West Coast Predator goes for the kill On The East Coast!

[Speedpro1]

Gary Smith and his team from out west set the pace in the new Predator and were #1 to the first three card stops in Jacksonville, Florida.

[Bgchuby01]

great day for Predator. 3rd boat to the bridge but first boat to the first 3 card stops. Love the run but you can have the rain

[Lubejobs42]

What the Predator team didn't know was The bragging rights go to first one to the bridge.

Most of the boats espically the bigger boats and boats with crash boxes don't go up to the card boats for saftey reasons, Manatee zones and no wake areas. Their cards are given to them at dinner.

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[PARADOX]

What the Predator team didn't know was The bragging rights go to first one to the bridge.

Most of the boats espically the bigger boats and boats with crash boxes don't go up to the card boats for saftey reasons, Manatee zones and no wake areas. Their cards are given to them at dinner.

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Braggin' rights belong to the "crazy seven", that had tha ballz to go the the rest of the stops after lunch, in the rain. My boat was shaking so bed, like it lost a prop blade. It was from me shivering.

Great run of the BIG cats, tho, and I can understand not actually getting the cards, at some spots, (But at least get there or close) but as far as I go.. IT'S an event... not a race. It's ok to race of course and more power to the crazy nuts.. BUT... No show at the card stops... no card.. no hands...
kinda defeats the purpose of the Poker Run theme. Not much of a TRUE “Poker Run” when everyone makes a mad dash to the lunch spot, and a mad sprint back to the hotel skipping all the stops, then still get all their chances with the playing hands. (I don't think any one of us actually go the these run to win with the cards, but it is a "Poker Run" after all.)
The stops are independent businesses, providing a service and deserve the attention and effort by us “nuts” to show our appreciation at least.

Thanks for the pix BigChubby.. I will work on the XXXL “T” s for you.


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[jima97]

Braggin' rights belong to the "crazy seven", that had tha ballz to go the the rest of the stops after lunch, in the rain. My boat was shaking so bed, like it lost a prop blade. It was from me shivering.

Great run of the BIG cats, tho, and I can understand not actually getting the cards, at some spots, (But at least get there or close) but as far as I go.. IT'S an event... not a race. It's ok to race of course and more power to the crazy nuts.. BUT... No show at the card stops... no card.. no hands...
kinda defeats the purpose of the Poker Run theme. Not much of a TRUE “Poker Run” when everyone makes a mad dash to the lunch spot, and a mad sprint back to the hotel skipping all the stops, then still get all their chances with the playing hands. (I don't think any one of us actually go the these run to win with the crads, but it is a "Poker Run" after all.)
The stops are independent businesses, providing a service and deserve the attention and effort by us “nuts” to show our appreciation at least.

Thanks for the pix BigChubby.. I will work on the XXXL “T” s for you.


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Fun metting and running with you guys, I was shivering too! (one of the seven)

Gino did ask in the meeting if there was a problem not stopping, no one had a problem then. I wouldn't stop either if had I had their boats.

[PARADOX]

Fun metting and running with you guys, I was shivering too! (one of the seven)

Gino did ask in the meeting if there was a problem not stopping, no one had a problem then. I wouldn't stop either if had I had their boats.

It was good meeting and running with you guys too.
I understand "not stopping" at the card stops, especially with some of the rigs. I also understand some of the "racing" and the getting some fast times in. While I can't keep up with some of the "big guys". I, too hit the throttle a bit a few times with boats that have compatible speed and eq. And Jax is a good place to do it. It's just nice to have as many boats running together as possible. Even if the Gino group have to slow down a bit.

[GRADS]

Most of the boats espically the bigger boats and boats with crash boxes don't go up to the card boats for saftey reasons, Manatee zones and no wake areas. Their cards are given to them at dinner.

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What a bunch of bullcrap. Why even leave the dock if you're not going to hit the card stops. Just go collect your cards inside and call it a day.

[BBB725]

What a bunch of bullcrap. Why even leave the dock if you're not going to hit the card stops. Just go collect your cards inside and call it a day.

The poker run that I was involved setting up, we made getting the cards at each stop optional because of liability reasons.

[Lubejobs42]

What a bunch of bullcrap. Why even leave the dock if you're not going to hit the card stops. Just go collect your cards inside and call it a day.

