Why We Drive Them

Poker Run 7

Sunday, September 14, 2025 Poker Run 7

Poker Run 7, sponsored by FTW Fabworks, will start at 9:30 am on Sunday, September 14, 2025 and will travel through northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. If it rains on the 14th, we will conduct Poker Run 7 on Sunday, October 5th.

This year's route includes the following locations.

Starting at 9:30 am at Clasen's Tavern located 17628 Depot St, Union, IL 60180. Please arrive between 9:00 and 9:30 so that we can get organized, draw the first two cards for the day and start driving by 10:30.
First stop is Zenda Tap located at N560 Zenda Rd, Zenda, WI 53195.
Second stop is Boar's Nest located at W9439 County Rd X, Darien, WI 53114.
Third stop is Jackson's Hole Bar & Grill located at 1798 Genesee St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147.
Fourth and final stop is Halftime Bar & Grill located at 2405 Johnsburg Rd, Johnsburg, IL 60051.

The route will be about two hours of driving over 100 miles of roads. Each of the planned stops offers food and refreshments.

We draw two cards at the start, one card at each of the three stops, and two cards at the ending location. We then tally up the poker hands and distribute the winnings among the participants.

Poker hands are $25 each - Prizes for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and worst hands will be disbursed at the end of the trip. All food and drinks are at your own expense.
Any Special Interest, Muscle Car, Hot Rod, or Vintage Vehicle is welcome to join us. You are also very welcome to drive your "Daily Driver" in the event!

It is important to let us know that you plan to attend so that we can notify you if we have inclement weather. Our planned rain date is October 5, 2025. We will do our best to post a change in plans here, e-mail you, and/or send you a text message.

New this year... is our first ever formal sponsor, FTW Fabworks!

Many of you who have participated in the Poker Runs in the past, will recognize Evan Davy and Basil Hafez who founded and operate FTW Fabworks.

From Evan and Basil... "FTW Fabworks provides custom automotive fabrication and building. From mild to wild, show cars to race cars we do it! We build top tier custom hotrods and race cars. With a combined 40+ years in the industry, we are comfortable tackling any level build. Come see us to see the passion and talent you've been missing on your beloved hotrod"

To learn more about FTW Fabworks, please visit: www.ftwfabworks.com

The operators of "Why We Drive Them" are very excited and thankful to have FTW Fabworks support our Poker Run event. To celebrate the seventh running of the Poker Run, FTW Fabworks is producing unique t-shirts for the participants who pre-registered for the event.

If you are interested to participate, please reply to the e-mail address below and include your mobile phone number so we can alert you of a potential change to Sunday, October 5th in the event of bad weather.

To download a copy of the Poker Run 7 Flyer, please click here: Poker Run 7 Flyer.

To contact the organizers of "Why We Drive Them", please write to us at: whywedrivethem@gmail.com