2024 14th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - It's NITRO Burnin' Time Again!!!
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TF=Doug Kallita
FC=Matt Hagan
PS=Erica Enders
PSM=Gaige Herrera
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Post on nhra.com this morning says Brittany will not compete next weekend in Norwalk as she will remain at the hospital in solidarity with her family for John. Austin Prock will compete in Funny Car.
Brittany currently is in the #10 spot in Top Fuel, 60 points ahead of Josh Hart, with five race events to go before the Countdown. Sitting out at Norwalk will only give her four events before the Countdown to solidify a playoff spot.
John Force has been transferred from the trauma ICU to the neuro ICU where the medical team can focus on his head injury which is their primary concern.
John Force improving, faces long road ahead; Brittany to sit out Norwalk race
Brittany currently is in the #10 spot in Top Fuel, 60 points ahead of Josh Hart, with five race events to go before the Countdown. Sitting out at Norwalk will only give her four events before the Countdown to solidify a playoff spot.
John Force has been transferred from the trauma ICU to the neuro ICU where the medical team can focus on his head injury which is their primary concern.
John Force improving, faces long road ahead; Brittany to sit out Norwalk race
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I read somewhere he said; (John Force)
"he's not racing this week at Norwalk Ohio Summit"
the dr. or John has not said the extent of his injuries, except a head injury
but said he's doing/recovering well, move out of the ICU
said; 'nothings broken'
I don't know as to what extent that means
(I assume he has a Concussion (head injury), bruising or sore as f-ck too)
he's (allegedly) sitting up talking (like always) speaking & coherent
(as he can be) that's a good/great sign
but;
about that the other 2 JFR teams, (org. Britney was gonna' race (?) now she's not)
T/F daughter Britney Force 'may not' compete, wants to stay by dad's side
& Austin Prock AAA F/C will be, definitely racing at Norwalk, Ohio
there was no named substitute either, just not running the other/his Funny car...
Is my guess/best interpretation...
I think it was in Dragzine newsletter also...
a bit conflicting stories between the 2 articles
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2024 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals qualifying leaders:
Q1
Weather: 81F, 66% relative humidity, barometer 29.88", adjusted altitude 3,177', track temp. 115F
TF: Dan Mercier, 3.790; Jasmine Salinas @ 329.58
FC: Austin Prock, 3.892; Bob Tasca III @ 329.32
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.592; Eric Latino @ 208.36
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.748 @ 201.31
Q2
Weather: 79F, 62% relative humidity, barometer 29.88", adjusted altitude 3,033', track temp. n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.692 @ 332.92
FC: Austin Prock, 3.863; J.R. Todd @ 332.02
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.592; Eric Latino @ 208.36
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.748 @ 201.31
(06/29) At 1:51pm EDT (10:51am PDT) it has stopped raining in Norwalk and the weather is currently mostly cloudy and 81F. The forecast is for similar conditions with heavy rain forecast starting at 6:00pm EDT (3:00pm PDT). They may not be able to get two more rounds of qualifying in today.
Sunday's forecast is for mostly sunny conditions all day with a forecast high of 70F.
Q3
Weather: n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.692; Shawn Langdon @ 335.93
FC: Austin Prock, 3.863; J.R. Todd @ 332.02
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.592; Eric Latino @ 208.36
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.748 @ 201.31
Q4
Weather: n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.692 @ 337.16
FC: Austin Prock, 3.853; J.R. Todd @ 332.02
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.592; Eric Latino @ 208.36
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.748 @ 201.31
Q1
Weather: 81F, 66% relative humidity, barometer 29.88", adjusted altitude 3,177', track temp. 115F
TF: Dan Mercier, 3.790; Jasmine Salinas @ 329.58
FC: Austin Prock, 3.892; Bob Tasca III @ 329.32
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.592; Eric Latino @ 208.36
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.748 @ 201.31
Q2
Weather: 79F, 62% relative humidity, barometer 29.88", adjusted altitude 3,033', track temp. n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.692 @ 332.92
FC: Austin Prock, 3.863; J.R. Todd @ 332.02
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.592; Eric Latino @ 208.36
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.748 @ 201.31
(06/29) At 1:51pm EDT (10:51am PDT) it has stopped raining in Norwalk and the weather is currently mostly cloudy and 81F. The forecast is for similar conditions with heavy rain forecast starting at 6:00pm EDT (3:00pm PDT). They may not be able to get two more rounds of qualifying in today.
Sunday's forecast is for mostly sunny conditions all day with a forecast high of 70F.
