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Getting on nearly a month now, and I have finally got my pictures ready 
This event is an annual one down here in aid of a charity foundation started to honour a fellow staff member of the company I buy my electrical goods from. He was a much loved member of the team, and his passing was all too early, so every year J.A. Russell Ltd hold this poker Run event to raise funds...and every year it gets bigger.
Due to Covid and a host of other events, and weather, this years edition was initially cancelled....but due to a huge cry from the participants, it went ahead. A new date was arranged, and the initial maximum of 50 vehicles ballooned to 75 or so. I know a couple of guys couldn't be there due to last minutes breakages, but the ones who attended had a great time.
For those of you who don't know what a Poker Run is - you make several stops along the route, and at each stop, you do an activity and receive a playing card to make your 'hand'. Of course, I forgot about how serious some people get about this, and there was an obvious level of 'dodgy swaps' going on.....going by the results. My buddy 'Wanga' (Wayne) came along for the ride, and we thought we had a decent and honest hand....only to be placed down the list by some full houses with Aces & Kings.
Anyway....a full tank of gas....92 litres (smidge over 20 imperial gallons) and we were off. First ones to arrive by a long way, so I hit the Coffee cart first. Cars starting rolling (and sliding) in at quite a pace not long after. A great selection and variety of cars turned up - it was billed as a special interest car rally....so not many daily drivers showed up.
This event is an annual one down here in aid of a charity foundation started to honour a fellow staff member of the company I buy my electrical goods from. He was a much loved member of the team, and his passing was all too early, so every year J.A. Russell Ltd hold this poker Run event to raise funds...and every year it gets bigger.
Due to Covid and a host of other events, and weather, this years edition was initially cancelled....but due to a huge cry from the participants, it went ahead. A new date was arranged, and the initial maximum of 50 vehicles ballooned to 75 or so. I know a couple of guys couldn't be there due to last minutes breakages, but the ones who attended had a great time.
For those of you who don't know what a Poker Run is - you make several stops along the route, and at each stop, you do an activity and receive a playing card to make your 'hand'. Of course, I forgot about how serious some people get about this, and there was an obvious level of 'dodgy swaps' going on.....going by the results. My buddy 'Wanga' (Wayne) came along for the ride, and we thought we had a decent and honest hand....only to be placed down the list by some full houses with Aces & Kings.
Anyway....a full tank of gas....92 litres (smidge over 20 imperial gallons) and we were off. First ones to arrive by a long way, so I hit the Coffee cart first. Cars starting rolling (and sliding) in at quite a pace not long after. A great selection and variety of cars turned up - it was billed as a special interest car rally....so not many daily drivers showed up.
