First for me is getting a chance to check out some nice looking boats and then getting to see them run!

And winning money

 

HORSE POWER! Nothing beats running down the water with a ton of high perf boats, and Bikinis

 

I love the side to side close racing. Don't let people tell you that its not a race, it is for me. Running close at WOT, each guy waiting for the next to back off, Love it! Maybe if I was faster I wouldn't have to race so much! Im pretty sure I still would!

 

Running with other high performance boats , checking them out at the dock ,listening to the roar of the motors ,it all adds up to a great day,

I have travel led 8hrs (towed) for a long weekend, to run in a poker/ fun run.
I want to be faster so I can run closer to the front - when I get faster , I will go in every event I can get to .

 

Real Boats
Real Speed
No Bullshit

...everything else is just filler.

 

What I like the best is:
Running WFO alongside other boats. Plus showing off your pride and joy !

Two years ago I ran alongside and was slightly pulling on (maybe 1 mph) a triple engined (HP500) 42 Fountain and when we got to the stop those people made a beeline towards my boat , and couldn't believe it was a single engined boat with no supercharger !

Last year I got a handshake from Wayne Shaldenbrand, he was surprised on how good my boat ran.

Same poker run was told I was a "crazy fokker" by a couple of dudes in a 38 Fountain.

It's things like that that make me feel good !
Plus I like seeing some of the other hardware. I got passed two years ago by a 35 Fountain that had blower motors... it was soooooo cool he came by us (I was running 78-79) like I was standing still and so close I thought I could read the serial numbers on the transom. What a thrill !

 

It is getting all the Hardware out at once, and meeting the folks who own some of the baddest rides in your area, sometimes they come in from other areas, and that is a real treat, something different from what you see every weekend at your hot spot. Then there has to be a Large Party afterward, since on most poker runs, drinking is prohibited. It is going to snow 4-8 inches tonight in Omaha, Ne. That sucks! In ready for some Poker Runs.

Here is a stop on a poker run in Omaha, Ne on the Mo. river, Looks like someone is having too much fun, NICE HAT:laugher: :laugher: :laugher: :laugher: :laugher: :laugher: :laugher: :laugher:

 

The half naked ( or more )women !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

We do one every year, and I have to say it is for the money, but I really think it is for the friends you make, and then you run into them on different lakes and it makes you and them feel like you are part of a group:laugher:
I have met alot of people and boaters are a fine group of people, friendly, helpful and all around nice people:laugher: Did they all come from the Midwest

My saying is "If it floats its FUN"

 

Great insight guys. Let me ask you this. Would you rather have cards handed to you at each stop or would it bother you to get handed a chip then draw the 5-7 cards from a dealer box at the post-run party? The problems I see with cards stuffed in an envelope is the possibility for cheating (hate to say it, but it happens) and just the logistics of stuffing envelopes and distributing evenly to each stop volunteer, and have some kind of serial number thing going on?

Any ideas to to where it's fair, logistically easy, and most of all conducive to fun?...

 

The chip isn`t a bad idea , but if you have ever been to a big poker run ,it is a mad house to get to the table to turn your cards in let alone everyone standing trading chips for cards -waiting to see what everyone pulls out etc , it is a good idea but it would have to be organized properly, unfortunately I have to stand in line because I`m along way from being first one back.

 

Typically the party gate swings open at 4-5pm with the announcement of winning hands etc. beginning NLT 8pm. This gives folks plenty of time and opportunity to casually go up and pull cards, have them posted on a board (if they're in the top five), and go about the partying with the occasional glance at the board to see whose in front. Plus no cheating possible....

 

I like the idea with chips. I have been to a couple of small runs where you pick and see your cards at each stop. They record the cards right there on the spot and you sign your initials on the record sheet along with the dealers.

These were runs where you had several hours to make it to all the stops in any order that you want. You just had to be back by a set time to see who won, eat and party.

 

It's interesting to read of the different methods being used out there both complicated and simplistic. I'm trying to connect the best of both perspectives (organizer and participant) to make the event successful and logicitcally simple.

What about things such as prearranged discounts on hotels and information about ramps or lift service for the out of towner? Would you prefer to get a hotel on your own? We're working on improving our information package as well...