Fat Tracks: Spring 2015

Vol. 30 ◆ No. 1 ◆ The Journal of the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival ◆ Spring 2015

ALL THE NEWS THAT’SFAT TO PRINT

There are seven start gates in the Chequamegon 40 and six gates in theShort & Fat 16 mile event. For the 2015 event the Chequamegon 40 start gatetime splits were changed based on the shorter and faster race course used lastyear. Since finishing times in the Chequamegon 40 were quicker, the time splitswere lowered for each of the assigned start gates. No changes were made tothe 2015 Short & Fat 16 mile event start gate time split increments of eight min-utes.

Individual rider start gates are automatically assigned using historic finishtime criteria loaded into the registration database. The best of the past twoyears results will determine the start gate placement.

At the time of your application everyone had the opportunity to request apreferred gate and provide a short race resume or other criteria to be consid-ered in assigning a start gate.

Riders who do not have past Chequamegon event results and who did notprovide a race resume for consideration will by default be placed in the laststart gate.

The decision of the race officials is final.

Start gate time splits for the Chequamegon 40Start Gate 1 race time less than 2:09:00Start Gate 2 race time greater than or equal to 2:09:00 and less than 2:24:00Start Gate 3 race time greater than or equal to 2:24:00 and less than 2:39:00Start Gate 4 race time greater than or equal to 2:39:00 and less than 2:54:00Start Gate 5 race time greater than or equal to 2:54:00 and less than 3:09:00Start Gate 6 race time greater than or equal to 3:09:00 and less than 3:24:00Start Gate 7 race time greater than or equal to 3:24:00

Start gate time splits for the Short & FatStart Gate 1 race time less than or equal to 1:02:00Start Gate 2 race time greater than or equal to 1:02:00 and less than 1:10:00Start Gate 3 race time greater than or equal to 1:10:00 and less than 1:18:00Start Gate 4 race time greater than or equal to 1:18:00 and less than 1:26:00Start Gate 5 race time greater than or equal to 1:26:00 and less than 1:34:00Start Gate 6 race time greater than or equal to 1:34:00

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Watch This SpaceBe sure to check the news on

www.cheqfattire.comfor all the latest on the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival

Start Gate Placement Information

FATTRACKSTTRRAACCKKSS

The iconic Chequamegon event rollouts from the start line define one of thelongest running, largest off-road events in the sport, presenting racers with anunmatched beginning to their off-road adven-ture. For the safety of all riders, please followthese rollout safety tips:

• Ride in control at all times• Hold a steady and secure position until

you hit the dirt• Move with caution, each move you make

in a mass start rollout impacts fellow rid-ers

• Do not try to jump ahead of riders in therollout

• Never leave the pavement• Be aware of changing positions and

paces of fellow riders• Call out to others and announce your

intentions when noticing a change ofpace, hidden hazard or any other packdynamic that may impact the group

Mass Start Roll Out Notes Confirm your entry and fee paymentOn April 1, all registration lottery applicants were emailed the results of

the March 15 registration lottery drawing. If you have not yet received your congratulations or regrets email

please contact us at [email protected] with the subject heading“Lottery Confirmation” and your current contact information.

Because of our Chequamegon 40 and Short & Fat limited enrollments,not everyone was picked in the lottery. For those who were not selected,there are options for participation available. At this writing there are still afew race slots available in the Short & Fat 16 mile event. You also have achance to win a reserved entry in the 50 Ways to Ride the Chequamegonessay contest. You may also wish to be a part of the volunteer GU Clean UpCrew. Details on all those programs and other information is found in thisissue of Fat Tracks and online at www.cheqfattire.com.

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Notification and Request for ReconsiderationOnce start gate assignments have been made and you have been notified

via a confirmation email, you may request a further review for reassignment toanother gate. The first group of gate assignment emails will be sent to all reg-istered riders by June 1. Following that those who registered late with reservedentries will receive start gate assignment emails over the summer at regularintervals prior to September 1.

Requests for further start gate review must be made in writing prior toSeptember 1. An e-mail to [email protected] is preferred; however,riders may send a written request via the mail as well. All gate reconsiderationrequests must be accompanied by a $10.00 administrative fee payable by

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2 – FAT TRACKS – SPRING 2015

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CHEQUAMEGON 40Saturday September 19, 2015

Start on the west end of MainStreet in front of the Primary Schoolin Hayward, WI at 10:00 a.m. The fea-ture event of the week end, theChequamegon 40 cross coun tryevent traverses forest roads, snow -mobile trails and the famed Amer i canBirkebeiner ski trail as it makes it wayto the finish line at Telemark Resort inCable, WI. This event is open to par-ticipants 18 years old and older. Reg-istration is limited to a lottery select-ed 2,100 riders. There is no day ofevent registration.

SHORT & FATSaturday September 19, 2015

Start on Randysek Road in Cable,WI at 10:00 a.m. and finish at Tele-mark Re sort 16 miles away. This crosscountry event is open to riders 12years old and older. Registration islimited to a lottery selected 1000 rid-ers. There is no day of event registra-tion.

AWARDS PRESENTATIONSaturday September 19, 2015

Awards for the Chequamegon 40and Short & Fat will be presented at4:00 p.m. under the Big Top Tent atthe Telemark Resort finish line.

CHILDREN'SBICYCLE PARADES

Prerace festivities include decorat-ed bi cycle parades for childrentwelve and un der one hour beforethe start of the Che qua me gon 40 inHayward and the Short & Fat in Cableon Saturday, Sep tem ber 19.

CAMBA TRAIL TOURSunday September 20, 20152:00-4:00pm

The tour will take place at theCAMBA “OO” Trailhead in Seeley. Thetour route will introduce riders to theCAMBA Makwa and Seeley Pass sin-gletrack trails. Tour departs at 10:00a.m., with lunch at 12:30 p.m. at theSawmill Saloon. $20 tour and lunch,$10 tour only. Generous swag andrandom drawings. For further infocheck out www.cambatrails.org.

SATURDAY FUNDAYEVENTSSaturday September 19, 2015

Enjoy the Klunker Toss, Lumber-jack & Jill Log Pull, Bicycle Limbo,

Bicycle Bowling, Children's Bi cycleRodeo and Kids Criterium in thesecomplimentary events.

EAT HEARTYLocal food and beverage vendors

will provide food and beverage ser-vices at the finish line venue. A PastaFeast is planned for Friday night dur-ing bib pick up as well as finish linefood on Saturday.

Watch for updates on the newslink of www.cheqfattire.com and inparticipant E-newsletters to come.

CAMBA TRAILSThe Chequamegon Area Mountain

Bik ing Association has developedand maintains a system of over 300miles of marked and mapped userfriendly trails in the area. Stop by theCAMBA booth over the weekend fortrail information, maps and member-ship opportunities. Check outCAMBA at www.cambatrails.org.

SPRING 2015 – FAT TRACKS – 3

highlightsEvent Agenda

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 184–8 pm Trek Factory Demo Tour & Tech Service Telemark Finish Line4–9 pm Pasta feast, music and fun Telemark Big Top Tent4–9 pm Sponsor & Vendor Expo Telemark Big Top Tent5–9 pm Concession and info stands open Telemark Big Top Tent5–9 pm Bib pickup for Saturday events Telemark Big Top Tent

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 198–9 am Decorating for Children’s Parade 200 Block/Main/Hayward8–9 am Decorating for Children’s Parade Behind Cable Grade

School8–9:30 am CHEQUAMEGON 40 bib pickup only Primary School/Main

St/Hayward8–9:30 am SHORT & FAT bib pickup only Cable Community Center8–10 am Trek Factory Demo Tour & Tech Service Primary School/Main

St/Hayward8–10 am Trek Bicycle Store Tech Service Randysek Rd/Cable9 am Children’s Bicycle Parade 200 Block/Main/Hayward9 am Children’s Bicycle Parade Behind Cable Grade

School10 am CHEQUAMEGON 40 START Primary School/Main

St/Hayward10 am SHORT & FAT START Randysek Rd/Cable10 am–5 pm Sponsor & Vendor Expo Telemark Big Top Tent10 am–6 pm Food and beverage stands open Telemark Big Top Tent10:45 am Short & Fat First Finisher Telemark Finish Line12 pm Chequamegon 40 First Finisher Telemark Finish Line12– 4 pm Trek Factory Demo Tour & Tech Service Telemark Finish Line12:30–6 pm Return bus trips to start Telemark Resort1–4 pm Rocking the Big Top with live music2–4 pm Children’s Bicycle Rodeo Telemark Finish Line2–4 pm Adult Funday Events Telemark Finish Line4 pm Awards Ceremony Telemark Big Top Tent7 pm Bike corral closes Telemark Finish Line

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2010 am–1 pm Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association Sunday Tour. A non-

competitive guided or self-guided tour of 8 to 12 miles exploringCAMBA singletrack. $10 tour only, $20 tour and lunch at the SawmillSaloon. Both include generous swag and random drawings. Visitwww.cambatrails.org for more information

PASTAFEASTFriday 4-9BIG TOP ATTELEMARK

Were you excited to get pickedin the registration lottery but circum-stances will not permit you to attendthis year’s event? Good news – wewill save your spot for next year.

