CLARKSBURG, Mass. (Feb. 25, 2015) – For the first time in many years, the excitement of championship snowmobile racing returns to its roots in southern Vermont, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) will contest round eight of its nine-race 2015 schedule on Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, at the beautiful Magic Mountain ski area in Londonderry.
VALCOURT, Quebec (Feb. 23, 2015) – Four-time and defending northeastern regional snocross champion Danny Poirier put in a career-best performance over the weekend, sweeping four Pro Open finals in three days as East Coast Snocross (ECS) completed Round seven at the prestigious Ski-doo Grand Prix of Valcourt.
New England Disabled Sports and Loon Mountain Resort to Host 2015 US Paralympic Alpine National Championships and IPCAS Races
Lincoln, NH (February 17, 2015) — New England Disabled Sports and Loon Mountain Resort are honored to be hosting the 2015 US Paralympic Alpine Skiing National Championships and International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing North America Races for the Slalom and Giant Slalom events. Top racers from all over the United States will congregate at Loon from March 22nd though March 26th for four days of Paralympic-caliber alpine racing.
The schedule is as follows:
March 22 – Training day
March 23 – NORAM GS (first run start time 9:30 a.m.)
March 24 – NORAM SL Read Full Article →
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (Feb. 16, 2015) – Four-time and defending regional snocross champion Danny Poirier swept both Pro finals over the weekend, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) completed Round six of its nine-race 2015 schedule at The Range in historic North Adams.
Connecticut standout Cody Paolella (Sat.) and Vermont veteran Leo Patenaude (Sun.) notched victories in Pro Lite as racers in all classes faced snow, bitter cold and gusty winds in the Berkshires.
SALAMANCA, N.Y. (Feb. 9, 2015) – Defending and four-time Pro Open champion Danny Poirier and Pro Lite veteran Wade Acker notched final round victories in their respective classes Saturday, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) completed Round 5 at the Seneca Allegany Casino and Resort.
The regional points races were part of International Series of Champions’ (ISOC) U.S. Air Force Nationals, stop No. 5 for the AMSOIL Championship Snocross series. A record crowd gathered to see Tucker Hibbert (Pro Open) and Ryan Springer (Pro Lite) sweep their classes on Friday and Saturday.
CLARKSBURG, Mass. (Feb. 9, 2015) – After a successful debut there last winter, the excitement of championship snowmobile racing returns to western Massachusetts, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) will contest round six of its nine-race 2015 schedule on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14-15, at The Range in North Adams.
Spectator gates open at 9 a.m. each day, with all Finals concluding shortly after 3:30 p.m. Admission is $15 per day for adults or $25 for a weekend pass. Children age 7 and under will be admitted free with a paying adult. Pit passes valid through the weekend are available for an extra $10.
TURIN, N.Y. (Feb. 2, 2015) – Veteran snowmobile racers Lucas Brunelle and Danny Poirier each claimed a Pro final over the weekend, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) completed Round 4 at the beautiful Snow Ridge Ski Resort.
Brunelle, of North Hatley, Quebec, led all 12 laps of Saturday’s final aboard his Team Southside/Mystic Lubricants Polaris. New York native Michael George (daSilva Racing/Ski-doo) put in a solid effort to secure second, while Poirier edged Swedish sensation Johan Dahlgren for third after a torrid battle.
CLARKSBURG, Mass. (Jan. 27, 2015) – For the first time in four years, the sights and sounds of snowmobile racing return to New York’s famed Tug Hill plateau, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) will contest Round 4 of its nine-race 2015 schedule on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, at the beautiful Snow Ridge Ski Resort in Turin.
SCHAGHTICOKE, New York (Jan. 19, 2015) – Swedish snocross sensation Johan Dahlgren made a clean sweep of the Pro classes over the weekend, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) completed Round 2 of its nine-race 2015 schedule at the historic Schaghticoke Fairgrounds.
On Saturday, Dahlgren, of Tannas, Sweden, worked his way past early leader Jake daSilva (daSilva Racing/Ski-doo) on lap seven of 12 and powered home for top honors. Four-time and defending champion Danny Poirier (Ingles Performance/Ski-doo) made a late-race charge to secure second, while daSilva hung on for a third-place podium finish.
BANGOR, Maine (Jan. 15, 2015) – Veteran snowmobile racers Mathieu Morin and Danny Poirier earned final round victories last weekend, as East Coast Snocross (ECS) opened its 2015 season with the inaugural Paul Bunyan International at historic Bass Park in Bangor, Maine.
Morin, of Val-d’Or, QC, snuck past his Ingles Performance/Ski-doo teammate Poirier on the final lap Sunday to notch his first win since 2011. Poirier powered to victory
in Saturday’s grueling 13-lap final with a wire-to-wire dominant performance.