Conshohocken, PA, USA:  Gravity East confirmed late Thursday night that defending Gravity East Champion and world-travelling phenom Neko Mulally will compete at the season-opening Yee Ha! Downhill at Virginia’s Massanutten Resort on May 1.  “I’m stoked to do a race at home,” said Mulally in his confirmation e-mail.

Mulally, who only turned 17 last month, has already beaten riders such as Cedric Garcia, Kyle Strait and Matti Lehikoinen this year.  And in one of his first international races in Spain, the teenager, who would be considered a “rookie” in most American sports, turned in a 6th place finish.

Though Mulally will be racing the full World Cup Series for Trek World Racing this year, he has an affinity for the Gravity East Series.  “No other race series would prepare me better for 2010 in the World Cup,” said Mulally this past winter.  Indeed, Massanutten Resort is a former World Cup Downhill venue.  Mulally plans to compete in as many Gravity East Events as his European and World Cup campaigns allow.

For more information on the Gravity East, including links to the Yee Ha! Downhill at Massanutten, see www.GravityEastSeries.com.