Let's all try to help create a safer route for the poker run
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:16 am
We need to respect these drivers and help promote their safety. All they need is is an afternoon from us and in turn we get to see some magnificent machines running down the lake.
As a two time participant, there are three things that come to mind that IMO that could have been avoided by the spectators.
Stay put while the boats are running by. We have all seen the idiot running down the course tring to get a better cheung spot or maybe they think it's cool to watch these guys jump their wakes. I don't care if you are a runabout or a 50 foot cruiser plowing down the lake, these boats have enough to contend with each other, let alone additional rollers, or in many cases another obstacle created by trying to maneuver around a slower boat. Get out early, get your spot and keep your a$$ still, or at least at no wake speed, and out of the course.
Houseboats may think it's cool to cruise down the center and watch these guys go by. Not only do these create a major obstruction but a large blind spot blocking the field ahead.
Try to keep away from the inside corners of some those sharp bends. Several of these create a blind spot and the poker run boats don't see you till the last minute.
I'm sure several of you can think of other ways that we as spectators can help create a safer run for these guys, Again, we are getting quite a free show at quite the expense of others. Let's respect these machines and their passengers.
As a two time participant, there are three things that come to mind that IMO that could have been avoided by the spectators.
Stay put while the boats are running by. We have all seen the idiot running down the course tring to get a better cheung spot or maybe they think it's cool to watch these guys jump their wakes. I don't care if you are a runabout or a 50 foot cruiser plowing down the lake, these boats have enough to contend with each other, let alone additional rollers, or in many cases another obstacle created by trying to maneuver around a slower boat. Get out early, get your spot and keep your a$$ still, or at least at no wake speed, and out of the course.
Houseboats may think it's cool to cruise down the center and watch these guys go by. Not only do these create a major obstruction but a large blind spot blocking the field ahead.
Try to keep away from the inside corners of some those sharp bends. Several of these create a blind spot and the poker run boats don't see you till the last minute.
I'm sure several of you can think of other ways that we as spectators can help create a safer run for these guys, Again, we are getting quite a free show at quite the expense of others. Let's respect these machines and their passengers.
