2023 13th Annual FABO/FBBO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - It's NITRO Burnin' Time!!!

[64BEL]

You're still within striking distance, Bud!

 

[ocdart]

I missed seeing the announcement about a week ago...
FYI, Pro Stock will be run at all 21 events on the 2024 NHRA schedule.

 

[Budnicks]

way to go @Outlawd on qualifying picks last event

 

[Budnicks]

I missed seeing the announcement about a week ago...
FYI, Pro Stock will be run at all 21 events on the 2024 NHRA schedule.

Good

so should Pro-mod "the other white meat"
Top-Sportsman (T/S) doored cars
&/or the new factory X, more doored car on 9" slicks,
highly modified COPOs DragPaks Cobras all capable of running in the 6's

but they won't, just the 4 established "pro" classes

Mostly/sometimes & I still think idiots run NHRA
or TV coverage
(& it gets bumped a lot by stick & ball BS, they need to grow a damn set)
They seemingly don't know who their real base is
95% are sportsman racers who participate
I'd like to see more of that

& not all the throttle stop/delay box BS brackets,
10.90 S/ST, 9.90 S/G, 8.90 S/C boring *** on the brakes or throttle stop ****,
launch 0.00? lite & then kill all the power, for x amount of time
Grama could run one of them now, from the damn grand stands
with an 8.90 or better car that runs in 9.90 class at 155-160
a 7.50 car mostly dragsters now, few altereds, running in S/C 8.90 class
or a hi-9's or low 10 sec. car running in S/ST 10.90 brackets/classes
(throttle stopped, air shifted & delay boxed to hell, damn near remote controlled)
filled with electronics gizmos
& then run the guy down, out the back door or slam on the brakes Yawn'
Not at a national event

I'd like to see more of the heads-up, or S/S, Stock Eliminator
or Comp Eliminator classes, national index stuff,
not all the remote controlled BS cars full of drivers aided electronics stuff
I'd like to see way more "Real racecars"

I've been enjoying the "Nostalgia/Vintage (sort of) F/C stuff"
I wish the coverage would be far more, more televised anyway

the TV crowd (so the networks all think) all they seem to care about is
T/F or F/C @ 1000'
(IMO been going down since they went to 1,000')
P/S or P/SM @ 1320' at least it's still a full 1/4 mile
(P/S is getting boring as hell Pro-Camaro class, all GM powered, all seemingly
now "Elite Racing 8-12 'rental/leased cars/motors' & a couple 4 KB/Titan cars")
limited gear ratios & limited rpm BS
(barely running what they used to with carbs, after years of EFI now)
it's drag racing
it's supposed to be, see who's fastest, within a rule set
let them choose gears, rpms & electronics etc.
not all kinds of **** to make them not run faster, within that rule set
Yawn

sorry someone has to say it

 

[Outlawd]

Well ****, the last race of the season....I hate winter!

TF=Doug Kalitta
FC=Matt Hagan
PS=Erica Enders
PSM=Hector Arana Jr....Only one in the top 5 on a Buell or Harley in my mind.

 

[ocdart]

2024 NHRA Finals event info...
Current weather forecast for Pomona:
* Friday qualifying: 75F and sunny
* Saturday qualifying: 79F and sunny
* Sunday eliminations: 81F and sunny
Television schedule:
* Qualifying: Sunday, Nov. 12 - FS1, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST (11:00am-1:00pm PST)
* Finals Eliminations: Sunday, Nov. 12 - FS1, 4:00pm-7:00pm EST (1:00pm-4:00pm PST)
* Post Race Show: Sunday, Nov. 12 - FS1, 7:00pm-7:30pm EST (4:00pm-4:30pm PST)

 

[Budnicks]

My already locked in picks, let em' ride...

good luck everyone

& thanks @ocdart for doing this every season

 

[64BEL]

As is my tradition from down here in the basement, I'll pick my favorite racers for the last race and let the cow chips fall where they will.

TF Antron Brown (even with the bogus Toyota decals on the valve covers of his HEMI)
FC Tim Wilkerson
PS Greg Anderson
PSM Steve Johnson

Good luck all, and I hope you can bring it home, Bud!

 

[alsant]

A Brown
M Hagan
G Anderson
G Herrera
Good luck guys !

 

[ocdart]

NHRA Finals qualifying leaders:

Take a look at the early winter weather conditions we have to put up with here in SoCal...

