Copper Harbor Fat Tire

Culvers Racing gains another podium.  The crew set out for the 2 day festival at the Copper Harbor Fat Tire this past weekend.  With plenty of activity planned and a new course it lived up to its usual hype.  The course was redesigned this year for a 1 lap 27 mile race changed from it's past version of a 2 lap 24 mile race.  The first half was routed through the usual bumpy and technical single track but the riders were treated to a completely new section of single track for the remainder of the race.  On the starting line for the team was Tom Carpenter, Glen Lerlie, Danny Hill, and Justin Weber.

The race took it's usual hot start up the pavement hill to the first dirt section.  With the lead rider up the road a bit Tom and Aaron Swanson took on the chase.  They worked on the catch for the first half until Tom went off on his own.  He rode the rest of the race by himself.  He had a few mishaps on the way filling his rear tire several times with air.  It cost him a couple minutes on the leader but it held out for him and he finished behind Chris Peariso for a 2nd overall.  Tom was the first amateur to cross the line.

The rest of the team filed in with very respectable positions.  Justin Weber, 13th.  Glen Lerlie, 22nd. Danny Hill, 43rd.