Presents

July 18, 19 and 20, 2008

"Phat Tire" Short Track 

The Short track race was a new event for last year's Fatty Fest and will be our kick-off event of the weekend. This high paced track will provide fun for spectators and racers alike. The paved/dirt half mile course is fast with lots of turns and transitions. Start and bell lap primes, sprint primes and overall cash prizes will give competitors a reason to race hard from the gun. Get your skinny’s on and get ready to fatten up.

     Directions    

To race start / Harmon Park: From the junction of hwy. 62 and 23 in Eureka Springs (downtown entrance), take high way 23 north (AKA Mud Street) into downtown. At approximately 1/2 mile, turn left on Spring Street. Follow it’s many twists and turns through the downtown historic district for approximately 1 mile to Harmon Park (on your right). Follow sings to parking, registration and competition area. 

PARKING WILL IS LIMITED AT HARMON PARK, BUT MORE IS LOCATED ¼ MILE AWAY AT A PRIVATE LOT. GET THERE EARLY TO REGISTER AND BEAT THE PARKING RUSH.

     Short Track, Categories, Fees & Prizes & Awards    

Beginner - 7pm

• $10 entry fee

• All ages

• Top 5 guaranteed prizes & trophies

• Local Gift Certificates

• Bike Swag From Bear Creek Outfitters

• Beginners will race for 15 minutes plus 2 laps

Lap Primes

1st	$25
2nd	$15
3rd	$10

Sport - 7:30pm

• $10 Entry Fee

• All ages

• Top 5 guaranteed prizes & trophies

• Local Gift Certificates

• Bike Swag From Bear Creek Outfitters

• Sport will race for 18 minutes plus 2 laps

Lap Primes

1st	$30
2nd	$25
3rd	$15

Expert - 8pm

• $20 Entry fee

• All ages

• Trophies & Guaranteed cash for top three overall finishers against 100% payback $100/$75/$50. Prizes for 4th & 5th.

•  Experts will race for 20 minutes plus 2 laps

Lap primes

1st	$50
2nd	$30
3rd	$20

     SUPER FATTY Championship $75 entry fee    

This determines who is the best overall cyclist and truly the "Super Fatty Champion",
 

How it works:

Compete in all four competitive mountain bike events; Short Track, Downhill, Cross Country and Observed Trials. Your four point scores for the events are then tallied up to determine the winner. You can choose your category & class in each discipline.
 

Example:

YOU MUST REGISTER FRIDAY EVENING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN THE FATTY OMNI CHALLENGE!
 

Are you the ultimate Fatty Champ! 

-- All competitors are required to hold a valid NORBA license (annual or one day) and have it and their driver’s license or legal ID available at registration. One-day licenses for Beginners and Sport ($5) as well as annual licenses and renewals will be available at all registration sites.
 

-- All Expert competitors must have an annual NORBA license

     Short Track Event and Course Description    

The Short track event will be run on city streets, unpaved alleys, and dirt traces through and around Harmon Park. The course is approximately .6 miles long and is approximately 1/3 paved to 2/3 unpaved. There is less than 50 feet elevation gain and loss on the course and four dirt / paved transitions. It is a fast wide course with several sharp turns. Competitors will be set off in 3 skill categories with no age class or gender distinction. You can race your dad or sister in this one! 1st-3rd cash lap primes will be offered for each category as well as sprint primes throughout the event and bell lap prizes.

The course will start in front of the Parks & Recreation office on Spring Street. The course travels along this wide paved road for approximately .2 miles. The course then turns sharply left onto an unnamed, unpaved double track utility road. After descending steeply for 150 feet the road merges with another unpaved wide dirt road known as Spring Garden. The course travels along Spring Garden for .2 miles before it junctions with Polk St. The course turns left onto Polk Street, a steep paved road, and travels up it for only 100 feet before turning right into a gravel parking lot in Harmon Park. The course continues along the parking lot and a gravel road through the parks interior (The finish line for the race will be on this flat section of gravel road.) After a flat run through part of the park, the road rises to another parking lot in an upper tier of the park. The course veers left through the parking lot between a bluff and the Parks & Recreation Office. The course then turns left off of the gravel road back onto Spring Street to the start line, finishing the last .2 miles.