Last year we had a greatresponse to our program offeringthose who had been picked in theregistration lottery and paid theirentry fee but could not attend theopportunity to defer their entry spotto next year’s event.

Your spot will not automaticallybe saved. If you learn you cannotattend this year’s event contact usvia email at [email protected] with the subject line “Defer myentry spot to 2016”. Requests fordeferred entry spots must be made

prior to September 15.Because of the ongoing expens-

es involved in running the event, wecannot transfer your entry fee to thefollowing year but we will save you aguaranteed spot. You will need topay the 2016 entry fee for your guar-anteed spot,

Those who defer their entry willbe sent an email and reservationcode near the end of the year beforethe registration lottery opens. Thereserved entry code must be used byMarch 1 to claim your guaranteedrace spot.

Don’t hesitate to contact ouroffice with any questions aboutdeferring your entry via email or tele-phone at 715-798-3594.


Deferred Entry for No Shows

system. Distances will be modest, 10to 15 miles, and the pace will beleisurely. “We should be able to acco-modate riders of all ability levelsexcept complete beginners,” saysBergin. “If there are those who wantto ride longer and faster, we will sug-gest some good routes and helpthem find a ride to their liking.”

The 2015 CAMBA Fat Tire Tourwill start from the CAMBA CountyHwy OO Trailhead in Seeley, Wiscon-sin three and a half miles east ofHighway 63 and Downtown Seeley.

Following the tour, participants

are invited to regroup at the SawmillSaloon in Seeley for lunch at 12:30p.m., which is included as part of thetour fee.

In addition to the tour and lunch,participants receive an event premi-um item and are entered into gener-ous random drawings.

Fees for the event are: $20.00 –Tour and lunch; $10.00 – Tour only; or$10:00 Lunch only. All proceeds ben-efit the CAMBA trails.

For more information, contactCAMBA at [email protected] or(715)798-3599.

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The CAMBA Fat Tire Tour hasbeen the lead-off event for the annu-al Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival forover 15 years. With the realignmentof several events within the overallfestival schedule, this year the tourwill move to Sunday morning, Sep-tember 20, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

“This should work out well forboth participants and CAMBA,”noted CAMBA Executive DirectorRon Bergin. “Friday was often a littleearly to attract many riders. Pluspeople don’t want to ride very muchthe day before the big race.” With

the expansion of the great CAMBAsingletrack trails across the region,more and more Festival participantshave been taking to the trails on theirown on Sunday. “Shifting the CAMBATour makes sense to be able toattract those riders and offer them aguide to show off the trails,” Berginadded.

The CAMBA Fat Tire Tour is justthat, a tour, and a totally non-com-petitive event. CAMBA volunteerguides will escort riders on a coupleof selected routes and help themlearn more about the CAMBA trail

Getting Back to Our Roots: 25th AnniversaryLaddies Loppet September 5 & 6, 2015

e-mail Jay Richards for more info at: [email protected] more information about Maplelag and information

on the race, visit the Maplelag website www.maplelag.comor call toll free 800-654-7711

Six great prizes will be givenaway in a random drawing at the Sat-urday awards presentation under theBig Top Chequamegon.

Top event sponsors, Trek, SRAM,Rock Shox, HED, Saris Cycling Groupand others will provide valued mer-chandise prizes to be awarded in arandom drawing from all Chequa -

megon 2015 applications. The Grand prize will be one of

the great bicycles in PresentingSponsor Trek’s line up. You need notbe present to win one of these greatprizes that will be given away Satur-day afternoon at the 4:00 p.m.awards program.

Grand Prize Drawingadded to this year’s Festival


Chequamegon Festival Contest Awards Race Spotspetition goals, personal demograph-ics, geographic location and count-less other reasons to sway the con-test judges. One delightful submis-sion was a huge chocolate barembossed with a fat tire track andthe word “Chequamegon” iced on it.Another edible submission took theform of a frozen homemade casse-role with tater tot mountain bikerdisplayed on the top. Whatever thereason and however you choose toexpress yourself, the authors of thefifty winning essays will receive aguaranteed race spot in this year’ssold out event.

A multi-point scoring system isapplied to each contest submission.Originality, creativity, humor, sinceri-ty, special effort and other factorswill produce the essay score.

Essays must be legible, with a500 word maximum (most are muchless) and, if three dimensional innature, submissions must be lessthan two foot by two foot in overallsize. All submissions must be post-marked, emailed or otherwise deliv-ered to the Chequamegon office nolater than July 1. After the submis-sions are judged, winners will beselected and all contest participantswill be notified of the outcome byJuly 15.

With a random lottery limit of3,100 riders, hundreds of applicantsfell short in the Chequamegon FatTire Festival selection process.Shortly after the March 15 entry sub-mission deadline, race applicantslearned if they had made it in theannual registration lottery. However,those unlucky in the draw or late inthe application process still have achance to ride in the sold out crosscounty events taking place Septem-ber 19.

The Chequamegon Festival, pre-sented by Trek and produced by LifeTime – The Healthy Way of LifeCompany, will award 50 guaranteedreserved entries to the winners ofthe “50 Ways to Ride theChequamegon” essay contest.

Despite the contest title, you donot need to list 50 individual reasonsfor wanting a race spot. Past contes-tants have submitted Chequamegonevent or bicycle themed stories,songs, poems, drawings, parodiesand even children’s chunky crayonnotes. Submissions may be written,drawn, photographed, filmed orrecorded.

Previous essay contest winnershave used tales of personal relation-ships, lifestyle motivations, historicalconnections, advocacy efforts, com-

may be reproduced at some futuredate without further notification.

To be included in this year’s “50Ways to Ride the Chequamegon”essay contest postmark your submis-sion by July 1 to the ChequamegonFat Tire Festival, PO Box 267, 13460Spruce Street Cable, WI 54821.Emails are acceptable if received byJuly 1. Email submissions to [email protected].

Contest winners will receive areserved entry code that they use toapply and pay for a guaranteedentry. Those who are not among thewinners will be encouraged to jointhe spectator or volunteer fun overthe Chequamegon event weekend.The decision of the judges is final inthis last-chance-at-an-entry-spotessay contest. All essays becomeproperty of the Chequamegon FatTire Festival, will not be returned and


Now entering its thirty-thirdyear, the Chequamegon Festival’slong term success is directly linkedto the support of the area’s localcommunities. The tireless efforts ofmany from the Hayward, Cable,Drummond, Seeley, Namakagon,Barnes, Delta and surrounding com-munities is the driving force behindthe event weekend activities.

It takes a volunteer army to runa large event. Nowhere does thatvolunteer effort come through betterthan these small northwestern Wis-consin towns. Individuals as well asschool, church, civic and other com-munity groups make up the spec-trum of volunteers. Staffing a myriadof assignments, the volunteer team’sdedication and enthusiasm is evi-dent. Taking great pride in what theydo, the volunteers are essential tothe Chequamegon’s operations.

In appreciation of those commu-nity efforts the Chequamegon Festi-val has financially supported manyarea groups, organizations andfundraisers. Each year, all volunteergroups are provided a cash contribu-tion as a thank you for their help. Inaddition the event holds annualmemberships in many local trailadvocacy organizations, museumsand other community organizations.Many other community events aresupported by contributions of cash,merchandise and equipment use.High school scholarships, specialevent sponsorships and individual-in-need fund raisers are all beneficiaries

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CHEQ THIS OUT:FUTURE EVENT DATES

SEPTEMBER 16-17-18, 2016SEPTEMBER 15-16-17, 2017SEPTEMBER 14-15-16, 2018

Event Date Criteria: The Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival weekend is alwaysscheduled the second weekend following Labor Day Monday. As Labor Day

moves on the calendar, so does event weekend.

of Chequamegon funds throughoutthe year.

The Chequamegon Area Moun-tain Bike Association benefits fromthe event from the participants“Build the Trails” voluntary donationsand a large portion of the lotteryapplication fees. Presenting SponsorTrek has matched $10,000 of thosecontributions for many years provid-ing CAMBA with reliable and consis-tent financial support to build andmaintain the trail infrastructure. Overthe years, contributions well over sixfigures have been provided toCAMBA through Chequamegon FatTire Festival efforts. This year theAmerican Birkebeiner Ski Foundationreceived a respectable donation fromthe lottery application fees as well.

