H20 Toie, I remember you stepped up before the run became popular and made a sizable contribution for charity, that was awesome. Back then the charity was Havasu for Youth, and I'm sure that money went a long way towards cleats, helmets and pads for the kids who couldn't afford them.
You and Tank are the real deal when it comes to experience at poker runs....have you ever missed one?
You could take 5 mins to have a serious discussion that channel 22 is strictly for drivers and channel 28 and 34 are for passengers?
The problem is I can see how an announcement at the drivers meeting could change do to a million things. And you have no way of hailing the groups effectively once they are on the water.
If I were partaking in a poker run I’d turn on our handheld VHF. Heck pick up 10 from west marine (I know a few can loan their Port Supply account) and sell them to those who don’t have them.
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Just do what we do for off-roading. If you don’t have a radio, you can’t participate.
J/K we only do that sometimes
Hah! Nailed it.
I became a staff member after the first Heatwave poker run in 99.
DS hit 200+ boats in Fall 2000, and as Tank said - that was a feat. Other poker runs allowed houseboats, cruisers and PWC's, DS had performance boats.
The street parties were an instant success. Jim S. from the LHMA laid the framework and I promoted the first two street parties, but by that time the city was onboard and everybody wanted in.
DS grew into a monster and I tapped out as a VOLUNTEER staff member in 2007. The run was no longer fun to work; it became a second job.
And there was also more than a handful of other volunteers on this site who busted their tails to make DS great.
Hammer - contact little Jimmy and become a volunteer, DS needs new lifeblood every few years.
I found these just last night while thumbing thru old records...
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Good! Coming back from FL... That place sux. Started a 3rd shop in TX, so bouncing between CA, FL, and TX.
When you're in OC, we have some room to [emoji3060]
Yes Sir!
Good! Coming back from FL... That place sux. Started a 3rd shop in TX, so bouncing between CA, FL, and TX.
Got rid of the Tuna boat and started collecting cars... So much easier than boats, lol.
Built a mid-travel FJ Cruiser, so hope to get out there again this Winter. When the economy finally collapses figure I'll pick up another DCB with some whackers... Shit's outta control right now.
Had to upgrade the storage situation
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I missed one after i sold the Cigarette 6 years ago but have been to them even without a boat since then. Yeah it was fun times back then, its still fun just different.H20 Toie, I remember you stepped up before the run became popular and made a sizable contribution for charity, that was awesome. Back then the charity was Havasu for Youth, and I'm sure that money went a long way towards cleats, helmets and pads for the kids who couldn't afford them.
You and Tank are the real deal when it comes to experience at poker runs....have you ever missed one?
Dude, such great shots! Great memories buddy
THIS is Desert Storm!!! You are the man @Tank
I have a shit ton more pics but this gets the point across. Some GREAT times!
Those were great days regardless! We ran it a bunch, ugly or not, haha
I have always wondered the same thing, regardless of the wind conditions, for the most part when you round that last bend by Cattail you can really hammer it, typically a little bit of ripples compared to the rest of the lake being blown to shit.
Oh fuck yeah! The Strength & Honor Kilo Cig was INSANE (I actually liked it best in that iteration when it came to DS. The new paint is a bit more subtle and doesn't pop). They were having problem with carbon fiber plugging up the fuel filters. Boat was built light and they used carbon fiber fuel cells.
That's where the guys always laid it down to get to card stop one. And to me, seems like EVERY time we roll down to the springs it's pretty nice and calm down there.
Some might baulk at the thought of actually not having a "poker run" but when you really think about it....Does an actual poker run need to occur? It really doesn't. Most people don't even bother hitting all the stops. We actually just waited and got our cards at the LBR this year. Go big and rent out all of pirates for a private lunch party / wrist bands only to enter. Then organize somewhere in all that a helicopter photo shoot then they can focus on bringing the shoot out aspect to the next level (and maybe focus on cleaning up the street party and the politics as was mentioned earlier in this thread
)Strength and Honor was so bad ass, my absolute favorite. Yes, all of the heavy hitters! I pulled the Lambo orange ZRC around for Craig and parked it in the cove when he took the other. Such a good dude.
Could not agree more. Great post.Some might baulk at the thought of actually not having a "poker run" but when you really think about it....Does an actual poker run need to occur? It really doesn't. Most people don't even bother hitting all the stops. We actually just waited and got our cards at the LBR this year. Go big and rent out all of pirates for a private lunch party / wrist bands only to enter. Then organize somewhere in all that a helicopter photo shoot then they can focus on bringing the shoot out aspect to the next level (and maybe focus on cleaning up the street party and the politics as was mentioned earlier in this thread
I like it. But to me, poker runs have NEVER been about stopping and grabbing cards. It's always been about the social aspect while on land and the boating aspect while on the water. Could probably count on one hand how many times I've actually stopped on the water to grab cards. LOL
The "lunch run" aspect is way more appealing. I pleaded with the SCOPE guys to ad a lunch run to the SCOPE poker run for years. My vision was the way Key West run and DS run were done. My point was always, you have a bunch of people coming to So Cal from all over the western US and they run to Catalina and can't even stay to enjoy it. Kind've silly. They felt it couldn't be done strategically wise. They finally started doing a lunch run the day before the poker run right before they stopped doing runs.
