East Coast Showdown Round 1 is Coming to Killington, VT

Expect competitive fireworks when the best gravity racers on the East Coast collide at Killington Resort in Vermont over the 4th of July weekend. Both the Vittoria Eastern States Cup Enduro and Downhill series will be in action at The Beast of the East over the Independence Day holiday as the inaugural BOX Components East Coast Showdown takes over the largest lift-serviced trail network in Vermont. The terrain and size of Killington are mind boggling. To whet your appetite: The Enduro on Saturday will feature the single longest and most varied stage ever offered on the East Coast, by far.

The BOX Components East Coast Showdown is a mini series meant to entice both enduro and downhill racers to compete in both disciplines. Here is how the scoring will work: Each racer will get the normal ESC points for their finishing place, i.e., 100 points for a win, 95 points for second, 90 points for third, etc. To level the playing field, the number of racers in your category is then added to your total. So a racer who wins a category with 30 entrants gets 130 points while someone who wins a category only beating five racers gets 105 points. The totals from both the enduro and downhill races will be combined to determine the overall showdown winners.
The top three men and women win the following prizes at each Showdown.
1st place: BOX Carbon DH Bars and Direct mount stem
2nd place: BOX Carbon DH Bars
3rd place: Promax Carbon Bars

The enduro race will be held on Saturday and the downhill on Sunday.There will be discounted entries available for racers competing in both events. The Killington event is the first of three showdowns, with similar events at Mount Snow and Sugarbush later in the season.

The overall winners of the three combined showdowns will receive an even sweeter prize package and custom steel trophies.
BOX Components East Coast Showdown Series
July 5 Killington East Coast Showdown #1– Killington, VT
Aug 1 Mount Snow East Coast Showdown #2 - Dover VT
Aug 23 Sugarbush East Coast Showdown #3 – Warren, VT

A relative newcomer to the mountain bike scene, BOX is already making waves among performance-minded racers. Led by BMX and downhill mountain bike racing legend and pioneering component and accessories designer Toby Henderson, BOX Components was launched in December 2011 to develop and supply high-quality, innovative cycling componentry. BOX combines a passion for design and engineering to create stylistically unique components. With a focus on innovation and pushing bicycle technology forward, all BOX products are designed and manufactured without compromise for the most discerning rider. Beyond pure inspiration, BOX combines a passion for unique design and the R&D process to solve problems, find solutions and create new products.

Killington has been investing heavily in its summer season offerings, including new and improved mountain bike trails. Get your bikes and head to Vermont for the 4th, you won't want to miss out on this epic race weekend!

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2015 VITTORIA ESC Schedule

Atlantic Downhill
May 3 Duryea Urban Downhill – Reading, PA
May 24 Plattekill Gravity Open – Roxbury, NY
May 31 Mountain Creek UCI ProGRT – Vernon, NJ - USAC State Championship
June 21 Plattekill Mountain – Roxbury, NY - USAC State Championship
July 19 Windham Mountain World Cup Track Test Race – Windham, NY
Aug 9 Windham Race the World– Windham, NY – World Cup Weekend
Sept 13 Blue Mountain – Palmerton, PA- USAC State Championship
Oct 11 Plattekill– Roxbury, NY - New England and Atlantic DH Finals

New England Downhill
June 14 Pats Peak MTB Bike Festival – Henniker, NH
July 5 Killington East Coast Showdown #1– Killington, VT- USAC State Championship
July 12 Jiminy Peak – Hancock, MA
Aug 1 Mount Snow East Coast Showdown #2 - Dover VT
Aug 23 Sugarbush East Coast Showdown #3 – Warren, VT
Aug 30 Attitash Mountain - Bartlett, NH- USAC State Championship
Sept 27 Thunder Mountain– Charlemont, MA- USAC State Championship
Oct 11 Plattekill– Roxbury, NY - New England and Atlantic DH Finals

East Coast Super DH Championships
Oct 18 Mountain Creek – Vernon NJ

Enduro
May 10 Plattekill Mountain – Roxbury, NY - USAC State Championship
June 7 Blue Mountain – Palmerton, PA - USAC State Championship
June 28 Attitash Mountain - Bartlett, NH - USAC State Championship
July 4 Killington East Coast Showdown #1– Killington, VT - USAC State Championship
Aug 2 Mount Snow East Coast Showdown #2 - Dover VT
Aug 22 Sugarbush East Coast Showdown #3 – Warren, VT
Sept 6 Killington Enduro Finals – Killington, VT

Super D
May 30 Mountain Creek Super D – Vernon, NJ - USAC State Championship

Triathlon
May 2 Killington Triathlon – Killington, VT

BOX Components East Coast Showdown Series
July 5 Killington East Coast Showdown #1– Killington, VT
Aug 1 Mount Snow East Coast Showdown #2 - Dover VT
Aug 23 Sugarbush East Coast Showdown #3 – Warren, VT

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