Perhaps the biggest benefit tothe community is the fact that theChequamegon event and its partici-pants are one significant componentin the economic health of the com-munity. The recently released “TheEconomic Impacts of Active SilentSports Enthusiasts: A Case Studyfrom Northern Wisconsin” shows a$16.7 million impact by active silentsports enthusiasts. People coming toour area to enjoy the events resultsin big business that benefits ourcommunities.

Since 1983, the community sup-ports the Chequamegon and theChequamegon supports the commu-nity. We are proud of that strong andsupportive long term relationship.

Updates to be sent in real-time fromthe course to your Facebook orTwitter accounts, or mobile numbersyou provide. • Spectators can sign up to followyou and set up alerts to their Face-book, Twitter or mobile numbers.• During the event you will be ableto check real-time results online oron mobile phones. • Individual Event Photos: This yearthe individual event photos will befound on the online results page fol-lowing the race.

As a part of our professionalrace team we welcome ChronoTrackand look forward to all the new fea-tures ChronoTrack will offer ourevent staff and participants.

We are running the Chequame -gon event on ChronoTrack Live, acomplete race platform supportingus from registration through to liverace services.

Read below for details: • Online Registration: As a partici-pant you can log on to manage yourathlete account. If you haven’taccessed your account before referto instructions in your confirmationemail on accessing for the first time.From here you can find a record ofeach event you have signed up forthrough ChronoTrack, view adetailed receipt of your registration,review and agree to the event waiv-er.• Athlete Updates: In your AthleteAccount you can set up Athlete

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Accommodations AssistanceFor assistance in finding your accommodations this year,

please contact any of the following:

Cable Area Chamber of Commerce1-800-533-7454 • www.cable4fun.com

Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce1-800-724-2992 • www.haywardareachamber.com

Hayward Lakes Visitors and Convention Bureau1-800-724-2992 • www.haywardlakes.com

select the team members from thesubmissions received. All applicantswill be notified of the crew selec-tions by July 15.

As the event weekend drawsnear, those selected will receive fur-ther instructions detailing their spe-cific race day clean up assignment.Each volunteer will be assigned aspecific trail clean up section on theChequamegon 40 course insuringthat the entire trail is left in goodshape following the racers passing.

A job well done deserves anappreciative thank you. Each volun-teer GU Crew member will receivean assortment of GU Energy Labsproducts that may include GU Ener-gy Gel, GU Brew, GU Chomps andother GU premiums. In furtherrecog nition of the noble clean upefforts, each GU Crew member willqualify for a guaranteed reservedregistration for the 2016 Chequa -megon event.

This is a great opportunity toparticipate in a noteworthy Chequa -megon effort and to do somethinggood for the area trails.

Crew applications should be sub-mitted by the July 1 postmark dead-line to: CFTF, attention: GU Clean UpCrew, PO Box 267, Cable, WI 54821.Emailed submissions can be sent [email protected].

For well over three decades,responsible trail use has been highon the list of Chequamegon eventpriorities. With thousands of partici-pants passing from point A to B, afocus on leave no traces trail stew-ardship has helped maintain thetrails we ride.

With that in mind, we are happyto announce that GU Energy Labswill return again this year to sponsorthe race day trail cleanup efforts.Volunteer members of the GU CleanUp Crew will carefully sweep fifty-sixmiles of linear race course pickingup what might have been inadver-tently left behind. As always, ridersare directed to pack out what theypack in.

If you aren’t racing in Septemberand would like to be involved withthe event operations, you have anopportunity to join this commend-able advocacy effort. A sixteenmember volunteer team will beformed as the GU Clean Up Crew.

Those interested in one of theclean up crew spots should mail oremail a short written statement fin-ishing the statement, “I want to beon the GU Clean Up Crew be -cause…”. All crew requests should bepostmarked by July 1 to the Chequa -megon race office. After that, GUCrew chief Wayne Smestad will

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For the eighth year running, Pre-senting Sponsor Trek Bicycle Corpo-ration will match up to $10,000 fromthe Build the Trails fund voluntarydonations by Chequamegonentrants.

In a fund-matching program thatbegan in 2008, Trek’s matchingpledge combined with rider dona-tions has totaled well over $150,000.These trail building funds go directlyto the Chequamegon Area MountainBike Association to build and main-tain off-road trails in the region.

The Build the Trails voluntarycontribution program was originallyinitiated by the Chequamegon FatTire Festival organization in 1993.Since that time, event participantshave added voluntary contributionsto their entry fees. This program,along with Trek’s matching funds,has been provided in full to supportthe programs of the ChequamegonArea Mountain Bike Association(CAMBA) and in part to support theInternational Mountain Bike Associa-tion (IMBA). New this year a trailbuilding contribution was providedto the American Birkebeiner SkiFoundation.

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GOT TRAILS???BE A PART OF TRAIL ADVOCACY IN ACTION

Volunteer your timeand support those who

build trails withyour membership/

sponsorship dollars.IN THE CHEQUAMEGON AREA:

Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association (CAMBA)PO Box 141, Cable, WI 54821 • 715-798-3599www.cambatrails.org • [email protected]

IN WISCONSIN:Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin

For the Wisconsin Off Road Bicycling Association (WORBA)Dave Schlabowske • [email protected]

3618 W. Pierce Street, Milwaukee, WI 53215

IN MINNESOTA:Minnesota Off Road Cyclists (MORC) A Chapter of IMBA

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FOR OTHER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSSTHE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD:

International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA)PO Box 7578, Boulder, CO 80306 • 888-442-4622

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CHEQ THIS OUT:REGISTRATION LOTTERY FEE RAISESFUNDS FOR TRAIL ADVOCACY

On behalf of CAMBA, IMBA and the American BirkebeinerSki Foundation, our thanks to each and every applicant. With

the help of the folks at Chronotrack Live and Life Time Fitness,we were able to ensure that 100% of your lottery application fees

and voluntary trail donations will be put to work for the trailadvocacy efforts of these organizations.

off-road bicycle trails. CAMBAbegan its singletrack trail buildinginitiative in 1999. Since then morethan 80 miles of new IMBA standardsingletrack trails have been added tothe Namakagon, Cable, Seeley, Hay-ward, and Mt. Ashwabay clusters ofthe CAMBA system. Not only doesCAMBA build the trails, but its ongo-ing maintenance program covers theextensive trail system as well includ-ing a small paid summer mainte-nance crew.

In 2015 CAMBA continues itsambitious trail development plans. Inaddition to a three-person mainte-nance crew, CAMBA will field twobuild crews this summer. One crewwill support machine-based con-struction that will focus on an assort -ment of projects including complet-ing the county forest segment ofDanky Dank, a couple of reroutes onthe Ojibwe, reroutes and remediationwork on Hatchery Creek and Sugar-bush, and several miles of new con-struction at Mt. Ashwabay. The sec-ond build crew will perform handwork to rehab segments of the Ojib-we and Hatchery Creek Trails andconstruct tread on Treasures’ Traceconnecting Danky Dank to RockLake. CAMBA is looking forward to abusy and productive season.

Funds from your donations andTrek’s match facilitate trail-buildinglabor, rental equipment services andtools, signage and supply purchases.Supporting sustainable Chequa -megon Area mountain bike trails willbenefit generations to come.

To find out how you can partici-

pate in this trail building effort, visitCAMBA’s web site atwww.cambatrails.org. Be a part oftrail advocacy through your financialcontributions and sweat equity. Vol-unteer – donate – Chequamegon dirt– DIG IT.

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ing in the Chequamegon events tofollow a healthier way of life. Iencourage you all to take advantageof the many bike races we have inour area over the summer. I hopeyour own training program finds youvisiting our area often to ride thespectacular and nationally recog-nized trails of the ChequamegonArea Mountain Bike Association.Visit www.cambatrails.org for com-plete information on where to ride inour vast wooded playground. Cycle,run, hike, paddle, you can do it all onour public lands between Haywardand Cable.

As I write this article, the earlyseason mountain bike events are onthe near horizon. Be sure to checkout the Chequamegonland ActiveSports Calendar in this issue of FatTracks. Pick a few that are to yourliking and come visit us this summer.

Do not hesitate to stop in theChequamegon office on SpruceStreet in downtown Cable if youvisit. I’d love to show you a bit of ourhistory and cycling collectibles fromover thirty years of riding fat. Untilthen be well, one and all.

–Gary Crandall aka The Fatman

In 1983, Gary Crandall was among thetwenty-seven pioneers who rode in theinaugural Chequamegon 40. Since then,with the able assistance of his experi-enced race staff, he has directed theevent through the decades. In 2003, asrecognition of the event’s significance inthe history of the sport and as a credit tohis event management team, he wasinducted into the Mountain Biking Hall ofFame now located in the Marin Museumof Bicycling in Fairfax, California. Formore information visithttp://mmbhof.org/

This winter I started to take anew look at my personal health andwell-being. After years of encourag-ing tens of thousands of people totake part in our varied northlandactive sporting events, it was time totake some of my own advice.

