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-I I 'Entrants gathered in the parking lot of Stokes Cycle Center forthe pre-,run rider's meeting. ' Marion Seyles waves the first of 1200 riders away at the start of the 9th Annual Charleston Poker Run. The event has become an area happening and draws many family entries and a variety of machinery. Charleston Poker Run draws ,1200 riders route took riders through some beautiful areas." From Marion Seyles' starting flag to the final greased plank ride, the focus was on having a ball. Goose Creek, South Carolina's Harry and Era King have ridden in all nine Charleston Poker Runs. Honda Aspencade-mounted King said, "Stokes Cycle Center does a great job with this. Everyone turns out, gets along and has a good time together." Hundreds of additional spectators and unofficial entries swarmed to the rear of Stokes' lot to enjoy Grover Ewers' fish fry, biker comradery, and numerous contests of riding skill. Slow race winner Robbie Miley overcame a two bike length deficit to upset jody Singletary and his Honda Rebel. "His bike held an advantage," said Miley, "but my year of training paid off." Bangor, Maine's Roy pUle, who is stationed at Charleston Air Force Base as a C-14l flight'engineer, deftly gobbled the elusive mustard drenehed By Mike and Anne Adair· CHARLESTON, SC, OCT. 5 A whopping turnout of 1200 riders enjoyed 110 miles of lower South Carolina's fall scenery in the 9th Annual Charleston Poker Run. Event chairman Eddie Stokes explained, "We tried to make this year's run the safest and most' fun yet." Stokes' efforts were aided by full cooperation of the Charleston County Police Department. "The police did"a great job keeping the speeds down but they were quite lenient. We only had one minor accident," said Stokes. "One guy turned to wave at a pretty girl, tail ended the car he. was following, and got a little skinned up:" Lil.yout chairman Greg Hodges added, "We tried to emphasize the fun of the day and not the speed. Our hot dog from astride his machine to clinch the Weenie Ride trophy. Switzerland native Cindy Hobbs, won both the unofficial Farthest Travel and Best Dressed awards. The Ninja 600R rider said, "I am studying architecture here and am glad that I got to ride today's event." In the Greased Plank competition, Les Edmund was the Only entrant to successfully slither the length of the 12-foot board, "I stayed off the gas, kept it headed straight, and it worked," said a happy Edmunds. T.L. Almond and Roland Amundsen typify the feflowship of the day; bOth men served in the Navy and rode Harleys together in 1950. Almond said, "We met here again today and it was old home week for bOth of us. " The '74 FLH Harley T.L. rode on this run was the very same machine he had back then." "Roland followed me on the Gold Wing with a tow rope just in case," said a smiling Amond. •