I called one of the members to get the juicy details. July 24th is the Poker Run. Friday night (the 23rd) they gather in the Chagrin River at The Deck for a pre-party (I think they expect it to be a smaller group). Saturday morning 'till Sunday morning is the actual poker run.
They start in Fairport Harbor, run to Mentor, then the Rock -N-Roll hall, then to Lakeside Yach Club in Cleveland for a free Lunch (compliments fo National Marine).
Then fire up again and head over to Rocky River, and wind up in Eastlake for an all night party at Pacers.
I haven't registered yet, but I plan to.
The cost is $250 for 4 people, and $40 for each additional person. That gets you a T-Shirt, free lunch, a Stake dinner and a bunch of door prizes. They said that can't guarantee a T-Shirt for the additional guests. 1st place is something like $7500 ($3000 in cash and a high-perf outdrive), second is somethink like $1500, third is $800 and fourth is $500 (depending on the number of participants). They have sponsors that give away exhaust systems, radios, TV's, electronics, etc. They expect 60 - 70 boats this year.
I was originally planning on 6 people in my boat. Now I am thinking it might be best to have only 4 for comfort reasons. Still tossing that around.
They don't require a pre-registration, but they might have a T-Shirt problem and a sponsor problem if they don't get enough pre-registered people. I prefer to pre-pay that way I don't spend as much money on the day of the event.
Hope to see some familiar faces and boats up there.
Dave, come on, I know you can find a few people to help foot the bill :winker:
