2019 9th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Are You Ready For Some NITRO?!!

[64BEL]

Richmond:

TF Mike Salinas
FC Tim Wilkerson
PS Bo Butner
PSM Hector Jr

Good luck everyone!

 

[alsant]

Britney force
Robert Hight
Bo Butner
Andrew Hines

Good luck guys !!!

 

[ocdart]

2nd annual Virginia NHRA Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 87F, 45% relative humidity, barometer 29.58, adjusted altitude 2,962', track temp 124F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.749 @ 325.30
FC: Ron Capps, 3.927; John Force @323.27
PS: Jason Line, 6.576 @ 210.11
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.851 @ 197.91

Q2
Weather: 90F, 42% relative humidity, barometer 29.56, adjusted altitude 3,200', track temp 123F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.749 @ 325.30
FC: John Force, 3.899; Robert Hight @326.32
PS: Jason Line, 6.563 @ 210.11
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.844 @ 197.91​

 

[super-bee_ski]

I certainly SUCK at this!

 

[Budnicks]

I certainly SUCK at this!

I had 2 winners T/F Steve Torrence
& P/S Bo Butner
1 runner up P/SM Eddie Kraweic
F/C Robert Hight went out early, tire smoke

it's good to see Ron Capps win again

lots of tire smoking at Virginia
hot track 136*+,
track at 186' elevation, with RAD at over 2000'

 

[super-bee_ski]

amen with Ron Capps, Budnicks...yup!
You are doing well!
Im glad for you!

 

[Budnicks]

amen with Ron Capps, Budnicks...yup!
You are doing well!
Im glad for you!

My new formula is
Find a winning horse & ride that SOB, to the play offs
then rethink the picks after that

I quit going for/picking my favorite driver/teams
(Ron Capps is one of my favorites, so is Antron Brown)

doing better that way, so far

there's a few people/drivers/teams
no matter how good, I will not pick anymore,
they qualify well, but they always lose, for some reason
or they pull a douchebag statement/move or too passive etc.
or acting lame (like P/SM Matt Smith lately)

I'm stubborn that way

 

[super-bee_ski]

Yeah, I will try that
I always say: Robert Height and Steve Torrence are HOT
But, then my stupid logic kicks in and says: "the odds are against them this week..."
Oy vaye!

 

[Budnicks]

Yeah, I will try that
I always say: Robert Height and Steve Torrence are HOT
But, then my stupid logic kicks in and says: "the odds are against them this week..."
Oy vaye!

 

[ocdart]

Have patience - I hope to get the Virginia Nationals results posted in the next couple of day.
It's been a very busy time lately. A friend of mine from Australia arrived last Thursday so I've been busy with him and our Inland Mopars car club annual all-Mopar car show was last Sunday so the weekend was full of car show prep on Saturday and car show on Sunday.​

 

[64BEL]

I have to get my pics in early for Joliet.
TF Salinas
FC Wilkerson
PS Butner
PSM Arana Jr

Good luck everyone and have a great week!

 

[Budnicks]

Route 66 picks

T/F Steve Torrence

F/C Robert Hight

P/S Bo Butner

P/SM Eddie Kraweic

let em' ride baby

Good luck everyone

 

[ocdart]

Finally! Results from the 2nd annual NHRA Virginia Nationals...

Congratulations to 'memike' (FABO) for being the Top Qualifier for the 2nd annual NHRA Virginia Nationals with a very nice total of 29.5 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifier in both Funny Car and Pro Stock, the #2 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle, and the #5 qualifier in Top Fuel. Way to go!
'MomsDuster' (FABO) and 'johnnycuda' (FABO) were right behind in the #2 spot with 28.5 bonus points.
More great picks!

