2015 5th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Are You Ready To Make Your Picks???

[Budnicks]

ocdart Good luck with the home improvement project...

Yep they always seem to be more involved, than originally thought...

 

[ocdart]

Here are the results and point standings following completion of the Lucas Oil Nationals at Brainerd, MN, last weekend:

Congratulations to '71dartswinger' (FABO) for being the top picker this week with an outstanding point total of 153.0 points. He picked the class winner in Pro Stock Motorcycle, his Top Fuel pick went to the semis before losing, and his Funny Car and Pro Stock picks lost in the second round of eliminations. He point total was helped with both E.T. and Speed bonus points in Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and by the new National E.T. Record set by his Top Fuel pick and the new National Speed Record set by his Funny Car pick.
Great job!
'Gpuller' (FBBO), fourth event in a row, was the event runner-up with a very nice total of 144.0 points. He picked the Pro Stock Motorcycle class winner, his Pro Stock pick went to the finals before losing, his Funny Car pick went to the semis before losing and his Top Fuel pick lost in the second round of eliminations. He was helped by Pro Stock E.T. bonus points and Pro Stock Motorcycle E.T. and Speed bonus points.

Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:

Top Fuel
E.T. Event - Shawn Langdon, 3.662 during qualifying
E.T. National Record - Antron Brown, 3.680
Speed, Event and National Record - Spencer Massey, 332.75 while losing during Round 1 of eliminations


Funny Car
E.T. Event - Matt Hagan, 3.879 during Round 1 of eliminations
E.T. National Record - Jack Beckman, 3.901 during qualifying
Speed, Event and National Record - Matt Hagan, 329.58, during Round 1 of eliminations

Pro Stock
E.T. - Erica Enders-Stevens, 6.541 during Round 3 of eliminations, Jason Line, 6.541 during Final Round of eliminations
Speed - Shane Gray, 211.39 during Round 2 of eliminations

Here are the game point standings after the 17th event of the 2015 season:
1652.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change in the game standings
1557.5 - OldmanRick (FABO) no change
1543.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) +1
1513.0 - Gpuller (FBBO) +2
1511.0 - IEduster (FABO) -2
1453.0 - Duster79 (FABO) +1
1445.5 - Back in Time (FABO) -2
1429.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) +2
1426.0 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change
1423.5 - 6pk2goDemon (FABO) +1
1410.5 - 64BEL (FBBO) -3
1325.0 - memike (FABO) no change
1321.5 - cuda20 (FABO) +1
1316.0 - stroked340 (FABO) -1
1314.0 - ocdart (FABO) no change
1301.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +2
1284.0 - bobtile (FBBO) no change
1276.5 - 67cudafb (FABO) -2
1248.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) no change
1223.0 - bvt69dart (FABO) +1
1173.5 - socaldart (FABO) +1
1107.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) -2
998.0 - tqfastfish (FABO) no change
795.5 - YoungGun74 (FABO) no change


Another one week break to get ready for the 18th race of the 2015 season, the 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, September 2-7 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, September 4 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 6:30PM CDT (4:30PM PDT).
The U.S. Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 21 Top Fuel, 17 Funny Car, 24 Pro Stock and 17 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries. As always, the class counts are subject to change.
PLEASE keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist18.aspx for an updated entry list.

Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

[alsant]

Nice job Gpuller and Bud !!!

 

[ocdart]

ocdart Good luck with the home improvement project...
Yep they always seem to be more involved, than originally thought...

Thanks...never dreamed this would turn into what it has.
Simple replacement of an over-the-range 18-year old microwave oven.
Of course the mounting system turned out to be completely different than the old oven and it took a while to remember how the old one went in so I could get it out.
Then the hole necessary for the cord to go into the cabinet above was in a different location.
And finally the exhaust vent location in the oven is slightly different necessitating new in-the-cabinet duct work. Finally picked up a flexible aluminum duct tube last night and then couldn't get it on to the bottom of the vent tube from the roof - the bottom of the vent tube is above the top of the cabinet and no way to fit the flex tube to it. Going to hit Home Depot after work for a short piece of non-flex duct and then trim it to give me a mounting location down in the cabinet.
I want to get this job DONE so I can move on to the next "honey-do"! Need to get these done and keep Momma happy so I can work on my Dart!

 

[ocdart]

Another Mopar Added To The U.S. Nationals Pro Stock Field...

