of riding there is in the northeast, and we provide the perfect wheels and rims for that type of riding! Alex Rims will be sponsoring the ALEX RIMS STAGE at all the enduro races. 2017 is going to be awesome!!! - Evan Kinzey, Alex Rims

JULBO
bigquotesJulbo is excited to partner with Eastern States Cup for the 2017 season and beyond. The ESC has become the premier Enduro and Downhill series in the Northeast and for good reason, too. The organization of each event and the organizer's connection within the bike industry brings together a great competitive culture that attracts some of the best riders in the region. We're excited to connect with these riders at each event. Julbo is a deeply rooted 125-year-old mountain eyewear brand that specializes in technical photochromic lenses and highly technical frames that meet the demand of all riders. - David Crothers, Marketing Manager, Julbo Inc. - Mountain Performance Eyewear

MOTOREX/EUROLINE
bigquotesWe are excited to be a product sponsor for the Eastern States Cup series for 2017. This is a great opportunity for Motorex/ Euroline to show racers the technical capabilities of our products. We are also very grateful to be involved with a race series that takes such pride and has dedicated so much time to the sport. We'll be providing the 4th and 5th place prizing for all the 2017 ESC events - TJ Blackman, Euroline Inc.

Vittoria Eastern States Cup releases the 2017 Downhill and Enduro Schedules


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61 Comments
  • 17 1
 Great Schedule this year guys! A little disappointed not having an Enduro Race at Plattekill, or at all in NYS for that matter. But I can't wait. Good work though guys. Not gonna get all the places everyone wants.
  • 6 0
 yeah platty is soooo good.
  • 7 0
 Great schedule but agree platte not on sched is a bummer. Poor turnout last year for that one. I thought it was one of the best.
  • 6 0
 @pills1975: I missed out on racing last year, I was in Afghanistan. cant wait this year.
  • 6 0
 Hopefully we can get Plattekill back on the schedule next season, they like a lot of ski mountains have discovered how profitable weddings can be. It really made scheduling a nightmare this year.
  • 1 1
 NY needs more trails overall
  • 2 0
 @pigit77: yes they do, especially around where I'm from. Northern NY. Whiteface has a bike park, haven't been yet. Plan to go several times this year.
  • 1 0
 Mostly bummed about diamond hill, love that place... I know it was out of anyones hands. Sick of ski mountains though was hoping for more of that kinda racing...
  • 15 0
 Finals @ Mt Snow oh boy... run it from the top # NORBA
  • 1 1
 2002...woods all the way the width of a car
  • 1 0
 Yard Sale!!!
  • 1 0
 @shwinn8: Yard sale the year it was fresh cut, dry and in the woods wasn't that bad. It was the wide berth, go around version of Yard Sale. But in fairness, I'd never want to hit that section straight down after the 2002 course.
  • 1 0
 @bizutch: one of the craziest sections of the entire norba circuit in its day. I remember race officials had to reroute around it one year during the rain because too many riders were getting hurt. I went down it once back in my younger days. It was fairly easy at slow speed, scary as hell going in hot!
  • 1 0
 @shwinn8: I raced that year. No one had even done the go around until their race run. Every time I raced Mt. Snow, I'd pass 3-4 people on my race run.
  • 11 0
 Happy Valentine's day to us East Coast Racers
  • 8 0
 Yeah ESC team. Thanks for putting together an awesome schedule. Can't wait!!!
  • 9 1
 FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!! Smile
  • 5 0
 Vittoria ESC Enduro chip reservation is now live on our website after a false start
www.easternstatescup.com
  • 4 0
 So excited to get this season started! It's gonna be one hell of a great year.
  • 3 2
 Steel City Enduro in Bethlehem PA and ESC Blue Mountain Enduro on the same day. Sad face. I wanted to do both. I will now have to choose between two great events that are with in 20 miles of each other.
  • 1 0
 darn it...2 great Enduro's I've done in the past and really wanted to do both this year!
  • 1 0
 Steel city enduro is basically not an enduro. It's an XC stage race....
  • 1 0
 double post sorry
  • 1 0
 @build-n-ride: They changed it up last year. The stages are much better, but yes Blue Mountain is more downhill.
  • 1 0
 @Eastern-States-Cup: The Steel City Enduro organizer has changed the date of their race. I will be able to make both races now!
  • 7 3
 No race at mountain creek? Some bull-ish
  • 8 0
 Call wedding creek and let them know.
  • 4 0
 @Eastern-States-Cup What happened with the Diamond Hill event?
  • 4 0
 There were some land use issues with the town I think but it should be back next year
  • 13 10
 North Eastern States Cup?
  • 4 12
flag blowmyfuse (Feb 14, 2017 at 16:50) (Below Threshold)
 Yeah, apparently only the northern corner of the United States is the only part of the country is on their side of the country.

The names of these series are geographical horse shlt.

I'm gonna have a race series and call it the "Omni-Directional Location, every freaking one of you come over here DH and Mostly DH race amalgamation"
  • 5 1
 I like it.
  • 5 1
 YAY!
  • 3 2
 For all you Mid Atlantic and southern racers the Maxxis Gravity Series will have races down your way.They are working on some southern venues
  • 5 1
 yeeeeeeeee
  • 5 1
 YES.
  • 4 2
 Why do they keep scheduling Victory Hill in May? It will be a mud pit AGAIN. It will Destroy the trails... again...
  • 2 1
 So no ESC dh race at killington. They wont allow a separate date from the PRO GRT event? That new DH track is sick.
  • 4 2
 I've heard "Rumors" that the US Open is looking to move the venue from Mountain Creek to Killington... That may be what has both venues off the racing lists as of right now
  • 2 1
 No Mt Creek - dh or Enduro what a bummer !
  • 5 5
 ESC enduro events are always good! These enduro events and more are listed on www.eastcoastenduro.com
  • 1 0
 I need to get my old fat ass back in a shape that isn't round
  • 2 4
 Should be called the "Yankee States Cup" ...no?
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