Voncooper Productions

Mt. Snow race report:

June 6th, 2010 

 Plattekill Bike Park and Mount Snow have teamed up in 2010, to bring racersa unique Downhill Race Series titled “Eastern States Cup Series”. June 6thkicked off Mount Snow’s first race, and the second stop of the Eastern StatesCup.  Mount Snow lived up to itsreputation as a true classic of downhill. The soul of the course was ‘slickrock highway’, from the top of the Canyon Express lift, and ending at themountain’s base. The course consistently entered and exited woods, with a finalsprint on an access road to the finish. Mother Nature was notorious once again with rain, ‘whetting’ a true mountainbiker’s appetite. Practice mid-day Saturday was interrupted by thunderstormsand large storm cells. Lifts reopened for a final hour. At 4PM practice endedand committed racers dealt with tornado watches until 8PM.            

Sunday started with rain into practice, and likewise, rain continued intermittentlyduring racing. The course was slick in spots giving riders issues. Consideringthe warnings and predictions for the weekend’s weather, Mount Snow lucked out,though mud was abundant all weekend.  The fastest race time was set by Geritt Beytagh (4:21) by a comfortable 15seconds; rounding out the Pro field was Benjamin Moody (4:36) and Richie Rude(4:51), respectively. The dash for cash attracted Category 1 riders too. Takingthe win in Cat 1 19-39 was Spooky Bike’s Nic Patalano (4:53), followed by DrummerRacing’s Jack Williams (4:56), and on the podium’s bubble, Eric Bercume (5:05).Kyle Karpuska of Team VonCooper/GT finished fourth.

The next stop of the Eastern States Cup will be at Mount Snow on June 26th& 27th; riders can possibly expect a different course.EndFragment

June3, 2010; Conshohocken, PA, USA: Dan McDonald, Director of Gravity East,announced today that Voncooper Video Productions has signed-on as thepresenting sponsor of the Gravity East presented byVoncooper.com downhill series at least through the end of the 2010 season.  The announcement comes as the series prepares for its second 2010 event at Pennsylvania’s Seven Springs Resort on June 13.   Voncooper Productions was founded by Willem Cooper in 2006.  Based in Newport, Rhode Island, Cooper also sponsors a racing team on the tough East Coast mountain bike scene.  Though known in the cycling industry for their action sports videos, including last year’s Gravity East highlight reel,Voncooper Productions also provides video production for business,weddings and, “anything else that may need video,” says Cooper.   Ken Getchell, whose PR firm, SpectaSport,handles the Gravity East Series presented by VonCooper.com, saysVoncooper is at the top of the list of production companies for racingsports.  “As the PR guy for the series, of course I’m going to say good things about their new sponsor,” said Getchell recently.  “Butthe reality is, Willem is one of the few guys I’ve worked with that notonly understands the artistic side, but also the commercial side of thevideo business.  His videos aren’t just pretty pictures; they’re edited so they perfectly compliment the story we’re also trying to tell in print.  Even more important is that Willem understands the time frames of the media business.  I’ve worked with other producers, and they just can’t meet the timeframes that modern media requires.  Voncooper’s tight and compelling highlight video of Massanutten’s Yee Ha! Downhill, by comparison, was already published on a number of websites by Monday morning following the race.  It takes a real pro to hit timelines like that and still provide an excellent product.    For his part, Cooper soft-pedals the marketing rhetoric.  “We’re reliable and you get what you’re expecting, or better,” he says simply.  For more information on Voncooper Productions, visit their website at www.Voncooper.com.

Upcoming Gravity East presented byVoncooper.com events:   June 12-13 Seven Springs Resort; Seven Springs, Pennsylvania   July 3-4 Plattekill Mountain; Roxbury, New York   July 10-11 Highland Mountain Bike Park; Northfield, New Hampshire   July 31- August 1 Sugarbush Resort; Warren, Vermont   August 14-15 Killington Resort; Killington, Vermont   Sept. 11-12 Whiteface Mountain 5K DH; Wilmington, NY   October 2-3 Gravity East Series presented by Voncooper.com Finals Vertical Earth Gravity Park at Blue Mountain; Danielsville, PA  

Team Voncooper

Gravity East Round 1

Massanutten Resort, McGayetsvill, VA.

