Can I Register for 1998?

Registration for the 1998 Chequamegon 40 Short & Fat 16 mile cross country events on Saturday, September 19 is limited to 2,500. No further entries will be accepted. The 1998 Registration for these events is filled.

What events are still open for 1998?

For 1998 the Rough Stuff Rendezvous and Cable Criterium are still open since they do not have the demand as the cross country races. You can request a 1998 entry blank for those and preregister for those
Sunday events up to 9-1-98. After that date you can register on the event date up to one hour before the start time of the event.

What if I don't get in?

Registrations that were received after the limit was reached will be returned to their senders along with the submitted checks.

Please note these registration regulations

1. No refunds are allowed for any reason whatsoever.

2. No Transfers of entries from one party to another area allowed for any reason whatsoever.

3. No one is allowed to ride unregistered.

4. Event changes can be made for the Saturday events (Chequamegon 40 or Short & Fat) but you must do so in writing before September 1, 1998.

5. Confirmation cards and photo identification are required to pick up registration materials. You may not pick up someone else's registration materials for any reason whatsoever.


6. If you did not receive your confirmation card, please e-mail us so we can send you a new card.

Penalties for Violation of registration rules!

Riders who are identified as riding unregistered, or riding with an old number from a previous year, or riding with someone else's number will be barred from event registration for one year.
Awards
$20,000 in merchandise awards will be given away during the weekend.
Champion's Awards - Trek mountain bikes & other merchandise prizes will be awarded to the men's and women's champions of the Chequamegon 40.
Overall Awards - The top 20 men and the top 10 women in the Chequamegon 40 and the top 10 men and 5 women in the Short & Fat will receive a framed certificate of accomplishment and a merchandise prize for the high place finish.
Class Awards - Trophies and merchandize prizes will be awarded to the overall champions and first three places for men, women and tandems in the Chequamegon 40 and the Short & Fat and Rough Stuff Rendezvous. In the Cable Criterium, trophies and merchandise prizes will be awarded to the top three men, women and tandems in each Age Class Championships. Trophies and merchandize prizes will be awarded to the top three men and women in the Overall Criterium Championship.
Prizes - Prizes - Prizes! Those entrants who pre-register under the Festival Fee Entry Program (one event on Saturday and one on Sunday) not only save money, but they each have a chance to win one of five valuable prizes from our sponsors including a Trek Mountain Bike.
Festival Fee Entrant's drawings take place at noon on Sunday on the TREK Awards Stage at Telemark Resort. You need not be present to win.
Participant Award
Each participant in the major events will receive a limited edition dated collector's lapel pin and a dated festival bike decal.

Competition classes for men and women - for all events!
12-17

 (not available in Chequamegon 40)
18-24

25-29		 30-34

35-39		 40-44

45-49		 50-54

55-59		 60-69

70+
Tandems in all events
Mixed Tandems in 40 and Short & Fat only
Bib pick-up

Friday, September 18 - from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Telemark Resort for Saturday events.

Saturday, September 19 - Late bib pick-up for the Chequamegon 40 only from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the Hayward National Guard Armory on the west end of Main Street in Hayward.

Saturday, September 19 - Late bib pick-up for the Short & Fat only from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the Cable Community Center on County Highway M. in Cable.

Sunday, September 20 - Late registration and bib pick-up at Telemark Resort for the Rough Stuff Rendezvous from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and for the Cable Criterium from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Food

Friday Night Pasta Feast - Carbo load for the weekend's events at the Telemark Resort in Cable from 4 to 9 p.m.

Finish Line Food Concessions - Telemark Resort will feature a variety of edible delights at the finish line food venue throughout the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday.

New Registration Procedures for 1999

If event popularity is determined by early registrations, then without a doubt the
Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival has set the bench mark as the most popular event in the
history of the sport. This became evident during the 1997 Festival weekend, when the 2,500 person limited registration of the 1998 Chequamegon sold out one year in advance in just 24 hours.

In an effort to fairly manage the event's tremendous popularity, an entirely new
registration procedure will be used to fill the 2,500 person field limit of the 1999 and beyond Chequamegon 40 and Short & Fat 16. Please take note of the details of this new procedure outlined below.

Obtaining An Entry Blank
Registration blanks will only be sent to those who request one by providing a
self-addressed stamped business size envelope that is marked "1999 Entry Blank" on the front. Requests for entry blanks will be accepted from September 1 to March 1. Entry form requests should be sent to the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival office at PO Box 267, Cable, WI 54821.

This will be the only way that entry blanks can be obtained. Entry blanks will not be
distributed to bicycle and sport shops, will not be posted on our web site, nor will they be
available during the current year's event weekend. During the 1998 event weekend, there will be drop off points for people to leave their envelopes.
On March 1, all those requesting entry blanks will be sent one (and only one entry
blank) in their submitted envelope.

Submitting An Entry Blank
A random lottery will be used to select the 2,500 entry positions from the entries
submitted. Participants who wish to be included in the lottery must complete the entry blank and return it in a business size envelope marked "1999 Entry Blank" on the front, with the proper fee amount to the Chequamegon office by March 15.
To accommodate family and team entries, up to four entries can be submitted in each
envelope returned to the Chequamegon office. Completed registrations will be accepted only until the March 15 deadline. Completed entries received after March 15 will not be included in the registration lottery.

Selection of Entrants
On March 15 the drawing for entry spots will take place at the Chequamegon Fat
Tire Festival office. The first 1,700 Chequamegon 40 entries and the first 800 Short & Fat entries selected in the random draw will be accepted for the 1999 registration. Envelopes containing entry blanks that are incomplete, do not have checks included with them or have more than four entries in them will not be accepted if drawn during the selection process.

Confirmation of Entry
Confirmation cards will be sent to the 2,500 participants whose entries are selected
by May 1. Those not selected will have their checks returned by May 1.

Please note that this new procedure is very different from what we have been doing
in the past. It is the participant's responsibility to understand the changes in the procedure and obtain and return their own entry blank within the time frame allowed. A detail of the new procedure will be handed to each participant attending the 1998 event along with their registration materials.
Chequamegon
Fat Tire Festival

P.O. Box 267 Telemark Lodge
Cable WI 54821

715-798-3811 EXT 644
FAX 715-798-3594

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