I have been monitoring my bloodsugar levels for some time with acautious eye toward my dad’s side ofthe family’s diabetic history. Thiswinter, after blood work checkuprevealed that my A1C level had redlined, it was a real wake up call. Ivowed to live a healthier lifestyle formyself, spouse, two children and toyou, all my Chequamegon friends.

After all, this guy (affectionatelyknown as the Fatman) does work forLife Time Fitness, the Healthy Way ofLife Company. It was high time toget on the program.

On the diet side of things, I’vetaken a close look at my carbohy-drate intake. I started to cut outwhite rice, pasta, potatoes, bread,scones (no, don’t take the sconesaway too!), pretty much all beer andwine, and quite a few other carb-loaded items. I added in more fruits,veggies and protein. The plan was toavoid the easy indulgences that addcarbs and calories. Did I mention I’vecut way back on my pizza intake aswell? After all, this was a seriousredirection of my dietary regimen.

To augment the dietary changes,I picked up the regular exercise. Hik-ing, snowshoe outings and bicycletraining when it was cold. This April,I signed up for the 30 Days of Bikingin April program that has gainedgreat popularity. The April commit-ment will finally get me into thehealthy habit of riding my bicycle toand from work. I’m starting to burnmore calories than I’m taking in.

I’ve lost some pounds and planto lose some more. One goal is toknock a half hour off my Firehouse50 time trial performance from theprevious years. It won’t put our teamon the podium by any means, butwill have me riding more closely totheir abilities. The general good newsis that I am feeling better for it dayby day.

But enough about me. I hope allof you too use the motivation of rid-

THE FATMAN FILES Chequamegon 40. “Longest Dis-

tanced Traveled to the Event” will

also be presented.

Award winners will receive a

logo imprint Chequamegon Fat Tire

Festival glass growler as well as a

merchandise prize. In all, more than

$30,000 in prizes will be presented

over the event weekend. Top event

sponsor and Chequamegon staff

recognitions will also be presented

prior to the champion, top overall

and competition class award presen-

tations.

Prior to the awards presentation

you can enjoy the rocking tunes of

Molly Otis and the Danger Band. The

food and beverage concessions will

be open before, during and right

after the awards presentation.

On Saturday, awards for the

Chequamegon 40 and Short and Fat

will be held at 4:00 p.m. The stage

will be set to recognize the day’s

competitive adventures, honoring

the top riders under the Big Top at

the Telemark finish line.

Champion’s awards, top overall

and all competition class awards

including age classes, tandems,

mixed tandems, singlespeed and fat

bike for men and women will be pre-

sented for both the Short & Fat and

Chequamegon 40. Along with recog-

nition of the days’ top riders, special

awards will be presented to the

“Oldest Man” and “Oldest Woman” in

the Chequamegon 40 and Short &

Fat, “Fastest Canadian” and “Stone

Saddle Award” for last place in the

Awards Program in the Big Top

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Registration Changes Dueby September 1

ment emails will be sent out on June1. Each month, throughout the sum-mer to September 1, additional startgate e-mails will be sent to late reg-istrations.

All registration status changesmust be requested in writing, prefer-ably via email to [email protected]. All changes must beaccompanied by a $10.00 changefee that can be paid via check in themail to Chequamegon Fat Tire Festi-val, PO Box 267, Cable, WI 54821 orvia called in credit card numbers to715-798-3594.

We appreciate it greatly if youcan request your changes in a timelyfashion, the sooner the better sothat we may keep our participant’sdatabase up to date.

All registration status changesMUST be requested prior to Septem-ber 1. Examples of changes you canmake include:

• Event change from the Chequa -megon 40 to the Short and Fat 16.No changes are allowed from theShort & Fat 16 to the Chequamegon40.

• Competition class changes switch-ing from being scored in your genderage class to singlespeed or fat bikeclass.

• Start gate assignment reconsidera-tions requests. If you wish to haveyour start gate assignment reviewed,past Chequamegon event results andother race results will be considered.The first batch of start gate assign-

Chequamegon History 101

Martel’s Pot Holeobtain a land grant to obtainapproximately two hundred acres ofland free of charge. He and his fami-ly had moved to the area from Mar-tel, Wisconsin. Martel is a popularNorwegian name reflective of theThompson family’s heritage. It wasthis connection to Martel that gavethe pot hole its name. Thompsonwas the Packwawong area’s firstpostmaster before the area laterbecame known as Seeley.

In 1924 he also bought the JohnPeterson farm which is the land nowbeing developed as the Birkie Ridgetrailhead just off Highway 63 northof Seeley. My friend, Darrell Thomp-son who still lives in the Haywardarea, grew up just north of hisgrandfather’s property.

When I first moved to this regionin the late 1970’s, the road we raceon called Boedecker Road wasreferred to as Thompson Fire Lane.Originally it was John ThompsonFire Lane, named after Darrell’sgrandfather. Later it was referred toas Hans Thompson Fire Lane. It wasDarrell’s cousin Hans who owned theland that included Martel’s Pot Hole.Later the road was renamedBoedecker Road after Ted Boedeck-er who had bought the old MuellerFarm in the vicinity. Many of thearea’s old timers still refer toBoedecker as Thompson Fire Lane.

The next time you take that dropdown in Martel’s Pot Hole take aminute to reflect on the rich human,natural and geologic history of theunique spot. Now, how the Chequa -megon Pirates came to inhabit Mar-tel’s Pot Hole and what became ofthem is a story for another historylesson.

The plunge into Martel’s Pot Holejust north of the County OO Roadcrossing off Janet Road is one of theiconic features in the Chequamegon40 race course. Situated just shy ofthe middle of the forty mile route,this section represents one of thefew true technical aspects of thelong race route. It also sends the rid-ers through a very unique geologicfeature, a result of the region’sglacial history.

Racers approach Martel’s PotHole via a steep, eroded technicaldrop that traverses a serious sandtrap at the bottom. The face slap-ping black berry bushes reachinginto the sunny area of the narrowtrail have been trimmed back toopen the way. As the trail continuesit crosses a steep sided esker thatcovers the length of the kettle holewhich gives the area its name. Lookup esker and kettle hole in yourglacial features dictionary and youwill see what an interesting spot it is.

Earlier this summer I was asked“Who is Martel of Martel’s Pot Hole?”Realizing that I did not know thelocal history of this unique area Iinvestigated via the local library’scollection of area history books.When I didn’t find the information Iwas seeking there, I called a friendwho is generationally tied to thearea’s history. I found the historicalresource I was looking for in mylong-time friend Darrell Thompsonwho filled me in on the Martel’s PotHole history.

In 1900, John Thompson (Dar-rel’s grandfather) settled in thePacwawong area of the NamakagonRiver valley. He was one of the firstsettlers in the area. As a Civil Warveteran, John Thompson was able to

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Field, County OOand Telemark Resortfinish line.

Many thanks tothe Trail Genius crewfor partnering withthe Chequamegonto bring you all theaction.

To learn more about Trail Geniusand what they can offer in GPSvideo and mapping services visitwww.trailgenius.com. Be sure to likethem on Facebook.

Check out our friends atwww.trailgenius.com for the bestmaps and videos from theChequamegon Fat Tire Festivalweekend. Start, finish and in betweencoverage including video hot spotsfrom last year’s event can beaccessed from their web page.

On the site, video and maps ofboth the Short & Fat and the 40 canbe found. Most entertaining are theoverhead quad-copter fly over videohot spots that provide a bird’s eyeperspective on the start, Rosie’s

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unique name for the group. Groupscan be up to six people, related ornot, and all members will be consid-ered as one entity either in or out inthe drawing. The next member tojoin and subsequent members tojoin the group then select the sameLottery-Create or Join a Group por-tal for their application. The firstscreen will ask for the group’s name.Note if you do not input the exactname of the group that was initiallyset up you will not be a member ofthat group, in fact you may create anew group. So be careful to inputthe exact group name when apply-ing

The confusion that seems toexist is that those selecting the Lot-tery Individual portals were enteringa club or team name in that customquestion. This only identifies whoyou ride for it does not create yourgroup for the purpose of the lotterydrawing. If you did this for the 2015lottery, you were looked at as indi-viduals and not group members. Ifyou have any questions about creat-ing group applications for nextyear’s lottery drawing please contactour office.

Following our annual registrationlottery application and random draw-ing period it was clear that someclarification was needed regardingcreating a group for the purpose ofthe lottery. When next year’s lotteryapplication portals open at midnighton December 31, please take note ofthe procedure for correctly choosingyour application portal.

Individuals may apply for the lot-tery by picking one of the following:Lottery-Chequamegon 40 Individual,Lottery-Short and Fat Individual, Lot-tery-tandem entry or Lottery-Createor join a group. All individual applica-tions for either distance event or anytandem entry will be considered asindividuals for the purpose of therandom selection drawing.

