Electricity was in the air this past weekend as more than 200 gravity racers brought the heat to the Thunder Mountain Bike Park for the fourth round of the Vittoria ESC BOX Components East Coast Showdown.
Photos by Jamie Lee
Pro rider Jason Scheiding sends it into the woods during the Vittoria ESC Enduro at Thunder Mountain this past weekend. Scheiding would end up 6th for the day. Adam Morse topped the pro field with 185 racers battling over five varied stages.
Kelly Ault took home a top ten finish in the strong women's pro field that was won by Lauren Petersen.
Womens enduro pro podium from left: Corinne Prevot-4th, Mel Hershey-2nd, Lauren Petersen-1st, Kimberley Quinlan-3rd, Sarah Kaufmann-5th
Mens enduro pro podium from left: Seamus Powell-4th, Jason Memmelaar-2nd, Adam Morse-1st, Leland O'Connor-3rd, Saben Rossi-5th
Californian Michael Daniels, visiting the East Coast to hit some of the ProGRTs, took the men's pro downhill race on Sunday afternoon, besting Alex McAndrew by nearly five seconds.
Lauren Daney won the women's pro downhill race, her 6th win in seven Vittoria ESC New England Dh series starts this season.
Mens pro DH podium from left: Jordan Daigle-4th, Alex McAndrew-2nd, Michael Daniels-1st, Isaac Allaire-3rd, Brian Scolforo-5th