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ee c:. .'". se THE POKER PARADE ''"" Q t> .. THREE CHEERS FOR THE HI·JINX ~ • By John Shedd If you missed this poker run , you missed a good one which more than Iikely won't be repe ated until the Hi·J inx have anothe r. The Hi-Jinx don 't like the average, too easy, poker run. They like to be ju s t a li ttl e di ffer ent. Th i s club believes in the old phil os ophy tha t what i s worth having is worth working for, and to win some of the ir go ld you must s tay alert and work for every point. That's what I said , every point. No one gets a trophy just because he was luc ky eno ugh to draw a goo d poker hand. The five c ar ds that were drawn at th e non-s ecr et checks were only a small par t. Their trophy getters are points . In this point system riders are given points for making checks (not as easy at it sounds), for po ker hands , for making observations along the way and answering re lated quesuons, and also the games. Th er e were a po s s tble 126 points in this run and the winner missed 40 of them. Although only a small group of riders took part in the run, all of those wbo finisbed bad a blast. All that finisbed? Sound strange for a poker run? Like J said, the Hr - Jinx don' t like things too easy. Onl y 50% of the entires we re able to comp lete the run . The rest? Nobody knows, but tbey didn' t make it to tbe finisb . In fact , quite a few didn't make it to tbe first cbeck, whicb was beld open two bours longer tban planned. (Tbree ride rs that I kno w of were at Disneyland when they s hou ld have be e n Ieaving check point #1 in Turnbull Can yon beading for a taco stand in Pomona). I. a ~ ~ M ~ Fun bikes were popular ' ; the ·HI.J lnx Run, Tb e cycli s ts left one at a time a t two minute in tervals , from Jenkins Spor t s Ce nter in Norwal k, When th e riders took off, tbey had only enougb ins truc ti ons to le ad them to tbe fi rs t check, Hi-Jin x instru ctions are not re ally har d, bu t th ey are differ en t and al low li ttl e room for mis tak es . Th e name s of s t ree ts an d bigb· way numbers a re neve r used s o one bas no way of reacbing tb e next ch eck unl es s he followed bi s directi on s to the letter. To follow tbe rou te, on e must cou nt traffic signals, stop signs a nd inte rsection s , look for certai n buildings, landmarks, etc. The s beets were sim ple to foll ow , but follow tbem you must. Printed on tbe di rection sbeets were qu estio ns to be ans were d by ob s erving ce rtai n t hings a long the way. Correct ans we rs to tbese questions scored points for the ride rs at the next cbeck. Rid er s carried a tally card, and an omcal at eacb c he ck marked down the number of poi n ts be had earned since the previou s check, All rid e rs di d not rece ive the s ame set o f d ire c tions. There were two d iffenent sets, and d1ey were gi ve n o ut alte rnately . This pro vid ed a hit o f fun , because a t the very first tum som e were sent tu th e left and some we re s ent to the righ t. 1lIen to make thi ngs more co nfusing, th e y found th ems elve s meeting e ac h" othe r on ly a few momenis later. After working tbeir way nortb over •• TRAIL AND SPORTS MOTORCYCLE CARRIER THE ONL YCARRIER THAT WILL RAISE & HOLD YOUR SIKE TO MOST CARS, AND CAMPERS. o SOLD THROUGH ALL BETTER MOTORCYCLE SHOPS. w 8