Some groups, families or teamsprefer to be considered as an entityfor the purpose of the drawing. Thatis the members of the group areeither all in or out as a group whenwe do the drawing. The only way toset up these group applications is touse the Lottery-Create or Join aGroup portal.

The first person applying to be amember of the group creates a

Registration lottery individual andgroup application procedure

will take place in view of the stadiumarea. Events will test bicycle han-dling agility and offer Kids’ Criteriumfor three age groups for both boysand girls. Participation medals willbe presented to all who ride the funoff-road circuits.

All Chequamegon children'sevents are open to boys and girlstwelve and under, are free of charge.There will be treats, prizes and sur-prises for all. Kids and parents,please remember to wear your hel-mets. We guarantee fun for all whoattend.

Note that in previous years, theChildren’s Bicycle Rodeo was heldon Sunday of the event weekend.This change to all kids’ event activi-ties on Saturday is new to our 2015program of youthful fun.

What better way to support thefat tire fun Chequamegon philosophythan engaging the next generation offat-tired flyers over the event week-end?

Who doesn’t love a parade? OnSaturday, September 19, decoratedbicycle parades for children undertwelve will be held at the start ofboth cross-country events. Kids candecorate their bikes from 8–9 a.m. onthe 200 block of Hayward's MainStreet or at the Community ServicesBuilding (Fire Hall) adjacent toRandysek Road in Cable. Paradestake place from 9–9:30 a.m. in eachlocation.

Later Saturday afternoon from 2-4 p.m., kids can have fun as a part ofthe Telemark Resort finish line festivi-ties. The Children's Bicycle Rodeo

Saturday Fun for Chequamegon Kids

CHEQ THIS OUT:SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19CAMP FAT TIRE FOR KIDSAre you busy with the races? Drop off your kids, grades K-6, for a

fun-filled day of games, hiking, crafts, and stories at the Cable Natural History Museum. Early drop-off is available starting at

8:00 a.m. All children should arrive by 9:00 a.m. and must be pickedup by 4:00 p.m. Please call 715-798-3890 if you need additional accommodations. A simple lunch and snacks will be provided.

Register by September 15 by calling 715-798-3890.$75 member/$80 non-member.

DON’T MISSFRIDAY NIGHT PASTA FEAST

UNDER THE BIG TOP • 4-9PM

EVENTS – See page 3

REGISTRATIONCONFIRMATION

Registration lottery confirmationemails are sent on April 1 to all whoapplied.

Start gate assignment confirma-tion emails will be sent to all whowere selected on June 1.

Photo identification is required atbib pick up.

AWARDS– Over $30,000 in merchandiseawards to be given away during theFestival week end.– CHAMPION’S AWARDS - Trek bicy-cles to be awarded to the men’s andwomen’s champions of the Che qua -me gon 40.– OVERALL AWARDS - The top 20overall and top 10 women in the Che -qua megon 40 and top 10 men andtop 5 wom en in the Short & Fat willre ceive a framed certificate ofaccomplishment and a mer chan diseprize.– CLASS AWARDS

Chequamegon 40 & Short & Fat16. Trophies and merchandise prizesto the first three places for men andwomen in each competition class.– PARTICIPANT AWARD - Each par-ticipant in any of the major eventswill re ceive a participant’s T-shirt.

COMPETITION CLASSESSaturday Events:• 12 - 14 (not available in the Chequamegon 40)

• 15 - 17 (not available in the Chequamegon 40)

• 18 - 24 • 40 - 44 • 60 - 64• 25 - 29 • 45 - 49 • 65 - 69• 30 - 34 • 50 - 54 • 70 - 79• 35 - 39 • 55 - 59 • 80+Tandem, Mixed Tandem, Singlespeedand Fat Bike classes for Men andWomen in the Chequa me gon 40 andShort & Fat.

HELMETSUse of an approved helmet is

required in all Festival events.

BIB PICK UP ANDSTART LOCATIONS

Race headquart ers is the Tele markResort, three miles east of Cable, Wis.off Coun ty Highway M.

Fri day bib pick up for Che qua me -

DATESSeptember 18, 19, 20, 2015.

CONTACT USChequamegon Fat Tire FestivalOffice located at 13460 Spruce St.in Cable, WIP.O. Box 267Cable, WI 54821Phone 715/798-3594Fax 715/[email protected] us on FacebookGary Crandall, Festival Director

SPONSORSPresented by Trek. See complete

sponsor list on page 15.

REGISTRATIONThe Chequamegon 40 has

reached its limit of 2100 riders. Addi-tional space may be available in theChequamegon 40 via the 50 Ways toRide the Chequamegon essay con-test as noted in this issue of FatTracks.

There is limited space available forthe 1000 spots in the Short & Fat 16on a first come first served basis.Email [email protected] toinquire about entry in the Short & Fat16.

Event Changes Registered riderswho wish to do so may change Sat-urday events from the Chequamegon40 to the Short & Fat 16 if requestedin writing by September 1 andaccom panied by a $10.00 processingfee, payable via check in the mail orcalled-in credit card info.

Because of the participantdemand on the long race, no eventchanges can be made from the Short& Fat 16 to the Chequamegon 40.

Refunds or Transfers of EntriesThere are no refunds of entry fees forany reason including cancellation ofrace. Reg istrations cannot be trans-ferred from one person to another forany reason.

DEFERRED ENTRY TO NEXT YEARIf you were selected in the lottery andhave paid your entry fee and cannotattend this year’s event, you maydefer your entry spot to the nextyear. Entry fees paid in one year arenot transferable to the next year.However, if you are a paid no-showand know you can not race in 2015,

gon 40 and Short & Fat is at the Tele -mark Re sort Finish Line under the BigTop Tent from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Che qua megon 4O Saturday morn -ing late bib pick up for the Che qua -me gon 40 is at the Hayward PrimarySchool on Main Street in Hay ward,Wis. from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.Chequa me gon 40 start is at 10:00a.m.

Short & Fat Saturday morning latebib pick up for the Short & Fat is atthe Cable Community Center onCounty M in Cable, Wis. from 8:00a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

The Short & Fat start is onRandysek Road in Cable at 10:00 a.m.

START GATEASSIGNMENTS

There are seven start gates in theChequamegon 40 and six start gatesin the Short & Fat 16 event. Placementin the start gates will be based on pastperformance in those events or if nopast performance by review of submit-ted race resume at the time of applica-tion. Both your handlebar and bodynumber will indicate your start gate.

Start gate assignments will be pro-vided to each entrant by June 1. Thosewho wish to have their start gatereconsidered must request reconsider-ation in writing by September 1 andaccompany the request with a $10.00administrative fee. The fee can be paidvia check in the mail or call in chargecard numbers.

For more details of the start gatesconsult this issue of Fat Tracks or visitthe www.cheqfattire.com INFO page.

FOOD STATIONSSix on-course food stations on the

Che quamegon 40 course. One sta-tion on the Short & Fat course. GuBrew, water, ba na nas and donut holeswill be served. A spec ial thanks to thecommunity groups who donate theirtime for the food stations.

CUT OFF TIMEFor the consideration of our many

hard working volunteers on thecourse, riders failing to meet the 2:45p.m. cut off time at the Lake HelaineRoad and Telemark Road intersectionon the Che quamegon 40 will bedirected off the race course andreturned to the Telemark Re sort fin-ish line by evacuation vehicle.


RACE INFOcontact the race office via e-mail bySeptember 1 to be added to the listfor a guaranteed spot for 2016. Youwill need to pay the 2016 entry fee toretain your guaranteed spot.

Confirmation of Entry Con fir ma -tions will be sent to each registeredrider. You must bring a photo identi-fication to the bib pick up to receiveyour race bib. You may only pick upyour own race materials.

Unregistered Riders Unregisteredriders compromise the quality of theevent. No unregistered riders will beal lowed on the race courses duringthe Fes ti val events. DO NOT RIDE IFYOU ARE NOT REGISTERED.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FORNEXT YEAR The registration lotteryfor 2016 will go live online atwww.cheqfattire.com at 11:59 PMDecember 31, 2015 and close at mid-night March 15, 2016. Participants forthe 2100 Chequamegon 40 and 1000Short & Fat spots will be chosen in arandom lottery from all who apply.Confirmation of the lottery resultswill be emailed to each applicant byApril 1. Those who are picked in theregistration lottery will be billed forthe event fee. Those who are notpicked will not be billed the eventfees.

Visit www.cheqfattire.com formore information on the registrationlottery procedures.

only. Overnight storage is not avail -able. While every effort will be madeto secure the bikes in the bike corral,the Chequamegon Festival is notresponsible for lost or stolen articles.– SHOWERS and changing areas formen and women will be available forevent participants at the finish line onSaturday only. Remember to pack atowel in your clothing drop bag.– RETURN TRANSPORTATION viabus will be provided free of chargefrom the Telemark Resort finish lineof the Che qua megon 40 and Short &Fat following those Saturday events.Participants will be bussed to theCable and Hayward start areas. Lastbus is 6:00 p.m.

www.cambatrails.org and click “TheArea-Camping.”