Craig is still doing very well over at Statement. I know a lot of people in the industry and I don't think I've ever met a person that has had such a huge and vast carrier in the performance boating industry. He's worked, owned and ran a lot of big places. Still talk to him regularly. He and Lynda are doing well.
Some might baulk at the thought of actually not having a "poker run" but when you really think about it....Does an actual poker run need to occur? It really doesn't. Most people don't even bother hitting all the stops. We actually just waited and got our cards at the LBR this year. Go big and rent out all of pirates for a private lunch party / wrist bands only to enter. Then organize somewhere in all that a helicopter photo shoot then they can focus on bringing the shoot out aspect to the next level (and maybe focus on cleaning up the street party and the politics as was mentioned earlier in this thread
I like it. But to me, poker runs have NEVER been about stopping and grabbing cards. It's always been about the social aspect while on land and the boating aspect while on the water. Could probably count on one hand how many times I've actually stopped on the water to grab cards in poker runs from coast to coast for the past 25 years. LOL
The "lunch run" aspect is way more appealing. I pleaded with the SCOPE guys to ad a lunch run to the SCOPE poker run for years. My vision was the way Key West run and DS run were done. My point was always, you have a bunch of people coming to So Cal from all over the western US and they run to Catalina and can't even stay to enjoy it. Kind've silly. They felt it couldn't be done strategically wise. They finally started doing a lunch run the day before the poker run right before they stopped doing runs.
But if you really sit back and do an overview of the way other runs are conducted across the country, you'd see that "poker runs" are kind've falling to the side and fun runs and lunch runs are the big thing. All the PBC events are fun run themed. Powell Challenge, even Stu's florida powerboat club runs are turning more to destination runs over classic poker run themed. People like running to a destination, stopping, eating socializing and then getting back on their boat and running some more.
The "lunch run" aspect is way more appealing. I pleaded with the SCOPE guys to ad a lunch run to the SCOPE poker run for years. My vision was the way Key West run and DS run were done. My point was always, you have a bunch of people coming to So Cal from all over the western US and they run to Catalina and can't even stay to enjoy it. Kind've silly. They felt it couldn't be done strategically wise. They finally started doing a lunch run the day before the poker run right before they stopped doing runs.
Unfortunate SCOPE folded. That would have been rad. If you promoted/organized it right, you could get local bars and restaurants involved and do some sort of boat show in a harbor. I have thought about organizing something like that in the past. I just don't know how much LB loves powerboats? Or if that is even the right harbor to do it in? They aren't exactly a fan of the boat races Ross puts on.....
I’ll agree with this. I’ve done a handful of poker runs and it’s kinda anti climatic. I’ve found a group of guys that do a couple of informal events throughout the year. Nothing really organized, more of a group of friends going boating together. Run down the River, raft up or hit lunch, run back. Much more fun.Some might baulk at the thought of actually not having a "poker run" but when you really think about it....Does an actual poker run need to occur? It really doesn't. Most people don't even bother hitting all the stops. We actually just waited and got our cards at the LBR this year. Go big and rent out all of pirates for a private lunch party / wrist bands only to enter. Then organize somewhere in all that a helicopter photo shoot then they can focus on bringing the shoot out aspect to the next level (and maybe focus on cleaning up the street party and the politics as was mentioned earlier in this thread
I like it. But to me, poker runs have NEVER been about stopping and grabbing cards. It's always been about the social aspect while on land and the boating aspect while on the water. Could probably count on one hand how many times I've actually stopped on the water to grab cards in poker runs from coast to coast for the past 25 years. LOL
The "lunch run" aspect is way more appealing. I pleaded with the SCOPE guys to ad a lunch run to the SCOPE poker run for years. My vision was the way Key West run and DS run were done. My point was always, you have a bunch of people coming to So Cal from all over the western US and they run to Catalina and can't even stay to enjoy it. Kind've silly. They felt it couldn't be done strategically wise. They finally started doing a lunch run the day before the poker run right before they stopped doing runs.
But if you really sit back and do an overview of the way other runs are conducted across the country, you'd see that "poker runs" are kind've falling to the side and fun runs and lunch runs are the big thing. All the PBC events are fun run themed. Powell Challenge, even Stu's florida powerboat club runs are turning more to destination runs over classic poker run themed. People like running to a destination, stopping, eating socializing and then getting back on their boat and running some more.
