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

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2021 Texas FallNationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 81F, 56% relative humidity, barometer 29.98", adjusted altitude 2,587', track temp n/a
TF - Mike Salinas, 3.729 @ 329.50
FC - Robert Hight, 3.970 @ 324.98
PS - Greg Anderson, 6.586 @208.94
PSM - Steve Johnson, 6.756; Matt Smith @ 200.95

Q2
Weather: 77F, 60% relative humidity, barometer 29.98", adjusted altitude 2,348', track temp n/a
TF - Brtittany Force, 3.637 @ 335.32 and won $15,000 for the quickest run of Q2
FC - Robert Hight, 3.878 and won $15,000 for the quickest run of Q2; Matt Hagan @ 332.34
PS - Greg Anderson, 6.553 @ 209.23 and won $2,500 for the quickest run of Q2
PSM - Steve Johnson, 6.756; Matt Smith @ 200.95 and won $1,500 for the quickest run of Q2

Q3
Weather: n/a
TF - Brtittany Force, 3.637 @ 335.32
FC - Robert Hight, 3.878; Matt Hagan @ 332.34
PS - Greg Anderson, 6.553; Rodger Brogdon @ 209.56
PSM - Steve Johnson, 6.756; Matt Smith @ 200.95

Q4
Weather: n/a
TF - Brtittany Force, 3.637 @ 335.32
FC - Robert Hight, 3.878; Matt Hagan @ 332.34
PS - Greg Anderson, 6.553; Rodger Brogdon @ 209.56
PSM - Steve Johnson, 6.756; Matt Smith @ 200.95

 

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Congratulations to 'Back in Time' (FABO) for winning the 'Top Qualifier' title for the NHRA Midwest Nationals with an outstanding total of 30.0 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifiers in both Top Fuel Car and Pro Stock, and the #3 qualifiers in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle. This is the second event in a row that he won the 'Top Qualifier' title.
The runner-up qualifier spot is shared by 'memike' (FABO), 'Nick2317' (FBBO), 'ocdart' (FABO) and 'stroked340' (FABO), all with 29.5 bonus points.
Great picks all!

We have 14 players this week and 11 different driver combos made up of:
* 3 different Top Fuel drivers with no head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup is in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive the first two rounds.
* 6 different Funny Car drivers with no head-to-head matchups in the opening round of eliminations. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup would be the semi-final round of eliminations if the drivers survive that long.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no head-to head matchups in the opening round of eliminations. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!

 

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Congratulations to 'memike' (FABO), 'Nick2317' (FBBO), 'ocdart' (FABO) and 'stroked340' (FABO) for sharing the "Top Picker Eliminator" crown for the 2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals, the 17th event of the 2021 season and fourth event of the playoffs, with outstanding totals of 184.5 points each. They each picked the class winners in both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and their Top Fuel and Funny Car picks each made it to the final round of eliminations before losing. Each of them was also helped with ET bonus points in Pro Stock and Speed bonus points in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'shittyslant6' (FABO) was the race runner-up with 159.0 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Brittany Force, 3.637 during qualifying
Speed - Brittany Force, 335.32 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.878 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Hagan, 332.34 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.553 during qualifying
Speed - Rodger Brogdon, 209.56

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Steve Johnson, 6.756 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Smith, 200.95 during qualifying


Here are the game point standings after the 17th event of the 2021 season:

2568.0 - stroked340 (FABO) no change in season point standings
2522.0 - Nick2317 (FABO) no change
2439.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
2436.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
2433.5 - shittyslant6 (FABO) +1
2415.0 - ocdart (FABO) +4
2413.5 - Back in Time (FABO) -2
2409.0 - cuda20 (FABO) -1
2371.5 - alsant (FBBO) -1
2358.5 - memike (FABO) +3
2349.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) no change
2340.0 - Duster79 (FABO) -3
2302.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) -1
2131.0 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change


No time to rest because the 5th event of the playoffs, and 18th race of the 2021 season, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals is scheduled for October 15-17, at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, TN.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts. The first of 3 Pro Qualifying sessions is scheduled to begin at 5:00PM EDT (2:00PM PDT) on Friday, October 15. There will also be two additional rounds of Pro Qualifying on Saturday, October 16.

NHRA.com shows there are currently 18 Top Fuel, 15 Funny Car and 17 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries for this race event but that is always subject to change.

Pro Stock will not compete at this event.

Post your picks and good luck!

 

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Here's your Tuesday before the event reminder for the upcoming NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, TN.
NHRA.com currently shows there will be
18 Top Fuel
15 Funny Car
18 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 Thunder Valley Nationals is:
* Qualifying: Friday, October 15 at 2pm EDT (11am PDT) on Fox Sports 1 [re-air on Friday at midnight EDT and Sunday at 9pm EDT on Fox Sports 2]
* Eliminations, Sunday, October 17: 2-5pm EDT (11am-2pm PDT) on Fox Sports 1. There are multiple re-airs scheduled - check NHRA.com.

The current weather forecast is for 79F and mostly sunny for Friday qualifying, 66F high temp and a 55% chance of rain showers sunny for Saturday qualifying, and 55F-65F high temp and sunny for Sunday eliminations.

 

[Budnicks]

great picks
Congrats Nick & ocdart

 

[Budnicks]

Thunder Valley
Matt Hagan was driving his FC last event
he's off the Wuhan Flu BS protocol prior to Texas race

his replacement TJ jr. got some much-needed points for him
during his time off, it put him on-top of the pt standings
the points went with the DSR Hagan team/car

Tommy Johnson Jr. did a great job
someone needs to find him a ride

NHRA.com currently shows there will be
18 Top Fuel
15 Funny Car
18 Pro Stock Motorcycle

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.