Q3
Weather: n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.692; Shawn Langdon @ 335.93
FC: Austin Prock, 3.863; J.R. Todd @ 332.02
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.592; Eric Latino @ 208.36
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.748 @ 201.31
Q4
Weather: n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.692 @ 337.16
FC: Austin Prock, 3.853; J.R. Todd @ 332.02
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.592; Eric Latino @ 208.36
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.748 @ 201.31
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Congratulations to '64BEL' (FBBO), 'cuda20' (FABO), and 'TT5.9mag' (FABO) for sharing the 2024 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Qualifier title with an outstanding total of 30.5 bonus points each. '64BEL' (FBBO) picked the #1 qualifiers in both Funny Car and Pro Stock, the #2 qualifier in Top Fuel, and the #3 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle. 'cuda20' (FABO) and 'TT5.9mag' (FABO) both picked the #1 qualifier in both Top fuel and Funny Car, the #2 qualifier in Pro Stock, and the #3 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'johnnycuda' (FABO) was the runner-up qualifier with 30.0 bonus points.
Way to go!
More great picks!
16 players again this week and 14 different driver combos made up of:
* 4 different Top Fuel drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in the second round of eliminations if all four drivers survive Round 1.
* 4 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. The first possibility of a head-to-head matchup is the semii-final round if the drivers survive until then.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers with the earliest possible head-to-head matchup in the semi-final round of eliminations
* 2 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with the only possible head-to-head matchup in the final round of eliminations if both drivers get that far
Good luck all!
'johnnycuda' (FABO) was the runner-up qualifier with 30.0 bonus points.
Way to go!
More great picks!
16 players again this week and 14 different driver combos made up of:
* 4 different Top Fuel drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in the second round of eliminations if all four drivers survive Round 1.
* 4 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. The first possibility of a head-to-head matchup is the semii-final round if the drivers survive until then.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers with the earliest possible head-to-head matchup in the semi-final round of eliminations
* 2 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with the only possible head-to-head matchup in the final round of eliminations if both drivers get that far
Good luck all!
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This morning I found the following from Jenna Fryer posted to 'X'...
[Sorry, I couldn't 'cut-and-paste' the article to here so I copied it word for word]
Force Moving Forward in Recovery Process
Hall of Famer Makes Progress, There's Still a Long Road Ahead
Richmond, VA (June 30, 2024) - After five tense days during which he was heavily sedated while battling the effects of injuries suffered in the 300 mile-per-hour crash of his drag racing Funny Car, 16-time NHRA World Champion John Force has begun to show daily signs of improvement, according to family members who have maintained a presence at the trauma hospital to which he was transported by air ambulance on Sunday.
Early in the process treatment of his Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), he failed to follow the series of commands to open his eyes, squeeze the hands of his care providers and move his extremities. Occasionally, he was able to respond with slight movements, but it wasn't until he was moved from trauma intensive care unit to neuro intensive care unit on Wednesday that he began to gain some momentum.
He became more consistent in responding to commands and finally opened his eyes on day five. Following days of failed attempts, his wife and daughters were overcome with emotion when he murmured his name, 'John Force,' and later when prompted gave a thumbs up.
The biggest challenge has been managing his extreme agitation and confusion, which causes him significant distress. He has repeatedly tried to get out of bed and has been restrained; his doctors have humorously described him as a raging bull. However, he recognized his daughters, wife, Laurie, and called them each by name. And spoke the words, "I love you." This, along with continued daily progress has uplifter their spirits.
Brittany opted out of the cockpit of the Cornwell Tools Top Fuel dragster at this week's 17th Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Norwalk, Ohio, to remain with family in support of her dad.
Despite the welcomed progress, the 157-time tour winner still faces a long and difficult recovery ahead and in the immediate future, will remain in neuro intensive care with visitation restricted to immediate family members only.
John's family members extend their deepest gratitude to the medical specialists responsible for his well-being and recovery. They deeply appreciate the overwhelming number of heartfelt messages, prayers, support, and concern from the entire automotive and racing industries. Thank you to sponsors, fans, and the media for respecting the privacy of the Force family and the John Force Racing team members.
[Sorry, I couldn't 'cut-and-paste' the article to here so I copied it word for word]
Force Moving Forward in Recovery Process
Hall of Famer Makes Progress, There's Still a Long Road Ahead
Richmond, VA (June 30, 2024) - After five tense days during which he was heavily sedated while battling the effects of injuries suffered in the 300 mile-per-hour crash of his drag racing Funny Car, 16-time NHRA World Champion John Force has begun to show daily signs of improvement, according to family members who have maintained a presence at the trauma hospital to which he was transported by air ambulance on Sunday.
Early in the process treatment of his Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), he failed to follow the series of commands to open his eyes, squeeze the hands of his care providers and move his extremities. Occasionally, he was able to respond with slight movements, but it wasn't until he was moved from trauma intensive care unit to neuro intensive care unit on Wednesday that he began to gain some momentum.
He became more consistent in responding to commands and finally opened his eyes on day five. Following days of failed attempts, his wife and daughters were overcome with emotion when he murmured his name, 'John Force,' and later when prompted gave a thumbs up.
