Edson Atv Rally - July 4, 2009

Edson 7th Annual Poker Rally

When: Saturday July 4,2009

Registration: Saturday Registration 8 am - 11 am

Location: Staging area is approximately 16 kms west of Edson, turn north on range road 192 (Swanson Road), 8 kms to staging area on right hand side. Signs will be posted Sat. morning along the highway and RR192

Info: All hands must be in by 5:00pm
Prizes distributed starting at 6:00pm
Poker rally registration includes a ticket for a burger and pop after the last check point. Free hot dogs available at the third check point.


Prizes for top three poker hands
Lots of door prizes
Raffle tickets/prizes

Club memberships available, single $30, Family $40
Random Camping available at staging area and various areas along the road.
Poker rally distance approx. 50 km

Fun for the whole family!!!

[rknight111]

Above post Updated..

[brianwmcdonald]

Why is that every rally this year falls on a weekend I have a wedding to go to?

[rubirose]

Invite the wedding party to the rally LOL

[Alberta Redneck]

It was a great time last year! Count the 6 of us in again, looking forward to it.

The camping was a little tight at the staging area, could someone please tell me what the name is of the campsite that is close to the turnoff on the highway.

Thanks

Alberta Redneck

[Garryese]

Originally Posted by Alberta Redneck

It was a great time last year! Count the 6 of us in again, looking forward to it.

The camping was a little tight at the staging area, could someone please tell me what the name is of the campsite that is close to the turnoff on the highway.

Thanks

Alberta Redneck

Hornbeck is the campground just east of the highway turn off. There are many random camping areas between the highway and the staging area.

There is another small campground north of the staging area. If you were there last year, you passed this campground just after you left the first check point on the trail.

A mile west of the highway turn off, on the north side of the highway is a stocked fishing pond in a gravel pit. Should be able to camp there as well.

I'll drive out there in the next week or so and GPS all the camping areas and put it on google earth.

[Garryese]

The following link is for a Google map that show the locations of obvious camping areas near the poker rally. Hornbeck and Sundance creek have ATV use restrictions.

Edson ATV Poker Rally - Camping - Google Maps

Scroll to the north on the map to see the Sundance Creek Camp Ground

[rider4life]

Can anyone tell me what the registration fee for the rally is?

[Garryese]

We had a long discussion regarding fees and children who go along for the ride but do not draw cards. I am not 100% sure of the final conclusion, but I will find out by next Wednesday.

For now, I believe it is $15.00 or $20.00 for registration and first hand.

[RedBoy400]

Anyone know if helmets are mandatory? I plan on going but dont gotta helm :/ Stupid perhaps I know, i plan on getting one, if they're mandatory it'll give me even more of an excuse to go spend some coin

[rubirose]

Well in that case, YES THEY ARE. A lot of us riders shake our heads and grumble when we see people on the trail without helmets. For about $100.00-$150.00 you can protect your melon. I had a roll over this year and I am glad I had one on.

[Garryese]

No helmets are not mandatory. Anybody that has been to a poker rally where helmets are manditory knows it is an unenforceable requirement. We need a law to really deal with the problem.

In the past few years not wearing a helmet meant you ran into me on the trail; advise in previous years, but likely an escalation in our efforts this year.

When we started looking at helmet use in 2002 we had about 25% of participates wearing helmets. In 2007 it was 93% and last year was 96%. Out of all the things this club accomplished while I was President, it is these stats that I am most proud of.

Next Wednesday is the last club meeting before the poker rally. There will be a motion put forward that will ensure an escalation in how we deal with those not wearing helmets.