Just wandering why a poker run is named that?

 

It is a a couple mile long race with pit stops. At each stop you get a card. The guy guy with the best hand wins. Thats what i was told but i was never at a poker run.

 

I have been on a number of poker and dice runs. Actually, it is not a race. The sponsers of the ride make it very clear to all who participate. It usually consists of marked trails, 20-40 miles long with 5 check stations. At each check station, you draw a card or roll the dice and the sponsers keep track of your score by your registation number. At the end, the one with the highest score wins. It usually costs around $10-$15 dollars to enter. The next ride that I am aware of is on 9/24/2000 in Salamanca, New York.

 

Hit the National Jamboree in Fillmore, Ut next June and I'll we will show you what a poker run is. As it has been said above you ride to a check point, draw a card or throw the dice, the best hand wins. The name porker run makes reference to a poker hand.

Ride safe, Ride often!!!!!!!

 

In Park Falls, Wisconsin a poker run is a place where quads from all over the state gather to be arrested and harassed by the DNR, State Patrol, Sherriff and the U.S. Forest Service. Over the Labor Day Weekend it was not unusual to have your vehicle registration checked three times a day.

People who got lost and drove off of the trail were fined $200 by the U.S. Forest Service.

If gravel sprayed from your tires rounding a corner you were fined. $200

The rally activity took place 38 miles from the town it was advertised in. So the local authorites set up check-points (roadblocks) along the trail and hid in the bushes along the way.

The name of the rally should be changed to "The Gauntlet" instead of Wisconsin All Terrain Vehicle Association Rally.