This weekend was the first round of the Gravity East Seriesand was also the first weekend on a downhill bike for most of the team.

For Team Voncooper it was a weekend to test out our newbikes and get to know the new teammates Adam Mores and Tim White.  Friday was course inspection. We spentmost of the day dialing in our suspension and getting the bikes really readyfor the season. After only a few runs all of the team members felt great on thebikes. For everyone on the team our goals were to put down a sold race run andgain confidence on the new GT Fury.

Adam Morse ended up in 11th place in the Proclass. Considering Adam drove all the way from Seattle Washington to this race,it was a great result.

Tim White was less than one second off of Adams time andended up 12th in Pro. Tim had a clean run, but knows where to makeimprovements.

Willem Cooper put together a smooth run that he was happywith and ended up in 7th in Category 1 19-29. He knows he needs towork on carrying speed throughout his whole run and is confident he can breaktop 5 at the next race.

Jake Baxter smashed and bashed threw the rocks to end up in13th place in Category 1 19-29. He knows he needs to work on hisfitness from this weekend and plans on doing so before the next race.

All in all, the first weekend of the race season was a hugesuccess and really helped with team moral. We all look forward to the nextrace.

Check out the Team video from the weekend:

http://www.voncooper.com/apps/videos/videos/show/8445214-team-voncooper-at-ges-1

Check out the video for the Gravity East:

http://www.voncooper.com/apps/videos/videos/show/8421235-gravity-east-round-1

Team Voncooper would like to thank the following sponsors:

www.voncooper.com

www.gtbicycles.com

www.fiveten.com

www.hayesbicyclegroup.com

www.division26clothing.com

www.squirtlube.com

www.epicstealthcam.com

www.dhdracesite.com

www.gravityeastseries.com

www.smithoptics.com

www.nemabrand.com

www.plattekill.com

www.e13components.com

Thank you to anyone who made it out to the race this weekend. It was a great time!

If you took a cowbell from the pit make sure it comes to all the races this season!

Working on the video from the weekend today. Should be up very soon.

Hey everyone,

I am really looking forward to seeing eveyone at the first race of the GES. It is a long drive for me, but it will be well worth it.

Adam, Tim, Jake and I will be there testing out the new bikes and shooting a video. Feel free to stop by the trailer.

If you mention you read my blog I will give you a free t-shirt.

2010 Gravity East Schedule

1. Fri. April 30th - Sat. May 1st Massanutten Resort, McGaheysville, VA

Register NOW!!!

2. June 12-13 7-Springs Resort, Seven Springs PA

3. July 3-4 Plattekill Mountain Roxbury, NY

4.July 10-11 Highland Mountain Bike Park, Northfield, NH

5. July 31- Aug. 1st Sugarbush Resort, Warren, VT

6. August 14-15 Killington Resort Killington, VT

7. Sept. 11-12 Whiteface 5K DH, Wilmington, NY

8. Oct. 2nd - 3rd Vertical Earth Gravity Park, Danielsville, PA - GES Finals!!!

Hello everyone,

I am in cali for the winter and have been racing and riding to get ready for 2010.

I got my GT Fury the other day. That bike is really fun to ride. I have never riden a bike that feels so smooth. Thank you GT.

Keep an eye out for video updates.

Thanks for reading,

Willem

 Team Voncooper is proud to announce that we will be riding for GT in 2010.

Team Voncooper is proud to welcome Adam Morse to the roster for 2010!

This weekend is the last big race of the 2009 season. It is the Gravity East Series stop 11 at Plattekill in Roxbury NY.

Be there! I will be with the trailer.

If you have read this come by and let me know. I will give you stickers.

Here is the video from Voncooper from the last race "Platty" had.

Team Voncooper is getting the ball rollin' for 2010!!! We will be working with NEMA again and have sent out 21 and counting resumes to industy companys. If you are an industry person keep an eye out!

Team Voncooper Roster for 2010

Willem Cooper

Adam Morse

Tim White

Kyle Karpuska

Cole Girard.