 

[Budnicks]

Thunder Valley picks

T/F Steve Torrence

F/C Ron Capps
(rolling the dice, but he'll lose 1st or 2nd rd., now I picked him)

P/SM Matt Smith

no P/S Cars, I didn't see any sched. for them

good luck everyone

 

[Nick2317]

Ill go with
TF Steve Torrence
FC Matt Hagan
PSm Matt Smith

 

[Outlawd]

Tommy Johnson Jr. did a great job
someone needs to find him a ride

Absolutely!

 

[Outlawd]

Thunder pics...
TF Steve Torrence
FC Cruz Pedregon
PSM Angelle Sampey



Good luck all...

 

[alsant]

B Force
J Force
A Sampey

good luck all !!!

 

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2021 Thunder Valley Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 76F, 72% relative humidity, barometer 29.90", adjusted altitude 3,600', track temp n/a
TF - Brittany Force, 3.682; Justin Ashley @ 329.50
FC - Tim Wilkerson, 3.965; Robert Hight @ 323.50
PSM - Matt Smith, 6.900 @ 197.51

Q2
Weather: 58F, 86% relative humidity, barometer 29.98", adjusted altitude 2,150', track temp 85F
TF - Mike Salinas, 3.682; Josh Hart @ 330.88
FC - Matt Hagan, 3.958 @ 330.31
PSM - Matt Smith, 6.865 @ 197.54

Q3
Weather: 59F, 59% relative humidity, barometer 30.00", adjusted altitude 2,040', track temp 78F
TF - Steve Torrence, 3.667; Brittany Force @ 333.58
FC - Alexis DeJoria, 3.907; Matt Hagan @ 330.31
PSM - Scotty Pollacheck, 6.859 @ 197.80

 

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Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for winning the 'Top Qualifier' title for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals with an outstanding total of 23.0 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifier in Top Fuel and the #2 qualifiers in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The runner-up qualifier spot is shared by 'Back in Time' (FABO), 'memike' (FABO), 'Nick2317' (FBBO), 'ocdart' (FABO), 'stroked340' (FABO) and 'shittyslant6' (FABO), all with 22.5 bonus points.
Great picks all!

We have 14 players this week and 9 different driver combos made up of:
* 3 different Top Fuel drivers with no head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup is in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive the first two rounds.
* 7 different Funny Car drivers with one head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations between #4 qualifier Tim Wilkerson (1 pick) and #11 qualifier Bob Tasca III (1 pick). There is also a possibility of three head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no head-to head matchups in the opening round of eliminations. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!

 

[alsant]

Nice job Bud !!

 

[64BEL]

Nice going, Bud! Sorry to see Karen get holeshotted in the final. I was routing for her after Steve Johnson's debacle.

 

[alsant]

My girl Angel !!

 

[Budnicks]

guys, I had good qualifiers

I was good till the 1/4 finals
my people/picks started losing

all in all a decent showing

 

[alsant]

Results are as follows. Ocdart is tied up with some important business and wanted me to post results for him.

all FBBO IS TIED FOR FIRST !!
all FABO IS TIED FOR LAST !!

thanks all

 

[64BEL]

So the inmates are running the asylum, eh?

 

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Who turned 'alsant' loose? LOL

Congratulations to 'Duster79' (FABO) and 'Outlawd' (FBBO) for sharing the "Top Picker Eliminator" crown for the 2021 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, the 18th event of the 2021 season and 5th event of the playoffs, with very nice totals of 90.0 points each. 'Duster79' picks all won two rounds of eliminations before losing. He was also helped by ET bonus points in Top Fuel and Speed bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle. 'Outlawd' picked the class winner in Pro Stock Motorcycle; his Top Fuel pick lost in the semi-finals and his Funny Car pick lost in Round 2 of eliminations. He was also helped by ET bonus points in Top Fuel.
'Budnicks' (FBBO) grabbed the race runner-up spot with 88.0 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Steve Torrence, 3.667 during qualifying
Speed - Justin Ashley, 334.48 during Round 1 of eliminations

Funny Car
E.T. - Alexa DeJpria, 3.904 during Round 3 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Hagan, 330.31 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Karen Stoffer, 6.760 while losing the Final Round of eliminations on a holeshot
Speed - Eddie Krawiec, 199.29 during Round 2 of eliminations


Here are the game point standings after the 18th event of the 2021 season:

2635.5 - stroked340 (FABO) no change in season point standings
2589.5 - Nick2317 (FABO) no change
2524.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) +1
2509.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) -1
2501.0 - shittyslant6 (FABO) no change
2489.5 - cuda20 (FABO) +2
2482.5 - ocdart (FABO) -1
2481.0 - Back in Time (FABO) -1
2456.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change
2430.0 - Duster79 (FABO) +2
2426.0 - memike (FABO) -1
2394.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) -1
2392.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
2208.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change


The 6th event of the playoffs, and 19th race of the 2021 season, the Dodge// SRT NHRA Nationals is scheduled for October 29-31, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts. The first of 3 Pro Qualifying sessions is scheduled to begin at 6:00PM EDT (3:00PM PDT) on Friday, October 29. There will also be two additional rounds of Pro Qualifying on Saturday, October 30.

NHRA.com shows there are currently 19 Top Fuel, 19 Funny Car, 18 Pro Stock and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries for this race event but that is always subject to change.

Post your picks and good luck!