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

[alsant]

S Torrence
M Hagan

Good luck guys!!!

 

[ocdart]

New England Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 83F, 48% relative humidity, barometer 29.88", adjusted altitude 2,314', track temp 134F
TF: Leah Pruett, 3.856 @ 319.37
FC: Chad Green, 4.100 @ 310.98

Q2
Weather: 49F, 78% relative humidity, barometer 30.15", adjusted altitude 510', track temp 73F
TF: Antron Brown, 3.729 @ 329.99
FC: Chad Green, 4.100 @ 310.98

Q3 was rained out

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'alsant' (FBBO), 'Nick2317' (FBBO) and 'stroked340' (FABO) for sharing the 6th event of the 2023 NHRA season New England Nationals Top Qualifier title with nice totals of 12.0 bonus points each. 'They each picked the #2 qualifier in Funny Car and the #8 qualifier in Top Fuel. Way to go!
'Back in Time' (FABO) and 'MomsDuster were right behind with 11.5 bonus points each

More great picks!

We have 15 players again this week and 9 different driver combos made up of:
* 6 different Top Fuel drivers with two Round 1 head-to-head matchups. One between #6 qualifier Mike Salinas (1 picks) and #9 qualifier Clay Millican (1 pick), and the other between #7 qualifier Austin Prock and #8 qualifier Steve Torrence (3 picks). Their is also a possibility of a head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive.
* 4 different Funny Car drivers. The first possible head-to-head matchup is in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!

 

[ocdart]

Well, this is going to be fun!!!
If I understood Brian Lohnes correctly on the TV announcement last night, the elimination rounds from the New England Nationals will be contested during the qualifying rounds at the Thunder Valley Nationals on Friday, June 9, and Saturday, June 10.
Following is the information currently shown on nhra.com:

• Thunder Valley Nationals Q1 on Friday, June 9, at 5:00pm EDT (2:00pm PDT), will be a normal Q1 for both Top Fuel and Funny Car
• Round 1 eliminations from the New England Nationals will be contested during Q2 scheduled for 8:00pm EDT (5:00pm PDT) on Friday
• Teams will then have an extended turn-around time between elimination rounds because Round 2 eliminations from the New England Nationals will be contested during Thunder Valley Nationals Q3 scheduled for 2:00pm EDT (11:00am PDT) on Saturday, June 10
• Round 3 (semi-final) eliminations from the New England Nationals will be contested at 4:15pm EDT (1:15pm PDT) on Saturday
• New England Nationals final eliminations in Top Fuel and Funny Car will be contested during Thunder Valley Nationals Q4 scheduled for 5:30pm EDT (2:30pm PDT) on Saturday

Got all that? Confused yet?

All I know for sure is I'm going to be busy Saturday evening getting both an updated NHRA "Pick 'Em" game points/standings posted for after the New England Nationals, and then doing the Thunder Valley Nationals qualifying recap totaled and posted.

What does this mean for you, the players?
Your New England Nationals picks are already determined. No changing.
But you still need to post your picks for the upcoming Thunder Valley Nationals.
nhra.com currently shows the following entry counts for the Thunder Valley Nationals:
17 Top Fuel
18 Funny Car
20 Pro Stock
18 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Those counts can always change so please keep checking to make sure your driver selections are competing in this event.

Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

[Budnicks]

Freaken' Rain delays...
congrats @alsant & to @Nick2317 for qualifiers

be fun keeping track next week

 

[Budnicks]

@ocdart can you change my "locked in pick"
for P/S cars to Dallas Glenn, (instead of GA)
for the next race & beyond
for now



good luck everyone

 

[Outlawd]

Thunder Valley...
TF=Brittany Force
FC=Matt Hagan
PS=Troy Coughlin Jr
PSM=Gaige Herrera

Good luck everybody!

 

[Nick2317]

Thunder Valley Ill go with
TF Brittany Force
FC Matt Hagan
PS Erica Enders
PSM Matt Smith

 

[alsant]

S Torrence
M Hagan
C Caruso
E Kreiwic

Good luck guys !

 

[ocdart]

Thunder Valley Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 75F, 32% relative humidity, barometer 29.91", adjusted altitude 3,132', track temp 124F
TF: Josh Hart, 3.819 @ 321.12
FC: Bob Tasca III, 4.032 @ 324.44
PS: Bo Butner III, 6.667; Troy Coughlin Jr. @ 206.89
PSM: Eddie Krawiec, 6.855 @ 198.03

Q2
Weather: 70F, 60% relative humidity, barometer 29.91", adjusted altitude 2,997', track temp n/a
TF: Leah Pruett, 3.745; Brittany Force @ 334.48
FC: Robert Hight, 3.938; Bob Tasca III @ 329.26
PS: Erica Enders, 6.627; Troy Coughlin Jr. and Aaron Stanfield @ 206.89
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.820; Eddie Krawiec @ 198.03

Q3
Weather: 78F, 35% relative humidity, barometer 29.97", adjusted altitude 3,329', track temp 127F
TF: Leah Pruett, 3.745; Brittany Force @ 334.48
FC: Robert Hight, 3.938; Bob Tasca III @ 329.26
PS: Erica Enders, 6.627; Troy Coughlin Jr. and Aaron Stanfield @ 206.89
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.808; Hector Arana Jr. @199.02