We had 17 players this week and 15 different driver combos made up of:
* 6 different Top Fuel drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups, but two possible head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 7 different Funny Car drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #4 qualifier J.R. Todd (2 picks) and #13 qualifier Bob Tasca III (1 pick), and two possible head-to-head matchups in Round 2.
* 6 different Pro Stock drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups, but two possible head-to-head matchups in Round 2.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups, but one possible head-to-head matchup on Round 2.
​

 

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Here are the results and point standings following completion of the 8th NHRA event of the 2019 season, the 2nd annual NHRA Virginia Nationals.

Congratulations to game leader 'cuda20' (FABO), 'Back in Time' (FABO) and 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for sharing the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2nd annual Virginia Nationals with outstanding totals of 156.5 points each. They were all helped with Speed bonus points in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Each of them picked the class winners in Top Fuel and Pro Stock. Their Pro Stock Motorcycle picks went to the finals before losing and their Funny Car picks lost in the second round of eliminations.
'alsant' (FBBO) was the event runner-up spot with 137.5 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Clay Millican, 3.749 during qualifying
Speed - Clay Millican, 325.30 during qualifying

Funny Car​

E.T. - John Force, 3.899 during qualifying
Speed - Robet Hight, 326.32 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Jason Line, 6.563 during qualifying
Speed - Fernando Cuadra, 210.83 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Andrew Hines, 6.812 during qualifying
Speed - Eddie Krawiec, 197.51 during qualifying


Here are the game point standings after the 8th event of the 2019 season:

888.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change in standings
851.0 - Back in Time (FABO) +1
841.0 - alsant (FBBO) -1
781.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
664.5 - Duster79 (FABO) no change
638.0 - ocdart (FABO) no change
614.5 - MomsDuster (FABO) +2
598.5 - 64BEL (FBBO) no change
598.0 - Garry in AZ (FABO) -2
571.5 - 71dartswinger (FABO) +3
564.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +1
563.5 - memike (FABO) -1
554.0 - stroked340 (FABO) -3
526.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) no change
452.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change
433.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
306.5 - Nitro Will (FABO) no change


The 9th race of the 2019 season, the 22nd annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals, is May 30 - June 2 at Route 66 Raceway in Elwood, Illinois, and is the first of four consecutive weekends of racing.
Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle are all competing at this event.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, May 31st in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 6:30PM EDT (3:30 PM PDT).
The Route 66 Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 21 Top Fuel, 19 Funny Car, 19 Pro Stock and 18 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries but that is always subject to change. Keep checking the NHRA.com website for an updated entry list to make sure your picks are competing at this event.

Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

[Budnicks]

yea ha, Top dog tied, Virginia

but I didn't change in standings
still over 100 pt back too

nice picks @alsant , runner up buddy

 

[alsant]

Way to go Bud !!!

 

[Nick2317]

Ill go with

TF Steve Torrence
FC matt hagan
PS Jason line
PSm matt smith

 

[ocdart]

Here's your Tuesday before the event reminder for the 22nd annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Elwood, IL.
Professional classes at the Route 66 Nationals start Friday, May 30th.
This may be another 'iffy' event due to forecasted weather. Current forecast is calling for a high temp of 77F on Friday with a 10% chance of moisture throughout the day. The Saturday forecast is for a high temp of 77F with a 50% chance of thunderstorms from 11AM to 4PM followed by light rain and a chance of more thuderstorms until 8PM. The Sunday forecast shows a high temp of 68F with partly sunny increasing to sunny through the racing hours.
The current entry list is the same as my post yesterday:
21 Top Fuel
19 Funny Car
19 Pro Stock
18 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Get your picks posted! But make sure your driver is entered to race at the Route 66 Nationals.

 

[ocdart]

Saw a post on nhra.com saying Jonnie Lindberg will not be behind the wheel of Jim Head's Funny Car at Chicago. He's back home in Sweden getting some paperwork done in preparation of becoming a US citizen. Jonnie should be back at the helm in time for the race in Topeka the following weekend.
Jeff Arend will pilot the Head ride at Chicago.

 

[alsant]

Brit force
Robert Hight
Bob butner
Andrew Hines

Good luck guys !!!