RACER SERVICES– CLOTHING DROP BAGS are provid-ed at the bib pick up points of theChe qua megon 40 and Short & Fat forrider’s post-race needs. Drop bagsleft at the start line will be transport-ed to the Tele mark Resort finish line.While every effort will be made tosecure the drop bags, theChequamegon Festival is not respon-sible for lost or stolen articles in thedrop bags.– BIKE WASHING AND STORAGEarea is provided at the TelemarkResort finish area. Bikes can bestored until 7:00 p.m. on Saturdaywhile you pick up your car at the startlines following the Sat ur day events

FIRST AIDThere will be first aid personnel at

each food station and the start/finishof each event. Mobile emergencymed i cal services volunteers will bestationed along the Che qua megon40 and Short & Fat courses. A specialthanks is extended for the safety crewvolunteers for their valued service.

DROP OUTSRiders wishing to drop out of

either the Chequamegon 40 or Short& Fat events are asked to do so at anyof the food stations along the course.Evacu a tion vehicles will transportdropped riders back to the TelemarkResort finish line where bike storageand bus transpor tation back to thestart line will be provided.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEThe Trek Factory Demo Tour and

Trek Bicycle Store neutral tech nicalservice personnel will be on handthroughout the Festival weekend atstart and finish lines to provide need-ed mech an ical repairs, spare partsand technical information. All oncourse repairs are the re spon sibilityof each individual rider. Par ti ci pantsare en couraged to carry necessarytools for emer gency mechanical fail-ures.

TIMING AND RESULTSTiming and results will be handled

by White River Sports Timing ofDelta, WI. Pick up your timing slipsunder the Big Top. Results will beposted online.

TELEMARK LODGEAt this writing Telemark Lodge is

not open. While the event has per-mission to utilize the property asbefore, the hotel, restaurant andlounge operations are not available.Watch for any status updates on ourweb page or via electronic newslet-ter.

PASTA FEAST ANDFINISH LINE FOOD

Contracted food and beverageservices will be available at the Tele-mark Resort finish line. A Pasta Feastis planned for Friday night during bibpick up as well as finish line food andbeverage service on Saturday. Con-sult the advertisements in Fat Tracksfor other area food and beverageproviders.

CAMPINGParticipants are reminded that

camping is not allowed on our eventhost Telemark Resort’s grounds. Forcamping options please consult thelocal lodging directory or visit


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CHEQUAMEGONMERCHANDISE

Chequamegon Fat Tire t-shirts,sweatshirts, hats, caps, cycling kits,pottery mugs and other collectibleitems will be available for salethroughout the Festival weekend atbib pick up and finish line sites underthe Big Top.

INDIVIDUALEVENT PHOTOS

Chronotrack will post individualevent photos on the online resultspage following the race. Watch for anemail with unique URL to visit foraccessing your own race photos.

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HIT THEDIRT

MAINSTREET

LONG WAYTO GO!

WAYCOOL!!!!!

REALLYMOVING FAST

WISH I WASSOMEPLACE ELSE!

PAVEDROLL OUT

CAUTION!Some trails

may have ATVtraffic!

I CAN SMELLTHE BRATS!

HOW LONG ISTHIS CLIMB?

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PLEASE NOTE!Spectator vehicles are

restricted on many forestroads north of County OO.

Access by pre-arrangedpass only.

RIDE SAFELY!

INDEX● Short & Fat Food Station

Short & Fat Mileage

★ Chequamegon 40 Food Station

Chequamegon 40 Mileage

■ Spectator Areas

Please Note:Race routes and event venues are subject to change.

Consult www.cheqfattire.com under the NEWS linkfor the latest in event information.

This map is intended for general direction purposes onlyand not detailed enough for orienteering in the woods.The course will be well marked on race day.

PLEASE NOTE: RACE DAY FOREST ROAD CLOSINGS IN EFFECT.


of a vehicle permit is the sole discre-tion of the race director.

Roads Closed During Saturday RacesTown of Spider Lake• Telemark Road/Spider Lake Fire

Lane from Clear Lake Road northto the town line

• Boedecker Road from the townline east to Spider Lake Fire Lane

• Janet Road from the town linenorth to Boedecker Road

Town of Lenroot• Boedecker Road from Northern

Lights Road east to the town line• Janet Road from OO north to the

town line

Town of Cable• Spider Lake Fire Lane from Tele-

mark Road south to the town line• Randysek Road from the Town of

Cable south to the County line.

These road restrictions havebeen implemented to increase ridersafety. If you plan to watch the raceout on the course somewhere, youwill need to be in position prior tothe 10:30 a.m. closure time.

Thank you for observing theroad closed signs and the instruc-tions of the course monitors alongthe race route.

Spectators take note that vehicletravel on many race day forest roadportions of the Chequamegon 40and Short & Fat courses will berestricted. On Saturday, September19, 2015 temporary road restrictionswill be in effect from 10:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. Only race staff vehiclesand rider support vehicles withpreapproved vehicle permits will beallowed on the closed sections. Gen-eral spectator travel is not allowedon the closed road portions of therace courses.

Visit the www.cheqfattire.comweb page for both the road closedmap and a spectator viewing mapthat will outline places that specta-tors are able to access without trav-eling into the restricted area.

There are a limited number ofvehicle permits available for thoseproviding elite racer nutritional sup-port along the race route. These canbe obtained from the race headquar-ters and will be required on racemorning to access the closed roadsections of the racecourse.

Those seeking a vehicle permitshould contact the Chequamegonoffice at [email protected] to the event. The details of whorequires the support, the type ofvehicle and the support vehicle dri-ver’s name will be required. Issuance

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Race Day Parking TipsWhen 3,100 racers, their support

crew and spectators invade Cableand Hayward over the race weekend,one might ask, “Where does every-one park?” Hopefully everyoneleaves their vehicles where it is legal,considerate and safe.

Common sense and courtesy pre-vail when you drive to the start lineson race day. You will not find thebuilt-for-the-masses urban parkinginfrastructure to which you may beaccustomed in the tiny towns of therace venue. Remember, your racemorning vehicular actions will leave alasting impression on the area’s resi-dents and law enforcement officials.Make that impression a positive onewith a bit of preplanning.

First, remember that the Cableand Hayward business communitywill appreciate it greatly if you donot fill up their business lots on racemorning. Their regular customerswill need those spaces while you areoff on a wooded cycling adventure.Also, remember to observe all post-ed restrictions and respect privateproperty access when parking onresidential side streets.

For your information we haveposted both Hayward and Cableparking information maps found onthe www.cheqfattire.com web page.To provide assistance on the Satur-day race day, yellow-vested, raceofficial parking monitors will helpdirect you to designated large lots inCable and Hayward.

Help keep parking confusion to aminimum by noting both the parkingrecommendations and no parkingrestrictions listed below. All recom-mended lots are within a short bikeride from the cross-county eventstart lines. All listed church parkingareas are available pending raceweekend restrictions that may berequired for planned church activityevents (weddings, funerals, etc)

PARKING LOTRECOMMENDATIONS IN HAYWARD

-The CenterFifth St & Wisconsin Ave-First Lutheran Church lotNyman Ave near Main St.-Hayward Wesleyan Church lotHwy 27 & Nyman Ave-St. Joseph Catholic Church lotFifth Street & Dakota Ave-People’s Bank Midwest lotSecond St. & Dakota Ave-Hayward Primary & IntermediateSchool Lot

Sixth St. & Minnesota Ave-Hayward City LotHwy 63 & Hwy 27

NO PARKING AREAS IN HAYWARD-Main St between Railroad St andRadio Hill Rd

-East side of Nyman between MainStreet & Hwy 27 – it’s a bike lane

-Please do not leave your vehiclesin local business lots during theevent

PARKING LOTRECOMMENDATIONS IN CABLE -Cable Community Center LotCty Hwy M east of St Hwy 63-Norvado telephone company lotSt Hwy 63 north of Cty Hwy M-Cable Town ParkSunset Rd east of St Hwy 63-Old School MallFirst St & First Ave-St. Ann’s Catholic Church Cty Hwy M east of St Hwy 63-Trinity Lutheran ChurchSpruce St & Randysek Rd

NO PARKING AREAS IN CABLE-North and south sides of Cty HwyM near the Short & Fat start area

-First St. east of First Ave. toRandysek Rd.

-Randysek Rd. south of Cty Hwy M-United Church of Christ lot nextto the Short & Fat start line

-Please do not leave your vehiclesin the local business lots duringthe event


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50 Ways Essay Contest ExcerptsThe roots of the 50 Ways to Ride the Chequamegon essay contest go back to 1999, the first year of the registration lottery. Ourgoal with the contest was to give those who were unlucky in the lottery drawing a second chance to plead their case for inclusion.Once again this year we dug deep into our archives to find some gems from years gone by.