Q4
Weather: 80F, 35% relative humidity, barometer 29.91", adjusted altitude 3,548', track temp n/a
TF: Leah Pruett, 3.745; Brittany Force @ 334.48
FC: Robert Hight, 3.938; Bob Tasca III @ 329.26
PS: Erica Enders, 6.627; Troy Coughlin Jr. and Aaron Stanfield @ 206.89
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.808; Hector Arana Jr. @199.02

 

[ocdart]

@ocdart can you change my "locked in pick"
for P/S cars to Dallas Glenn, (instead of GA)
for the next race & beyond
for now



good luck everyone

Done

 

[ocdart]

Well, it took an extra week but congratulations to 'TT5.9mag' (FABO) for winning his third consecutive "Top Picker Eliminator" title. This time he shared the title with '64BEL' (FBBO), both with very nice totals of 64.5 points for the 7th event of the 2023 season, the 10th annual New England NHRA Nationals - started in Epping, NH, and finished in Bristol, TN.
Their Top Fuel pick won the classe and their Funny Car pick lost in the 2nd round. They were also helped with ET bonus points in Funny Car.
'johnnycuda' (FABO) got the runner-up spot with 52.0 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Antron Brown, 3.729 during qualifying
Speed - Brittany Force, 334.48 during Round 1 of eliminations in Bristol

Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.938 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 329.26 Round 1 of eliminations



Here are the game point standings after the 7th event of the 2023 season:

608.05 - TT5.9mag (FABO) no change in standings
554.0 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
511.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) +1
506.5- ocdart (FABO) -1
479.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
476.0 - Duster79 (FABO) no change
462.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no changer
459.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
454.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) +1
433.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) -1
412.5 - memike (FABO) no change
376.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change
358.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +1
347.0 - MomsDuster (FABO) -1
333.5 - stroked340 (FABO) no change

The 8h race of the 2023 season, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, will finish up later today at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, TN.

Good luck!

 

[alsant]

Nice job bel. !!

 

[Budnicks]

Way to go @64BEL on NE picks
congrats

 

[ocdart]

OK, here we go. Two national event results in a single weekend!
Congratulations to '64BEL' (FBBO) for winning the Thunder Valley Nationals "Top Picker Eliminator" title with an outstanding total of 140.0 points. Both his Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle picks won their respective classes. His Funny Car pick lost in the semi-final round of eliminations and his Pro Stock pick lost in the second round of eliminations. He was also helped with ET bonus points in Funny Car.
'Budnicks' (FBBO) got the runner-up spot with 116.5 points.
Game leader 'TT5.9 mag' was the top FABO finisher with 104.5 points


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Leah Pruett, 3.745 during qualifying
Speed - Brittany Force, 334.48 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.938 during qualifying
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 329.26 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Erica Enders, 6.627 during qualifying
Speed - Aaron Stanfield, 206.80 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.805 during Round 2 of eliminations
Speed - Hector Arana Jr., 199.02 during qualifying



Here are the game point standings after the 8th event of the 2023 season:

712.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO) no change in standings
640.0 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
601.5 - ocdart (FABO) +1
597.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) -1
560.5 - Duster79 (FABO) +1
552.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) -1
549.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) +3
596.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) -1
525.0 - cuda20 (FABO) -1
523.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) -1
498.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +2
452.5 - memike (FABO) -1
439.5 - alsant (FBBO) -1
434.5 - MomsDuster (FABO) no change
396.0 - stroked340 (FABO) no change

The 9th race of the 2023 season, the 16th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, are scheduled for June 22-25 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH.

GOOD LUCK!

 

[alsant]

Nice job you guys !

Way to go !

 

[alsant]

I suck !

 

[Budnicks]

Way to go @64BEL congrats

I got a runner up shockingly. up +3 shocker

 

[64BEL]

Nice picking, Bud! This is rare air for me. I wonder where I'd be if I'd picked in the first race?

 

[ocdart]

It's late Monday night here in SoCal, but it's Tuesday in half the country so here's your Tuesday before the event reminder for the 9th race of the 2023 NHRA season, the 16th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH.

nhra.com shows the following entry counts:

20 Top Fuel
17 Funny Car
18 Pro Stock
16 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Of course those counts could still change but you better check to make sure your selected drivers are competing in this event.
The first of four (4) sessions of professional qualifying is scheduled to start at 4:30pm EDT (1:30pm PDT) on Friday, June 23, so get your picks posted before.

Television coverage is scheduled for:

• Friday, June 23 - Q show 1 @ 5:30pm EST (2:30pm PST) on Fox Sports 1
• Saturday, June 24 - Q show 2 @ 7:00pm EDT (4:00pm PDT) on Fox Sports 1
• Sunday, June 25 - Finals eliminations at 4:00pm EDT (1:00pm PDT) on Fox

The current weather forecast for Epping, NH:

• Friday: 40% chance of rain between 4-7PM so Friday qualifying may be late into the night
• Saturday: 809F high, mostly cloudy
• Sunday: 84F high and mostly sunny

Good luck all!