Q1
Weather: 72F, 15% relative humidity, barometer 30.00", adjusted altitude 2,104', track temp n/a
TF: Austin Prock, 3.721; Justin Ashley @ 332.02
FC: Bob Tasca III, 3.911; Matt Hagan @ 332.51
PS: Troy Coughlin Jr., 6.500; Kyle Koretsky @ 211.56
PSM: Hector Arana Jr., 6.729 @ 201.28

Q2
Weather: 71F, 17% relative humidity, barometer 29.98", adjusted altitude 2,057', track temp 83F
TF: Steve Torrence, 3.641; Doug Kalitta @ 336.99
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.869; Bob Tasca III @ 336.99
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.495 @ 211.69
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.721; Eddie Krawiec @ 201.52

Q3
Weather: 78F, 14% relative humidity, barometer 30.01", adjusted altitude 2,467', track temp 105F
TF: Steve Torrence, 3.641; Doug Kalitta @ 336.99
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.869; Bob Tasca III @ 336.99
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.495 @ 211.69
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.721 @ 201.97

Q4
Weather: 75F, 18% relative humidity, barometer 30.00", adjusted altitude 2,234', track temp n/a
TF: Austin Prock, 3.636; Doug Kalitta @ 336.99
FC: Robert Hight, 3.844; Bob Tasca III @ 336.99
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.492 @ 211.69
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.661 @ 203.80

 

[Budnicks]

So far according to that above ^^^^ , I'm O-fer 4...

 

[ocdart]

So far according to that above ^^^^ , I'm O-fer 4...

Maybe he spoke a little too soon?


Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 21st and final event of the 2023 NHRA season, the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals with an outstanding, and almost perfect, total of 31.5 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifiers in Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle and the #2 qualifier in Top Fuel. Way to go!
'alsant' (FBBO) was right behind with 29.5 bonus points.
The top FABO pickers were 'cuda20' and 'stroked340' with 29.0 bonus points each.
More great picks!

Remember, elimination round win points are "points-and-a-half" for this event. Each round win will be worth 15 points instead of 10.

We have 15 players again this week and 15 different driver combos made up of:
* 7 different Top Fuel drivers with two Round 1 head-to-head matchups. One between #3 qualifier Antron Brown (2 picks) and #14 qualifier Clay Millican (1 pick), and the other between #8 qualifier Justin Ashley (1 pick) and #9 qualifier Brittany Force (4 picks). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 6 different Funny Car drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchups between #7 qualifier Ron Capps (2 picks) and #10 qualifier Tim Wilkerson (1 pick). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in round 2 of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* Only 2 different Pro Stock drivers. One in the top half of the bracket and one in the bottom half. They could only meet head-to-head if both drivers survive the early rounds and they meet in the final round of eliminations.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!

 

[64BEL]

Nice qualifying, Bud!

I was glad to see Doug Kalitta finally get his championship. It was also nice to see Dan Wilkerson get his first win as a tuner along with Chad Green. And with Tim in the finals against them.

 

[Budnicks]

Maybe he spoke a little too soon?


Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 21st and final event of the 2023 NHRA season, the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals with an outstanding, and almost perfect, total of 31.5 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifiers in Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle and the #2 qualifier in Top Fuel. Way to go!
'alsant' (FBBO) was right behind with 29.5 bonus points.
The top FABO pickers were 'cuda20' and 'stroked340' with 29.0 bonus points each.
More great picks!

Remember, elimination round win points are "points-and-a-half" for this event. Each round win will be worth 15 points instead of 10.

We have 15 players again this week and 15 different driver combos made up of:
* 7 different Top Fuel drivers with two Round 1 head-to-head matchups. One between #3 qualifier Antron Brown (2 picks) and #14 qualifier Clay Millican (1 pick), and the other between #8 qualifier Justin Ashley (1 pick) and #9 qualifier Brittany Force (4 picks). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 6 different Funny Car drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchups between #7 qualifier Ron Capps (2 picks) and #10 qualifier Tim Wilkerson (1 pick). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in round 2 of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* Only 2 different Pro Stock drivers. One in the top half of the bracket and one in the bottom half. They could only meet head-to-head if both drivers survive the early rounds and they meet in the final round of eliminations.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!

Nice qualifying, Bud!