Not all were winners but the examples of contest submissions will give you an idea of the effort people put into their essays to wina reserved spot in the sold-out Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival. Remember you don’t have to be Shakespeare to win and you can’twin if you don’t try.

The Letter

Gimme a ticket for the Fat TireAin’t got time to do no road bikeLonely days are gone, I’m a goin’ North‘Cause the Phat Man just a-wrote me aletter

I don’t care how much money I gottaspend,Got to get back on the trail againLonely days are gone, I’m a-goin’ North‘Cause the Phat Man just a-wrote me aletter

Well, he wrote me a letterSaid I’m in the Chequamagon once mo’Listen mister can’t you see I gotta getbackTo my knobby bike once a-mo’—any-way…

Gimme a ticket for the Fat TireAin’t got time to do no rode bikeLonely days are gone, I’m a-goin North‘Cause the Phat Man just a-wrote me aletter

Well, he wrote me a letterSaid I’m in the Chequamagon once mo’Listen mister can’t you see I got to getbackTo my knobby bike once a-mo’—any-way…

Gimme a ticket for the Fat TireAin’t got time to ride no rode bike‘Cause the Phat Man just a-wrote me aletterBecause the Phat Man just a-wrote mea letter

p.s. Who else is in this year?

–Jamie Mannion, LaCrosse, WI

Gary Gary(sung to the tune of Daisy Daisy)

Gary Gary tell me it isn't true,I've failed the lottery now for year num-ber two,It won't be the same in September, notto race I can't remember.But I'd look sweet upon the seat of mybicycle built for two.

Gary Gary what am I going to do?

CONTACT US:Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival

13640 Spruce Street • Cable, WI 54821715-798-3594 • fax 715-798-3595

[email protected] • www.cheqfattire.comEvent office: Downtown Cable, WI, one block N of Co Hwy M

I'm half-crazy but I will not beg of you,If you will not let me in, on you will bethe sin,Because I'll be damned if I can't bejammed on a bicycle built for two.

Gary Gary lover of all fine brew,Crack open a cold one and say this songwill do,I need a reserved race entry, so pleasebe complimentary,Give the nod; be like a god, and say,"Race your bicycle built for two."

–Chris Kaiser, Lindenhurst, IL

Ode to Forty

O Forty! Hear my song of sorrow ringHow could you have overlooked mylongingLeft me lying upon broken wing

In dirt, in mud, painfully subdued by flattire and broken chairMy heart has always been fixed on youPushed to limits beyond what my imagi-nation can sustainEach year in September I'm born anew

En mass the harmonics of knobbywheels spunLift to the forests their sweetest tuneO'er Rosie's Field under adoring sunA rulling din of bliss upon which to com-mune

With adrenaline's warm embrace youcover meAs you carefully mix joy with paintYour fire Tower stones bring a wealth ofdiscovery In torrid heat or pouring rain.

An Whoa! Could these masses you'vecollectedBe here to share in your melody's goodgift?Pushing forth along, yet invisibly con-nectedYou bring us home together, never leav-ing us adrift

Oh Forty! Lower your earAnd listen to my song of hope ring clear.

–Richard Werebowenko

Chequamegon's Twist of Hamlet

To race, or not to race: this is afoolish questionWhether 'tis nobler to ride andsufferOr to sit on your tail and drink afine aleO' to attack the culvert as wewheeled through Rosie's FieldFighting the pain one racesdown Phipps fire LaneO' to grow weary there is not atimeAlthough legs may burn andgears may be full of slimeOne is to continue with power tothe partiers atop Fire TowerOnly to exitous the dark to theray of hope at the hill of Tele-markO' to finish is to start as wedream and excite about nextyear's delight.

–Derek Leonard,Stevens Point, WI

–Shaun & Julie Meehan


cent to their assigned start gate. At6:00 a.m. riders can move their bikesinto their assigned start gates andtake a position on the street. At hisdiscretion the start line chief mayallow earlier line up. Prior to thegates opening, riders should line upwith their bikes on the grassy areasadjacent to their start gate. Once open, access to the designatedstart gates will be allowed by specif-ic race number only. Priority in eachgate is available on a first-come,first-served basis. We ask that all riders maintain order,be courteous and line up safely atthe start lines. Rider entrance toeach gate is via the clearly markedentrance at the back of the startgate. Do not climb over the sidelinefencing. Help us maintain our valuedmunicipal permissions by observingthe posted bike lay down times andlocations.

Ghost Bikes at the Start LineIn Chequamegon start-line oper-

ations, the term “ghost bikes” refersto unattended placeholder bikes inthe start line area. These ghost bikesfall into two basic categories: bikesWITHOUT RACE NUMBERSattached to them, and bikes WITHRACE NUMBERS attached. In eithercase, ghost bikes belong to regis-

Past year’s improvements in startgate layout and procedures havelessened race morning confusion onboth the Chequamegon 40 andShort & Fat start lines. Prior to racemorning, each participant is assigneda specific start gate. That gateassignment is printed on both theTyvek body number and laminatedhandlebar number. At the start lines,the seven Chequamegon 40 gatesand six Short & Fat start gates areclearly marked at the respective startlines.

Permission is granted from theCity of Hayward and Town of Cableto close down Main Street for theChequamegon 40 and RandysekRoad for the Short & Fat events at6:00 a.m. It is important that you donot lay down your bike on the streetsin your start gate before the streetclosing officially goes into effect.

In both Hayward and Cable thestart lines are in close proximity tofire departments and ambulance ser-vices. These essential services mustbe able to access their service areasvia the customary roads. Since theofficial closures do not go into effectuntil 6:00 a.m., early morning localtraffic is also inconvenienced withearly bike lay downs.

Those arriving before the officialstreet closing time can line up adja-

bers must be attended by the riderno later than 9:45 a.m. or they willbe removed from the start line.

At those specific times, theevent’s Bandit Patrol volunteers willremove ghost bikes from the startarea and place them in the markedimpoundment area immediatelyadjacent to the start line. With this inmind, please plan your last-minuteneeds in a timely fashion.

Riders who have their bikesremoved from the start line will losetheir start position and be requiredto re-enter their start gate at theback of the lineup. If you value yourstart line position, be sure you arewith your race bikes by the postedtimes. The Chequamegon Fat TireFestival is not responsible for bikesleft unattended in the start gate areaor bikes that have been removedfrom the start gate area.

tered participants who plan onreturning to them just prior to thestart.

Ghost bikes are left at the startline while their riders are warming upor standing in the portable toilet lineor perhaps having just one more cupof coffee before the start. Weassume that riders have every inten-tion of returning to the start line toclaim or replace their ghost bikesjust prior to the start.

As the start time approaches, ifthe owner does not return in a timelyfashion, ghost bikes are problematic.For that reason, please note ourremoval policy as it relates to ghostbikes:

All ghost bikes without racenumbers must be removed by theirowners and replaced with race bikeswith race numbers no later than9:30 a.m.

All ghost bikes with a race num-

Important Start Gate Protocol

Rocking the ChequamegonBe sure to take some time during your visit to the Chequamegon to savor

the local talent who will be on hand to strum some fun into your fat tire week-end. Two bands will be on stage under the Big Top tent at the Telemark eventvenue for your listening enjoyment.

On Friday evening, September 18, the Namakagon String Band will beperforming during bib pickup, the expo and concession sales. The popularstring band has been entertaining audiences for over 10 years. The trio per-forms its innovative interpretations of folk, rock, blues and traditional tunes aswell as its own original music. With a unique sound featuring three partvocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica and upright bass, the Namakagon String Bandwill set the tempo for a fun weekend to come.

After the Saturday September 19 races as you recover basking in yourthrill of victory, be sure to stay for Molly Otis and the Danger Band. Molly Oand the band will keep the party rocking all afternoon, right up until the 4:00p.m. awards ceremony. Check out the band online at:http://www.thedangerband.com/band.html.

Refuel, rehydrate and refresh while listening to the great local talent underthe Chequamegon Big Top.

Chequamegon Kids Have Fun!!!


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For more information, go to: www.nmbp.org

CAMBA FAT TIRE TOURSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20Non-competitive guided orself-guided tours of 8 to12 miles exploring the

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FREE FUNJUST FOR KIDS!Decorated Bike ParadesSATURDAY MORNING Decorate bikes from 8 to 9 am at the Hayward & Cable start linesPARADES FROM 9 TO 9:30 AM IN EACH LOCATION

Children's Bicycle Rodeo& CriteriumSATURDAY AFTERNOONTelemark Resort • 2:00 to 4:00 pmHELMETS ARE REQUIRED

Age 12 & Under!!

saturday

TIME: 10:00 a.m.County Hwy OO Trailhead,

SeeleyLUNCH: 12:30 p.m.

