Diablo Freeride Park, New Jersey (June 29, 2009) – On July 11th and 12th, competitors from up-and-down the eastern seaboard will convene at Diablo Freeride Park to compete in the 2nd round of the 2009 Diablo Gravity Series. Racers will tackle challenging mountain bike terrain as they do battle for valuable Diablo Gravity Series points and a chance to win a share of over $7,500 in guaranteed cash and prizes.
The Diablo Gravity Series is a hotbed for up-and-coming racers looking to further progress their skill while competing in a challenging and rewarding environment. “As the sport of mountain bike racing continues its resurgence in the USA, it’s events such as the Diablo Gravity Series that continue to help build America’s future racing stars”, said Shawn Orecchio, Diablo Freeride Park GM. “With the help of our sponsors we are well equipped to provide the gravity racing community with top-tier race courses, diverse terrain, and a competitive race series offering over $50,000 in guaranteed cash and prizes. With the unfortunate instability of many of the sanctioned U.S. events, non-sanctioned events have played an important role to keep U.S. racing in the spotlight and moving forward.”
ROUND 2 of the Diablo Gravity Series kicks-off on Saturday, July 11th featuring a Giant Slalom discipline taking place on Diablo Freeride Park’s famed IndyCross course. While being an inaugural discipline of the Diablo Gravity Series, the Giant Slalom discipline was first unveiled at the 2009 U.S. Open of Mountain biking where top competitors from around the world praised the course and the unique racing format. “The Giant Slalom discipline was really cool,” stated Jill Kintner – Olympic Bronze Medalist and 2009 U.S. Open GS Champion. “There’s no contact, just all-out, against the clock racing through tons of really fun berms.”
Rounding-out the weekend racing action will be the downhill discipline taking place on Sunday July 12th. The Diablo ‘Main Peak’ will play host as racers attack a challenging course consisting of existing trails such as ‘Stalker’, among other Diablo favorites. In addition, an entirely new upper-mountain trail section called ‘Epitaph’ will be unveiled and will link the Main Peak start gate to the popular Stalker trail. Located near the existing U.S. Open course, Epitaph will showcase Diablo’s technical terrain while providing one-more trail option off of the main-peak of the park.
Whether you are a seasoned race veteran or interested in racing for the very first time, the Diablo Gravity Series offers a competitive and fun racing experience for all ability levels.
2009 Diablo Gravity Series Schedule
July 11, 2009 Giant Slalom
July 12, 2009 Downhill
August 22, 2009 Giant Slalom
August 23, 2009 Downhill
September 12, 2009 Giant Slalom
September 13, 2009 Downhill
October 17, 2009 Giant Slalom Finals (Double Points)
October 18 Downhill Finals (Double Points)
For more information, or to register online, please visit www.ridediablo.com
