The 20th annual

Bell's Beer Copper Harbor Trails Festival

August 30-September 1, 2013

Labor Day Weekend

Hosted by: Copper Harbor Trails Club

The event name has changed, due to the new title sponsor of the Copper Harbor Trails Club and event - Bell's Brewery. If you've attended the Fat Tire Festival in the past and enjoyed it, don't worry as the date (Sunday of Labor Day Weekend), afternoon start, race course and festival atmosphere will remain the same...other than the name, only the malt beverages being poured will change!

 New this year... seperate start times for 17 mile & 27 mile Cross Country Mountan Bike Races. (no attendance cap!)

$60 Entry Fee Includes:The Race, T-Shirt, Prizes, BBQ & Entertainment. *Racers must register by July 31 to guarantee availability of an event T-shirt! (a comemorative pint glass will be otherwise included.

Plan on Spending the Night! Awards, Cookout & Social Time after the Race. Groovy Music, Beer Drinking & Good Times follow the awards presentation into the evening!

ADDITIONAL WEEKEND EVENTS :

*Downhill Race (New!) - Friday August 30 @ 5pm

* Enduro Race - Saturday August 31 @ 1pm

* Dan Wissman Memorial Dock Jumping Competition -Saturday August 31 6pm-8pm

*Music in the Park - Saturday August 31: 8pm-11pm

MORE EVENT DETAILS & XC RACE PRE-REGISTRATION

AND ACTIVITIES:

Thursday August 29 : 6:00pm Group Ride--no cost. Plan to ride one lap (17 miles) of the "short" race course at a group ride pace. Food and drink to follow at the Mariner North.

Friday August 30: Keweenaw Adventure Company Downhill Shuttle Runs in our 14 passenger vans from 10am-3pm preview the downhill sections + other sweet trails without having to exert too much energy: $8.00/run or $23 day pass.

Keweenaw Adventure Company Downhill Shuttle Runs from 9am-Noon and from 4:00-6:00pm. The race course will be marked and open for folks to pre-ride the downhill sections, taking a mid-afternoon break as to not to interfere with the Enduro Race. Special $10 day pass!!!

Area Lodging & Accomodations:

www.copperharbor.org 

Additional Note: Folks should make lodging reservations sooner rather than later, as the town will be full for the Trails Festival. 

Copper Harbor Trails Campground: The Copper Harbor Trails Club (CHTC) has reserved the entire Organization Campground at nearby Fort Wilkins State Park from August 29 - September 2 for TrailsFestival participants, families and friends. Space is available on a first come, first served basis for up to 80 people per night and is limited to tent sites only (Campers & RV's must register and pay at the State Park for standard, public campsites). $2.50 per person, per night includes access to restrooms and showers--a Recreational Passport or MotorVehicle Permit is required for entry thru the State Park for an additional fee, although no limit on the number of people per vehicle. Reservations and payment can be made on behalf of the CHTC at the Keweenaw Adventure Company in Copper Harbor--(906) 289-4303 or info@keweenawadventure.com

2012 Results

2011 Results

FAT TIRE FESTIVAL 2011

Results by Age Group, Divsion, Overall

Super D - overall

2010 RESULTS
FAT TIRE FESTIVAL 2010

Results by Age Group, Division, and Overall
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  • FAT TIRE FESTIVAL 2007
    Results available as PDF files:
    Overall , Division , Age

 FAT TIRE FESTIVAL RESULTS 2006
      Viewable as a .PDF files
     1) Results by Division - LINK
     2) Results by Age Group - LINK
     3) Results by Overall - LINK
     4) All Results - LINK