The biggest challenge has been managing his extreme agitation and confusion, which causes him significant distress. He has repeatedly tried to get out of bed and has been restrained; his doctors have humorously described him as a raging bull. However, he recognized his daughters, wife, Laurie, and called them each by name. And spoke the words, "I love you." This, along with continued daily progress has uplifter their spirits.
Brittany opted out of the cockpit of the Cornwell Tools Top Fuel dragster at this week's 17th Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Norwalk, Ohio, to remain with family in support of her dad.
Despite the welcomed progress, the 157-time tour winner still faces a long and difficult recovery ahead and in the immediate future, will remain in neuro intensive care with visitation restricted to immediate family members only.
John's family members extend their deepest gratitude to the medical specialists responsible for his well-being and recovery. They deeply appreciate the overwhelming number of heartfelt messages, prayers, support, and concern from the entire automotive and racing industries. Thank you to sponsors, fans, and the media for respecting the privacy of the Force family and the John Force Racing team members.
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Congratulations to 'alsant' (FBBO) and SSG_Karg (FABO) for sharing the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2024 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, OH, with very nice totals of 141.0 points each. '
'alsant' (FBBO) picked the class winner in Pro Stock Motorcycle, his Pro stock pick lost in the final round of eliminations, and his Top Fuel and Funny Car picks both lost in the semi-final round of eliminations. His point total was also helped with ET bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'SSG_Karg' (FABO) also picked the class winner in Pro Stock Motorcycle, his Top Fuel and Funny Car picks both lost in the final round of eliminations, and his Pro Stock pick lost in the opening round of eliminations. His point total was helped with ET bonus points in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcyle, and by Speed bonus points in Top Fuel.
'cuda20' (FABO) and 'TT5.9mag' (FABO) shared the runner-up spot with 140.5 points each.
Lots of great picks this week as the top eight scores were separated by only 3.5 points.
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Doug Kalitta, 3.692 during qualifying
Speed - Doug Kalitta, 337.16 during qualifying
Funny Car
E.T. - Austin Prock, 3.853 during qualifying
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 336.82 during Round 1 of eliminations
Pro Stock
E.T. - Aaron Stanfield, 6.539 while winning the final round of eliminations
Speed - Toy Coughlin Jr., 209.75 while losing during Round 2 of eliminations
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.698 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Smith, 201.31 during qualifying
We are now through half of the season. Here are the game point standings after the 10th event of the 2024 season:
1093.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change in the points standings
1089.0 - Yunick13 (FABO) +2
1085.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
1085.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) +1
1079.5 - stroked340 (FABO -3
1073.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
1057.5 - Alsant (FBBO) +1
1052.5 - Duster79 (FABO) +2
1034.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +2
1028.0 - ocdart (FABO) +2
1021.5 - GTXDAN (FBBO) -4
1010.5 - Back in Time FABO +1
998.5 - memike (FABO) -4
980.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
930.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change
926.0 - SSG_Karg (FABO) no change
We now get several weeks off since the 'TBA' national event was cancelled earlier this year.
The next race event on the 2024 season will be the NHRA Northwest Nationals,, part of the abbreviated two-event 'West Coast Swing', at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA, scheduled for July 19-21. nhra.com does not yet show class entry numbers. I will post that information as soon as it is available.
As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.
GOOD LUCK!
'alsant' (FBBO) picked the class winner in Pro Stock Motorcycle, his Pro stock pick lost in the final round of eliminations, and his Top Fuel and Funny Car picks both lost in the semi-final round of eliminations. His point total was also helped with ET bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'SSG_Karg' (FABO) also picked the class winner in Pro Stock Motorcycle, his Top Fuel and Funny Car picks both lost in the final round of eliminations, and his Pro Stock pick lost in the opening round of eliminations. His point total was helped with ET bonus points in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcyle, and by Speed bonus points in Top Fuel.
'cuda20' (FABO) and 'TT5.9mag' (FABO) shared the runner-up spot with 140.5 points each.
Lots of great picks this week as the top eight scores were separated by only 3.5 points.
Here's where the bonus points were earned if you picked the right drivers:
Top Fuel
E.T. - Doug Kalitta, 3.692 during qualifying
Speed - Doug Kalitta, 337.16 during qualifying
Funny Car
E.T. - Austin Prock, 3.853 during qualifying
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 336.82 during Round 1 of eliminations
Pro Stock
E.T. - Aaron Stanfield, 6.539 while winning the final round of eliminations
Speed - Toy Coughlin Jr., 209.75 while losing during Round 2 of eliminations
Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.698 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Smith, 201.31 during qualifying
We are now through half of the season. Here are the game point standings after the 10th event of the 2024 season:
1093.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change in the points standings
1089.0 - Yunick13 (FABO) +2
1085.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
1085.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) +1
1079.5 - stroked340 (FABO -3
1073.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
1057.5 - Alsant (FBBO) +1
1052.5 - Duster79 (FABO) +2
1034.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +2
1028.0 - ocdart (FABO) +2
1021.5 - GTXDAN (FBBO) -4
1010.5 - Back in Time FABO +1
998.5 - memike (FABO) -4
980.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
930.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change
926.0 - SSG_Karg (FABO) no change
We now get several weeks off since the 'TBA' national event was cancelled earlier this year.