I was glad to see Doug Kalitta finally get his championship. It was also nice to see Dan Wilkerson get his first win as a tuner along with Chad Green. And with Tim in the finals against them.

Yeah 3 of them went out in the semis IIRC
P/SM Herrera was my only win

good to see Chad Green won F/C finally, he was due,
sad it came at the expense of Wilksy

Hagan was a class act in his win & championship
ultimate lows to the highest of highs in a few min.s time
I really thought Hight had it (Championship) for sure
went up in smoke, he had the car to beat...

Doug Kalita, finally the bride instead of her bridesmaid...
1st Championship after 26 (?) tries/years

not sure how I ended up points wise

 

[ocdart]

2023 FINAL RESULTS!

Congratulations to 'Back In Time' (FABO) for winning the 2023 NHRA Finals "Top Picker Eliminator" title with an outstanding total of 228.5 points. He picked the class winners in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle, both his Funny Car and Pro Stock picks lost in the semi-final round of eliminations. He was helped with ET bonus points in both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and Speed bonus points in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Yunick13' (FABO) was the event runner-up with 211.5 points.
'Budnicks' was the top FBBO finisher with 186.5 points


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Austin Prock, 3.636 during qualifying
Speed - Doug Kalitta, 336.99 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.844 during qualifying
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 336.99 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.492 during qualifying
Speed - Jerry Tucker, 211.86 while losing during Round 1 of eliminations

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.661 during qualifying
Speed - Gaige Herrera, 203.80 during qualifying




CONGRATULATIONS to 'Yunick13' for winning the 2023 FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em'" game with an outstanding total of 2866.0!
I'm not sure what state he's taking the title to for the off-season.


Here are the game point standings after the 2023 NHRA Finals:
2866.0 - Yunick13 (FABO) - somewhere - no change in the game standings
2811.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) - CA - +1
2790.5 - cuda20 (FABO) - BC, Canada - +1
2780.0 - Back in Time (FABO) - AZ - +1
2756.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO) - CA - -3
2710.5 - ocdart (FABO) - CA - no change
2699.0 - stroked340 (FABO) - MA - +2
2698.5 - Outlawd (FABO) - (somewhere in his happy place) - no change
2662.5 - memike (FABO) - AR - -2
2599.5 - MomsDuster (FABO) - CA - no change
2527.0 - Duster79 (FABO) - MN - no change
2506.5 - alsant (FBBO) - AZ +2
2501.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) -WI - no change
2487.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) - PA - -2
2416.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) - AZ - no change


I'll post the top 3 game point leaders of each pro class later tonight.
Stay tuned!

 

[64BEL]

Congrats to Yunick13. Great showing, Bud.
oc- alsant is in AZ now, btw.
oc - thanks for running the game again this year!

 

[Outlawd]

Fun game, OC thanks for what you do. Congrats Yunick13. Outlawd over and out till march 2024.

 

[alsant]

Thanks OC , thanks to all our FBBO brothers for the fun year

 

[ocdart]

As promised, here are the final 2023 game class point leaders:

Top Fuel
551.5 - alsant (FBBO)
522.5 - Back in Time (FABO)
501.5 - cuda20 (FABO)
501.0 - Outlawd (FBBO)

Funny Car
607.0 - Back in Time (FABO)
597.0 - Outlawd (FBBO), MomsDuster (FABO), and Duster79 (FABO)
588.0 - Yunick13 (FABO)
577.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO)

Pro Stock
540.5 - MomsDuster (FABO)
503.0 - Duster79 (FABO)
472.0 - TT509mag (FABO)
463.5 - cuda20 (FABO), and Nick2317 (FBBO)

Pro Stock Motorcycle
718.5 - ocdart (FABO), and TT509mag (FABO)
713.0 - Yunick13 (FABO)
610.0 - Back in Time (FABO)
607.0 - cuda20 (FABO)


Now we have a little over 3 months to rest up and get more done on our Mopars each weekend.
The 2024 NHRA season kicks off with the NHRA Gatornationals, March 7-10, at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, FL.
I can't wait!
Watch for the 2024 game notice post sometime in February. Come on back and bring your friends!

Thanks for playing and Happy Holidays all!

 

[Budnicks]

2nd place, 1st loser...

55-ish IIRC points back

still fun to talk drag racing & play the game

Thanks @ocdart