First of all if you ever drove with crash boxes you would understand. Add congestion, wind and current and that's where the name "crash" came from. This even is also different then many when it came to the cards. You could buy additional hands and the money went to charity. So it's not like we weren't involved in the poker part of the event.
This was no secret or surprise, I brought it up in the meeting and EVERYONE in the run was there to hear.

[KnotRight]

What a bunch of bullcrap. Why even leave the dock if you're not going to hit the card stops. Just go collect your cards inside and call it a day.

Liability my boy.

Have you ever run a 50 foot cat with crashboxes and blower motors?

[GRADS]

First of all if you ever drove with crash boxes you would understand. Add congestion, wind and current and that's where the name "crash" came from. .

Liability my boy.

Have you ever run a 50 foot cat with crashboxes and blower motors?

Well if your boats are worthless POKER RUN boats then slap some numbers on them, get an orange helmet and call it race.

[KnotRight]

Yet the question goes unanswered.


Sometimes I have a hard time wearing a helmet cause my head is too big.
Its all good my friend.

[SKATER40]

Well if your boats are worthless POKER RUN boats then slap some numbers on them, get an orange helmet and call it race.

Boats that show up where there sole purpose is to race to the first card stop but cant or dont want to get cards for what ever reason,should strap on orange helmets and numbers and go racing.Poker runs are not a place for canopied boats or full blown race boats that show up with there numbers removed for the weekend poker runs.
They are contributing nothing for the charitible event and are only endangering its future.

[Geronimo36]

What a bunch of bullcrap. Why even leave the dock if you're not going to hit the card stops. Just go collect your cards inside and call it a day.

Personally, I think if you can't collect all the cards you should forfeit your hand. It's been pointed out that you need to finish to win, the same should hold true for the cards.

Some of us actually go to the stops while others make a 15 minute blast, go back to the dock, collect cards and win..... Seems to me something is wrong with the concept.

[Big Time]

Personally, I think if you can't collect all the cards you should forfeit your hand. It's been pointed out that you need to finish to win, the same should hold true for the cards.

Some of us actually go to the stops while others make a 15 minute blast, go back to the dock, collect cards and win..... Seems to me something is wrong with the concept.

I see your point, but....

We did a poker run last year and due to mechanical issue couldn't make the start on time...we got out but couldn't get to all the stops in time (people handing out the cards had already left). It was disappointing but would have been even more disappointing if we weren't able to collect on cards we weren't able to get during the run.

[T2x]

OY...........

It's been too long since the last fatality and the pecker length contests are revving up again. After the next accident we will no doubt hear"

"What a great driver he was"

"He was always careful"

"He went over every detail in the boat and never pushed it to unsafe levels"

"It must have been mechanical failure."


Truth is at 150 mph in an open cockpit boat......Mario Andretti can't correct for a sudden "situation".........

I do enjoy this theme though......"West Coast Predator...etc" Of course it is referring to a Midwest Cat.....


T2x

[Lubejobs42]

Personally, I think if you can't collect all the cards you should forfeit your hand. It's been pointed out that you need to finish to win, the same should hold true for the cards.

Some of us actually go to the stops while others make a 15 minute blast, go back to the dock, collect cards and win..... Seems to me something is wrong with the concept.

The way many of the poker runs are set up now is you can buy additional cards-hands. So no matter who picked up what cards, that could change at anytime by purchasing more hands.


I will tell you, no matter how many cards have picked up, been handed or purchased outright, I have never won a thing.

[MarylandMark]

More competition in a poker run than a boat race...

Glad/hope everyone had a good safe time!

[justgolf]

so who was the first one to the bridge?

[Bgchuby01]

Gino, we both know that this thread is all in fun, now saying that we also have crash boxes and got our first card FIRST. went to the second stop and again was the first one there. On the way to the third stop you pulled behind us since we were in the wrong cove for the third stop. as we ran the coastline for the third stop you went straight for the lunch stop. Yes we also have crash boxes and we idled through the manetee zones. Yes you beat us to the bridge but as you know we slowed down going through the fish boats with the fireboat having his red light on and we slowed since we were taught to slow down for red lights. By the way did you give Larry his dose of Geritol before the start. Larry who loves ya baby