Sawmill Saloon, SeeleyGENEROUS SWAG ANDRANDOM DRAWINGS

Treats!Prizes!

Surprises!

★ NOW ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON ★

Klunker Toss • Bicycle Limbo • Bicycle Bowling

Lumber Jack & Jill Log Pull • Flying Bunny Hop

2:00 to 4:00 pm • Open to everyone age 12 and older

Prizes will be awarded.

HELMETS ARE REQUIRED IN ALL ADULT FUN EVENTS

FUNDAYEEvveennttss

How about some

free, fat, fun for the

saturday

BIG KIDS??

In the ExpoArea & Under

the Big Top

SponsorsVendors

Tech ServiceAll Weekend Long!

CHEQ THIS OUT:2015-2016 CHEQUAMEGONLANDACTIVE SPORTS CALENDARJoin us for these and other active sports adventures.

May 9 Hungry Bear 100 (200 rider limit) www.hungrybear100.org

May 16 Cable Area Off-Road Classicwww.caorc.com

June 20 Chequamegon 100 (250 rider limit)http://www.chequamegon100.com

May 30 Mt. Borah Epicwww.mtborahepic.com

August 1-2 Grand View Firehouse 50 & Runswww.firehouse50.org

August 22 Seeley Lions Club Pre-Fat Racewww.seeleywis.com/lionsprefat

September 19 Chequamegon Fat Tire Festivalwww.cheqfattire.com

September 26 American Birkebeiner Trail Run, Relay & Trekwww.birkie.com

February 20 American Birkebeiner cross country ski racewww.birkie.com

March 5 Fat Bike Birkie (limited registration)www.birkie.com


Wehave oureye onyou allweekendlong try-ing tocatchyourmostseriousraceface,

beaming smile or mud splatteredself. Your image may be used toaugment our photo library for racepublication, web page, slide showand marketing uses.

Covering the event from start tofinish, the talented Chequamegonphoto staff includes: Bruce Adels-man, Sara Balbin, Tom Kelly, BrettMorgan, Julie Friermood, DarleneProis, Kelly Randolph, Skip Perkinsand a few others yet to be identified.

Lurkingbehind trees,peeringaround cor-ners and get-ting in yourface, they willcapture theevent’s highaction, humandrama andhumorousside.

Your own personal event week-end photos will be provided by thedigital shutterbugs from Chrono-track. The Chronotrack crew will beon hand to capture that thrill of vic-tory (we hope not the agony ofdefeat) over the event weekend.After the event, you can purchaseimages of your Chequamegon fattire riding self on the results page. Aparticipant email to come will pro-vide the URL for race photos.

Lights! Camera! Action!

CHEQ THIS OUT:AREA INFO & ACCOMMODATIONS

www.cable4fun.comwww.haywardareachamber.com

www.haywardlakes.com

MasterCard, VISA, personal check ormoney order. The decision of therace officials is final. After Septem-ber 1, no further start gate reconsid-erations will be made.

The expanded start gate systemallows placement of more ridersusing quantifiable ability criteria. Theresult is a smoother and safer rollout

in each mass start event. Each participant’s start gate will

be indicated on both their Tyvekbody number and laminated handle-bar number provided at bib pick up.Position within each of the assignedgates is on a first-come, first-servedbasis.

Start Gate Placement Information(continued from page 1)

FAT TRACKSSTAFFEDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Crandall

DISTRIBUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trish Loch

PHOTOGRAPHY . .Sara Balbin, Tom Kelly,Brett Morgan, Darlene Prois,

Kelly Randolph, Julie Friermood,Kaitlin Randolph, Jackson Morgan,

Skip Perkins

LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Advance Printing

FAT TRACKS is the official publication ofthe Chequa me gon Fat Tire Festival, Inc.,

P.O. Box 267, Cable, WI 54821;phone 715-798-3594 • fax 715-798-3595

[email protected]

Distribution is 7,000 free copies locally,regionally and nationally in mid-May and

mid-October each year.


FESTIVAL DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . .Gary CrandallADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trish LochART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sara BalbinAWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jill HisdahlBAGGAGE & BUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric NorthBANDIT PATROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan RuschBIKE CORRAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John SillCHIEF OF CHOW . . . .Carol & John FitzgeraldCHILDREN’S EVENTS . . . . . . . . . .Sara Balbin,

Cherie MorganCOMMUNICATIONS . .Brian Cody, Rex SchultzCONCESSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill SchulzCOURSE & TRAFFIC CONTROL Lonn Franson,

Gary Hansen, George MehrCOURSE DESIGN . . . . . . .Phil Van ValkenbergEXPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tess EisenhauerFACILITIES MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . .Mark &

Michaelene JansenFINISH LINE . . . .Dennis & Sandi RasmussenFOOD STOPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim DeChantGROUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan MalesevichGU CLEAN-UP CREW . . . . . . .Wayne SmestadPARKING . . . . . . . . . .Mike Most, Ed JohnstonPERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aaron Piehl

PHOTOGRAPHY . . . .Tom Kelly, Brett Morgan,Darlene Prois, Kelly Randolph,Julie Friermood, Skip Perkins

PUBLIC RELATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . .Holly HenryPUBLIC ADDRESS . . . . . . . . . . .Gaylen MorseRACER SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John SillREGISTRATION .Paulette Smith, Judy RowleySAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary & Jan VictorsonSIGNS & BANNERS . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane MandliSOCIAL MEDIA . . . . . . . . . .Melissa KomadinaSOUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Event Sound & LightSTADIUM . . . . . . . .Jack Moin, Bill DeVries, Jr.START AREAS . . . . . . . .Bill Ryan, Scott SmithTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE . . . . . .Trek Factory

Demo Tour, Trek Bicycle StoreTIMING . . . . . . . . . .White River Sports TimingVEHICLES . . . . . . . . .Jeff Steidl, Kurt ProctorVIP LIAISON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sara Balbin

eventchiefsCHEQUAMEGON 40 . . . . . . . . . .Gary CrandallSHORT & FAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lori LaBeree

staffroster

FLASH FROM THE PAST!

www.cheqfattire.com

With a thirty plus year photography archiveit is always fun to look back at

Chequamegon memories. How many of theseflash from the past photos can you identify?


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Reasonable rates • Open year round

modern housekeeping cabins • saunabicycle mechanics area

10 minute ride to CAMBA trailssmooth blacktop for rollerskiing

quiet water canoe and kayakMUSKY fishing

10850 N. Stewart Rd.Hayward, WI 54843(715) 462-9911Scott and Kay Wilsonwww.cresthillresort.com

Now featuringBaby BackBBQ Ribs

GREAT FOOD! GREAT SERVICE!

Stone Oven PizzaMicro-Brews

Indoor & Outdoor SeatingOne block from the start of theShort & Fat in Downtown Cable

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Cool food. Cool people. Cool space.

Sports Sculptures & TrophiesMakers of the Chequamegon awards

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MooselipsESPRESSO, ICE CREAM,

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Shirts, Gifts & AccessoriesNo Excuse! Come In!

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Gifts – Cocktail Lounge

Dining with a spectacular view of LakeNamakagon – serving breakfast, lunch

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23040 Garmisch Rd., Cable, WI 54821

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Live Bait • Licenses • Boat & Canoe RentalPontoon Rental • Gas • Groceries

Sporting Goods • Clothing • Guide ServiceDock & Lift Sales • ATM • Cabin Rental

Video Rental • Propane


Quiet, Lakeside CabinsOn the Delta Cluster of CAMBA

Pets Welcome

Delta Lodge715-372-4299

www.delta-lodge.comLike us on Facebook

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Offices in Cable, Drummond and Barnes715-739-6222

www.statebankofdrummond.com24-Hour ATM Downtown Cable &

Store Hours at Bear Country Hwy. 63 DrummondMembers FDIC Equal Housing Lender

OPEN YEAR AROUNDFireplace - Sauna - Tennis

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Phone 715/[email protected]

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CONTACT US!

ChequamegonFat Tire Festival

13460 Spruce StreetP.O. Box 267, Cable, WI 54821

715-798-3594fax 715-798-3595

[email protected]

FIND US ON FACEBOOK

The event office is located indowntown Cable, WI one blocknorth of County Highway M.

FACES OF CHEQUAMEGON

14791 McNaught RdCable, WI 54821

Information or reservations:715-798-5010

or [email protected]

Visit our web site atwww.drummingwoodsbandb.com

Bed & BreakfastLocated on theCable ClusterCAMBA Trail

System. Ride in,ride out!

2 miles from theShort & Fat Start!

Open Year Round

Fat Bike &XC Skiing, too!

Deluxe Housekeeping Condos on LAKE OWEN

The Journal of the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival

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