Aaron Stanfield (Greg Stanfield's son) will be driving one of the Mopars from the Allen Johnson Racing stable according to competitionplus.com.
Here's a link to the story: http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/aaron-stanfield-racing-pro-stock-indy

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The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
Chris Karamesine's granddaughter is driving an A-Fuel dragster at the 2015 U.S. Nationals. She wants to eventually drive a Top Fuel car just like her dad and her granddad.
Sure can't hurt to have the "Greek" sign your A-Fuel license.
Here's a link to the story on competitionplus.com:
http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/golden-greek%E2%80%99s-grandaughter-earns-a-fuel-license

 

[Budnicks]

Good to see maybe another Mopar/Dart racing @ INDY
hope he can qualify

ocdart yep a "Happy Wife, makes for a Happy Life"

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I read on somewhere {maybe Dragzine} today in testing for the
GM/Chevy Performance Indy US Nationals {I hate that name}
T/F Crampton & F/C Haggan were fastest in the fuel classes

 

[ocdart]

In case you may not already have read, Spencer Massey is out of his Top Fuel ride at DSR due to an unspecified violation of DSR policy. All Don would say in the various stories online is that Massey would not correct the violation.
Khalid alBalooshi will take over the empty seat starting at the U.S. Nationals.

 

[ocdart]

Here's your Tuesday before the event reminder to get your picks posted before the start of qualifying for the 61st annual U.S. Nationals.
The first round of Pro Qualifying is scheduled to start at 6:30PM EDT (3:30PM PDT) on Friday, Sept. 4.
You better check to make sure your driver is participating at the U.S. Nationals because there have been some major changes recently.
PLEASE check http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist18.aspx for an updated entry list.
NHRA.com currently shows 22 Top Fuel, 17 Funny Car, 22 Pro Stock and 20 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries.

Remember, round wins for the U.S. Nationals are now worth 15 points!

This is the final event before the points get reset for the Countdown.

Post 'em up and good luck!

 

[super-bee_ski]

U.S. NATIONALS

TOP FUEL: Anton Brown

FUNNY CAR: Jack Beckman

PRO STOCK: Allen Johnson

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: Andrew Hines

 

[Gpuller]

Huh...can't say I'm sad for Spencer Massey. Can't believe Don let him come back from the last time he messed up.

TF Antron Brown
FC Fast Jack
PS Greg Anderson (oh I don't like that )
PSM Eddie Krawiec

Good luck everyone!

 

[64BEL]

OK, here goes for Indy:

TF Richie Crampton
FC Jack Beckman
PS Jeg Coughlin
PSM Chip Ellis

Good luck everyone!

 

[Nick2317]

Here we go for INDY

Top Fuel- Tony Schumacher
Funny Car- Matt Hagan...really hope this happens
Pro Stock- Allen Johnson
Pro Stock Bike- Andrew Hines

 

[Budnicks]

INDY US Nat.s picks

T/F Tony Schumacher

F/C Jack Beckman

P/S Greg Anderson
{I wish A. Johnson was running much better ;-)}

P/SM Eddie Kraweic
{I'd rather see a Buell or Victory actually win, get some parity, I'd love to see A. Sampey}

 

[alsant]

TF-Antron Brown
FC-Fast Jack
PS-Jason Line
PSM-Eddie Kreiwic

Good luck guys!!!!!

 

[Budnicks]

Good luck everyone...

Hope my picks do the best thou...LOL

 

[Nick2317]

everything for tonight was cancelled due to rain

 

[ocdart]

Q2
Weather: 88F, 53% relative humidity, barometer 29.20", adjusted altitude 3659', track temp 115F

TF: Antron Brown, 3.868 @ 318.69
FC: Ron Capps, 4.064; John Force @ 309.49
PS: Chris McGaha, 6.605 @ 209.17
PSM: Jerry Savoie, 6.939; Jim Underahl @ 192.30


Q3
Weather: 83F, 54% relative humidity, barometer 29.14", adjusted altitude 3328', track temp 102F

TF: Larry Dixon, 3.744; Steve Torrence @ 326.08
FC: Jack Beckman, 3.936 @ 323.74
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.562 @ 210.70
PSM: Chip Ellis, 6.862; Jerry Savoie @ 194.35


Q4
Weather: 84F, 55% relative humidity, barometer 29.20", adjusted altitude 3317', track temp 96F

TF: Larry Dixon, 3.744; Steve Torrence @ 326.08
FC: Jack Beckman, 3.936 @ 323.74
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.562 @ 210.97
PSM: Chip Ellis, 6.855; Chip Ellis and Hector Arana Sr. @ 195.73


Q5
Weather: 92F, 45% relative humidity, barometer 29.16", adjusted altitude 3920', track temp 127F

TF: Larry Dixon, 3.744; Steve Torrence @ 326.08
FC: Jack Beckman, 3.936 @ 323.74
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.562 @ 210.97
PSM: Chip Ellis, 6.855 @ 196.22

 

[ocdart]

Congrats to 'johnnycuda' (FABO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 2015 U.S. Nationals with an outstanding total of 27.0 bonus points. 'johnnycuda' picked the #1 qualifier in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock, the #2 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle and the #10 qualifier in Funny Car.
'Duster79' (FABO) took the runner-up spot with 24.5 bonus points.
'Budnicks' is the top FBBO qualifier with 24.0 points.
Great picks all!

