FORCs Frozen Fat Fondo Festival 2015

[Guldy]

Save hassle and Register Online before midnight Thurs 5th.

You can register in person Saturday morning at 9AM - 1030AM; race at 11AM.

Change into warm clothes after the Fondo main event & bring a chair 'cause you don't want to miss the Festivities.

Enjoy the firepits, enter the Shenanigans, eat some hot chow, partake in THE pot luck, stomp faces off!

Shenanigan Prizes, near $800 worth, are WHERE ITS AT! Can't win if you don't play!

Fondo entrants get in all three for free; $5 per event otherwise. Sign up at registration tent for details; 3.5" wide tires or greater reqd.

• Skidmark Contest winner gets rare $250 45NRTH studded - STUDDED - Dillinger 5, hard to find in stock!
• Wheelie Contest winner goes home with $300 Carver Carbon O'Beast fork! Weighs only 1-1/4 pints of beer uncut, and will hold a Bud!
• Fat&Slow Duel winner earns a $240 bronze Surly Clownshoe!

[ew_perry]

USA Cycling automatically adds it to your basket it at checkout. However you can remove it and still register and participate.

[Guldy]

Wow. Wow wow wow!!
Great People. Great Fun. Great Food. Great Weather. Great Beverages. Great Time!!

Fondo entrants delivered a remarkable display of endurance & fortitude as the conditions changed throughout the race from frozen to slush to some slop.
Fat Bike love.
No entrants in the Solo Womens category.

Solo Mens Winners
1st - David Glover, Moab UT, 9 laps ~ 23.4 miles
2nd - Matt Jarrett, location?, 8 laps ~ 20.8 miles
3rd - Tom Keller, Bloomington IL 7 laps ~ 18.2 miles
(7 laps was 8-way tie, TKeller completed 7 before others)

Team Winners
1st - The Three Beardos - Ryan Neipert, Jake Ralfs, Brian Kingsbury, all Davenport, 9 laps ~ 23.4 miles
2nd - Clutch Millkey Dirt - Aaron Mielke, Ryan Cannady, Aaron Houzinga, Davenport Davenport Moline, 8 laps ~20.8 miles (8 laps was multi-way tie, ClutchMillkeyDirt completed 8 laps before others)
3rd - Moto Baconator - Russ Bardsley, Michael Vittetoe, Dane Miller, Silvis, Washington IA, Muscatine 8 laps ~20.8 miles (8 laps multi-way tie, Baconators was 2nd team to complete 8 laps)

Shenanigans Winners
Fat&Slow Duel - Fred “Hopalong” great beer potluck don’t remember his last name
Wheelie contest - Kurt “ISleepLikeThis” Davis
Skidmark Winner - Ryan “CheckYoDrawers” Neipert

Sooo many people put Tons of preparation & work into FORCs inaugural Frozen Fat Fondo Festival -- too many to name, don’t want to leave anyone out, just THANK YOU ALL! It was a fundraising financial success for FORC.
Special Thanks to my wife Amber who is starting to feel better!

[Knapperbill]

Guldy, thanks to you and everyone that helped put this on! I had a fricken blast!

[Guldy]

USA Cycling automatically adds it to your basket it at checkout. However you can remove it and still register and participate.

That is correct, no one day license is required.

What they said.
FFFFest detailed webpage HERE!
All members of a 3 person team must register individually -- ref: details at link above (its pretty handy).
Haven't registered? Save $5 and get VIP Access at race day registration booth. Login to USAC and register HERE!
Or get in the no whining line.

[Bexter]

We rode the Fondo course this morning. Great fun! Nice work, Guldy!

[Vittetoe761]

So you're saying there's a chance!!

http://tswails.com/paul-revere-says-...kes-are-coming

[Dirt]

What gives? I'm trying to register online. When I click to register, my cart automatically floods in with a $20 license and a $15 one day pass and a service charge. When I try to remove the $20 license as instructed in previous posts (by clicking the box and by clicking the big red X), it empties the cart completely. Is this what it does every time? How do I select and pay for just the $15 pass (and service fee) only? I'd rather not give USAC $38. Thanks and sorry if this was answered above already.

[Guldy]

You're unchecking the wrong thing. Gotta register bro. Uncheck the 'optional' line.

Using this celebrity entrant as example.

KEEP THIS REGISTRATION LINE CHECKED:
FORC Frozen Fat Fondo Fest Registration for Barack Obama (460431)
02/07/2015 Solo Women $20.00 remove

UNCHECK THIS ONE DAY LICENSE LINE (unless you choose to buy it)
(Optional) Mtn One-day License on 02/07/2015 for Barack Obama (460431)
Optional for riders without an active annual license for Gran Fondo Events. $15.00 remove

[Dirt]

I figured I was doing it wrong. I'll try again this afternoon and report back. Thanks!

[jimithng23]

reg'd

that was easy ;-)

[Dirt]

reg'd

that was easy ;-)

i got something easy for you to do.

[MissMandy]

FFFF course is being groomed late this afternoon. PLEASE stay off the course if you see snowmobile tracks until late Thursday afternoon!!!The cold temps tonite will allow the snow to set-up and we need to keep tire's off trail to prevent rutting!
Thanks and Cheers we're looking forward to an epic premiere to the FFFF!!! �� ��

[MissMandy]

Course is groomed...please stay off until after 3pm Thursday...then go stomp your face off!!!

[badfish41]

Our friends at Great River Brewery in Davenport have graciously donated this jersey for the race raffle. In collaboration with Healthy Habits in Bettendorf, they have brewed a Tripel beer that is on tap at the tasting room. They are also donating a couple cases of beer including the Tripel Crank beer in cans.

Be sure to stop in and say thanks and support your local brewery!

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[DH001]

Another shout out to the volunteers who made this happen and Guldy for keeping us all on track!

A few highlights of the event:

• Impressive winterizing of the shelter and well coordinated inner shelter activities
• Awesome trophies
• Boat loads of swag
• A great course layout
• Snowball fight (another shenanigans event next year?)
• Even got to work on my tan

Can't wait for Fx4 2016. Hopefully the lodge will be finished by then...

Some photos from the event.

[Zombie]

Huge thanks to FORC and the individuals who put this together. Whenever I come back to the QC I'm reminded how welcoming and sincere everybody is. My buddy from Cleveland was blown away by the hospitality and the fatbike scene you've all forged. Made me proud.

Can't wait for next year.