2021 11th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Time To Burn Some NITRO!!!

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ATTENTION: 'cuda20', 'Nick2317', 'SSG Karg' and 'stroked340', Matt Hagan failed a COVID-19 test and will not be driving at the U.S. Nationals this weekend. Tommy Johnson Jr. is driving Hagan's funny car and will earn points for Hagan in the NHRA championship battle.
By game rules each of you can choose a different driver for your Funny Car pick if you would like to. You need to post your alternate driver pick before the scheduled Q2 qualifying time of 2:00PM EDT (11:00AM PDT) Saturday. If you decide not to pick an alternate driver then you will earn the Qualifying bonus points and round win points for Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Hagan Charger.

 

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2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.684 @ 334.57
FC: John Force, 3.877; Bob Tasca III @ 332.67
PS: Kyle Koretsky, 6.572; Kenny Delco @ 208.55
PSM: Eddie Krawiec, 6.826; Matt Smith @ 200.17

...and a single round of qualifying is all there was due to rain on Saturday.
Sunday raceday forecast is mostly sunny with a high temp of 79F.

 

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ATTENTION: 'cuda20', 'Nick2317', 'SSG Karg' and 'stroked340', Matt Hagan failed a COVID-19 test and will not be driving at the U.S. Nationals this weekend. Tommy Johnson Jr. is driving Hagan's funny car and will earn points for Hagan in the NHRA championship battle.
By game rules each of you can choose a different driver for your Funny Car pick if you would like to. You need to post your alternate driver pick before the scheduled Q2 qualifying time of 2:00PM EDT (11:00AM PDT) Saturday. If you decide not to pick an alternate driver then you will earn the Qualifying bonus points and round win points for Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Hagan Charger.

Unfortunately, I forgot to post the above notice on FBBO which prevented 'Nick2317' the chance to possibly replace his pick of Matt Hagan with another driver.
Therefore, all four players effected by the Matt Hagan/COVID-19 situation can pick a substitute Funny Car driver but you must post your pick before eliminations start tomorrow (Sunday) at 10:00AM EDT (7:00AM PDT).

 

[Nick2317]

Damm I forgot to look on here ...oh well

 

[Budnicks]

all my picks except S. Torrence
& Greg Anderson went out too early
then Anderson go beat

young guns is Pro-stock & Miss Piggy did well

I knew I should've picked Ron Capps too,
Force qualified well, then out early

freaken' Matt Smith Choked

 

[Budnicks]

ATTENTION: 'cuda20', 'Nick2317', 'SSG Karg' and 'stroked340', Matt Hagan failed a COVID-19 test and will not be driving at the U.S. Nationals this weekend. Tommy Johnson Jr. is driving Hagan's funny car and will earn points for Hagan in the NHRA championship battle.
By game rules each of you can choose a different driver for your Funny Car pick if you would like to. You need to post your alternate driver pick before the scheduled Q2 qualifying time of 2:00PM EDT (11:00AM PDT) Saturday. If you decide not to pick an alternate driver then you will earn the Qualifying bonus points and round win points for Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Hagan Charger.

$18 part/pin for the wheelie bars
took out their 'any/only' attempt

 

[64BEL]

My strategy is working. Don't pick each week, just lock in and let them come to you. LOL My TF and FC pics both won. Too bad Greg Anderson and Steve Johnson couldn't have been more like they have recently. Great to see Tim Wilkerson win again - my favorite racer.

 

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I guess you can say the 2021 U.S. Nationals had it all: big-name driver sidelined by illness (and then his substitute knocked out of running by an $18 part breakage), bad weather wiping out a full day of qualifying (which prevented other championship-caliber cars from attempting to qualify), and poor track conditions (likely brought about by the bad weather)!

Congratulations to 'Duster79' (FABO) for earning the "Top Picker Eliminator" crown for the 2021 Dodge// SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, the 13th event of the 2021 season with an outstanding total of 253.0 points. He picked the class winner Top Fuel, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle. His Funny Car lost in the final round of eliminations.
'shittyslant6' (FABO) grabbed the runner-up spot with 221.0 points.
'64BEL' was the top FBBO player with 189.5 points


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Brittany Force, 3.684 during qualifying
Speed - Brittany Force, 334.57 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - John Force, 3.877 during qualifying
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 331.69 during Round 1 of eliminations

Pro Stock
E.T. - Kyle Koretsky, 6.572 during qualifying
Speed - Kenny Delco, 208.55 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle,
E.T. - Angelle Sampey, 6.806, during Round 2 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Smith, 200.17 during qualifying


Here are the game point standings after the 13th an final event of the 2021 regular season:

1571.5 - stroked340 (FABO) no change in season point standings
1526.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change
1512.5 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
1475.5 - shittyslant6 (FABO) +3
1452.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) -1
1444.5 - cuda20 FABO) no change
1432.0 - memike (FABO) -2
1344.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
1335.5 - Duster79 (FABO) +2
1317.5 - alsant (FBBO) -1
1229.5 - ocdart (FABO) -1
1175.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) no change
975.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change
768.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change

I will post up the new reset points soon so watch for it.

No time off because the first race of the playoffs, and 14th race of the 2021 season, the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil is scheduled for September 9-12 at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, PA.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts. The first of 3 Pro Qualifying sessions is scheduled to begin at 4:45PM EDT (1:45PM PDT) on Friday, September 10. There will also be two additional rounds of Pro Qualifying on Sunday, September 11.

NHRA.com currently shows there are currently 14 Top Fuel, 13 Funny Car, 17 Pro Stock and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries for this race event but that is always subject to change.

Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

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You didn't have to wait long for the reset points! Here they are:

2000.0 - stroked340 (FABO)
1970.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO)
1960.0 - Back in Time (FABO)
1950.0 - shittyslant6 (FABO)
1940.0 - Budnicks (FBBO)
1932.0 - cuda20 FABO)
1922.0 - memike (FABO)
1912.0 - johnnycuda (FABO)
1903.5 - Duster79 (FABO)
1893.5 - alsant (FBBO)
1883.5 - ocdart (FABO)
1873.5 - 64BEL (FBBO)
1863.5 - SSG Karg (FABO)
1853.5 - Outlawd (FBBO)

 

[Budnicks]

My strategy is working. Don't pick each week, just lock in and let them come to you. LOL My TF and FC pics both won. Too bad Greg Anderson and Steve Johnson couldn't have been more like they have recently. Great to see Tim Wilkerson win again - my favorite racer.

Nice picks too

189 pts worth

 

[Budnicks]

Down to 5th
going the wrong damn way

Mopar Fastlane, Maple Grove

T/F Steve Torrence
(he's the man to beat, now watch Britney win again)

F/C Ron Capps
(sooner or later when I pick him, he'll de well )

P/S Greg Anderson
(he's way overdue to get past WJ's record, rolling the dice)

P/SM Matt Smith
(even if he did lay a huge fucken' egg, at the last event)

Good luck everyone

atleast only 60 pts back instead of 120-ish

 

[alsant]

Nice job Bel !!!

 

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Here's your Tuesday before the event reminder for the upcoming Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, PA.
NHRA.com currently shows there will be
14 Top Fuel
14 Funny Car
17 Pro Stock
19 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Make sure to check to verify your driver picks are scheduled to compete and post your picks before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, September 10 at 4:45pm EDT (1:45pm PDT).
There will also be two additional Pro Qualifying sessions on Saturday.
I tried to find more information on NHRA's COVID-19 protocol but no luck. Matt Hagan is currently shown as the driver of his Funny Car per the current NHRA.com entry list.

The television schedule for the Mopar Express Lane Nationals is:
* Qualifying: Sunday, September 12 at noon EDT (9am PDT) on Fox Sports 1 [re-air on Sunday at 9pm EDT (6pm PDT) on Fox Sports 2]
* Eliminations, Sunday, September 12: 2-5pm EDT (11am-2pm PDT) on Fox Sports 1 and 1-4pm EDT (10an-1pm) on FOX Sports 1. There are multiple re-airs scheduled - check NHRA.com.

The current weather forecast is for 74F and mostly sunny for Friday qualifying, 78F high temp and sunny for Saturday, and 84F high temp and sunny for Sunday.

 

[alsant]

S Torrence
J Force
D Glenn
A Sampey

good luck all !!!!

 

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2021 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.666 @ 335.57
FC: Bob Tasca III, 3.908 @ 331.53
PS: Kyle Koretsky and Greg Anderson, 6.547; Mason McGaha @ 210.21
PSM: Angelle Sampey, 6.761; Eddie Krawiec @ 201.67

Q2
Weather: 72F, 67% relative humidity, barometer 30.21", adjusted altitude 1,712', track temp 101F
TF: Brittany Force, 3.660 @ 335.57
FC: Ron Capps, 3.896 @ 331.53
PS: Erica Enders, 6.524; Mason McGaha @ 210.21
PSM: Angelle Sampey, 6.745; Matt Smith @ 202.09

Q3
Weather: n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.660 @ 335.57
FC: Cruz Pedregon, 3.875; Tommy Johnson Jr. @ 333.82
PS: Erica Enders, 6.524; Mason McGaha @ 210.21
PSM: Angelle Sampey, 6.745; Matt Smith @ 202.09

 

[Outlawd]

I'm sure I made picks before the server crash but don't see them so...maple grove
TF Brittany F
FC Capps
PS Enders
PSM Krawiec

 

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The server crash wiped out a couple months worth of postings on FABO including some "Pick 'Em" posts for the Mopar Express Lane Nationals. I asked players to repost their picks for this week and started a "conversation" with those that I didn't see their picks.
A couple of FABO players could not receive the "conversation" because their inbox is full. The cutoff time for reposting was before Q1 today. I said if they did not repost in time I will carry over their U.S Nationals picks without penalty. It's only fair that I do the same for FBBO players who do not have 'locked' picks and did not post new picks for this race.
'Nick2317, I carried over your picks from the U.S. Nationals.

 

[Outlawd]

The server crash wiped out a couple months worth of postings on FABO including some "Pick 'Em" posts for the Mopar Express Lane Nationals. I asked players to repost their picks for this week and started a "conversation" with those that I didn't see their picks.
A couple of FABO players could not receive the "conversation" because their inbox is full. The cutoff time for reposting was before Q1 today. I said if they did not repost in time I will carry over their U.S Nationals picks without penalty. It's only fair that I do the same for FBBO players who do not have 'locked' picks and did not post new picks for this race.
'Nick2317, I carried over your picks from the U.S. Nationals.

Sounds fair to me. I also noticed that I'm last in points after the crash, pretty sure I've led this thing from the beginning. If you would kindly boost me up a few hundred points it would be much appreciated,

 

[64BEL]

Sounds fair to me. I also noticed that I'm last in points after the crash, pretty sure I've led this thing from the beginning. If you would kindly boost me up a few hundred points it would be much appreciated,

 

[64BEL]

Just in case, oc, my locked picks are:

Steve Torrence
Tim Wilkerson
Greg Anderson
Steve Johnson

Thanks and good luck everyone!