20 active players this week and 4 players with 'carry over' picks from previous events. Remember, this is the last event for the "pick carry over" feature. It will not be in effect for the six-event "Countdown to the Championship" following the US Nationals.

24 different driver combos this week made up of:
* 5 different Top Fuel drivers. One Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #1 qualifier Larry Dixon (2 picks) and #16 qualifier Doug Kalitta (1 pick). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 7 different Funny Car drivers with two Round 1 head-to-head matchups. One between #7 qualifier Cruz Pedregon (1 pick) and #10 qualifier John Force (6 picks), and one between #8 qualifier Matt Hagan (4 picks) and #9 qualifier Ron Capps (1 pick). There is also a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 7 different Pro Stock drivers picked this week, but no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle riders picked but no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchup in Round 2 of eliminations.
Good luck all!

 

[alsant]

Nice job Bud!!!

 

[ocdart]

Here are the results and point standings following the end of the "regular season" following completion of the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, IN:

Congratulations to 'GPuller' (FBBO) for being the top picker this week with a very nice point total of 162.5 points. He picked the class winner in Funny Car, his Pro Stock pick went to the semis before losing, and his Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle picks both lost in the second round of eliminations. He point total was helped with both E.T. and Speed bonus points in Funny Car and Pro Stock.
Great job!
'64BEL' (FBBO) was the event runner-up with a very nice total of 161.5 points. He also picked the Funny Car class winner, his Pro Stock Motorcycle pick went to the finals before losing, his Top Fuel pick went to the second round of eliminations before losing and his Pro Stock pick lost in the opening round of eliminations. He was also helped by E.T. and Speed bonus points in Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Duster79' was the top FABO picker with 124.5 points.
Great picking all!

Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:

Top Fuel
E.T. - Larry Dixon, 3.744 during qualifying
Speed - Billy Torrence, 326.16 during Round 1 of eliminations and Larry Dixon, 326.16 while losing during Round 1 of eliminations

Funny Car
E.T. - Jack Beckman, 3.936 during qualifying
Speed - Jack Beckman, 323.74 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.562 during qualifying
Speed - Greg Anderson, 210.97 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Chip Ellis, 6.855 during qualifying
Speed - Chip Ellis, 196.22 during qualifying

Here are the game point standings after the 18th event of the 2015 season, and the close of the "regular season":
1786.5 - alsant (FBBO) no change in the game standings
1675.5 - GPuller (FBBO) +2
1629.5 - IEduster (FABO) +2
1620.5 - OldmanRick (FABO) -2
1590.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) -2
1578.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) +2
1577.5 - Duster79 (FABO) -1
1572.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +3
1563.0 - Back in Time (FABO) -2
1544.0 - 6pk2goDemon (FABO) no change
1475.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) -2
1447.0 - memike (FABO) no change
1433.0 - ocdart (FABO) +2
1386.5 - cuda20 (FABO) -1
1376.0 - stroked340 (FABO) -1
1372.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) +3
1344.0 - bobtile (FBBO) no change
1338.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) -2
1327.5 - 67cudafb (FABO) -1
1253.0 - bvt69dart (FABO) no change
1230.5 - socaldart (FABO) no change
1214.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
1055.0 - tqfastfish (FABO) no change
810.5 - YoungGun74 (FABO) no change


Now we all get a two-week break to get ready for the "Countdown" that will start with the 19th race of the 2015 season, the 8th annual Carolina NHRA Nationals, September 18-20 at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, NC.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, September 18 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 3:15PM EDT (12:15PM PDT).
The Carolina Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 16 Top Fuel, 16 Funny Car, 16 Pro Stock and 12 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries. As always, the class counts are subject to change.
PLEASE keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist19.aspx for an updated entry list.

Several changes to the game now that we are entering the "Countdown":
* The "carryover" feature that was in effect during the regular season to ensure that all players had picks for each of the "regular season" events will no longer be used for the remainder of the season. This was originally posted in the game rules at the beginning of the 2015 game.
* What wasn't posted in the original game rules, but going into effect because of multi-week "carryovers" by several players, is any player with two consecutive "Countdown" events without posting picks will be dropped from the game for the remainder of the 2015 NHRA season.

OK, now watch for the post showing the re-set points to start the "Countdown" portion of our game, get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!