The next race event on the 2024 season will be the NHRA Northwest Nationals,, part of the abbreviated two-event 'West Coast Swing', at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA, scheduled for July 19-21. nhra.com does not yet show class entry numbers. I will post that information as soon as it is available.
As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.
GOOD LUCK!
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NHRA released the 2025 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule today featuring 20 events:
14 race event Regular Season
What is not on the schedule is the new Flying H Drag Strip in the Kansas City area. This had a tentative date on the 2024 schedule that was later cancelled. Does anybody have any information as to why this new facility didn't make it on to the 2025 schedule?
14 race event Regular Season
- 03/06-09/2025 56th annual NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, FL
- 03/21-23/2025 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, Phoenix, AZ
- 03/27-30/2025 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, Pomona, CA
- 04/11-13/2025 25th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, Las Vegas, NV
- 04/25-27/2025 15th annual NHRA 4-wide Nationals, Charlotte, NC
- 05/16-18/2025 25th annual Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance, Chicago, IL
- 05/30-06/01/2025 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals, Epping, NH
- 06/06-08/2025 24th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, TN
- 06/20-22/2025 5th annual NHRA Virginia Nationals, Richmond, VA
- 06/26-29/2025 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Norwalk, OH
- 07/18-20/2025 36th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals, Seattle, WA
- 07/25-27/2025 37th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Sonoma, CA
- 08/14-17/2025 43rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Brainerd, MN
- 08/27-09/01 2025 71st annual NHRA U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis, IN
- 09/11-14/2025 40th annual NHRA Nationals, Reading, PA
- 09/19-21/2025 17th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals, Charlotte, NC
- 09/26-28/2025 14th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals, St. Louis, MO
- 10/09-12/2025 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, Dallas, TX
- 10/30-11/02 2025 25th annual NHRA Nevada Nationals, Las Vegas, NV
- 11/13-16/2025 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, Pomona, CA
What is not on the schedule is the new Flying H Drag Strip in the Kansas City area. This had a tentative date on the 2024 schedule that was later cancelled. Does anybody have any information as to why this new facility didn't make it on to the 2025 schedule?
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When the body separates
** like it used to
there is no way the cutes can't deploy
the body blows off away from the car/chassis
talk about simple,
no solenoid no extra cables no extra electronics etc.
Option...
maybe much bigger burst panels, over the motor & cockpit
so they don't ruin or blow up as many bodies ?
may help save a driver too (?)
them carbon fiber bodies are well over $50k
with the titanium trees & tin or drivers shields
NHRA is in CYA mode (cover your ***)
about their electronics crap on these cars,
they fail all the time
I don't buy any of the stuff, or all of the 1st time nonsense
I'm with Robert Hight on this one
when the engine let got
it should've deployed the cutes period,
end of story
cable/solinoid or not, it's just a simple 'morse cable' on a lever
cable that goes thru a loop holding the chutes in the pack,
can't be much simpler **
IMHFO as a guy who drove FCs not any fuel FCs, but FCs none the less
cause & affect was, the body stayed on/with the car & the car buckled,
driver being able to self deploy & all the electronics & fail safes failed,
end of story
** body comes off they can see better
& benefit is, it auto-deploys 'the chutes too'
(mine shut the fuel off (mech fuel pump off for injection) when the lever was deployed too)
by proxy body flying off pulled off, pulls them out, in can't help but pull them out,
end of story
In the wreck/explosion prior, that Camaro body buckled up
John is arm restraints & harness
& he/John couldn't reach &/or manually activate the simple lever
(they had since 1966 in the 1st Fuel Floppers, with lif up bodies, 60 years it worked just fine)
&/or the NHRA safety electronics also failed, in milliseconds
All the rest of That's BS (NHRA covering their asses)
** the body being tethered so it can't come off, stays with the chassis
that is a real problem
body comes off, it gets the fire away from the cockpit also,
end of story, end of problem
safety wise for driver too
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Going to be busy for a while so I'm posting my Northwest Nationals pics early.
TF=Doug Kalitta
FC=Austin Prock
PS=Erica Enders
PSM=Gaige Herrera
Good luck everyone!
TF=Doug Kalitta
FC=Austin Prock
PS=Erica Enders
PSM=Gaige Herrera
Good luck everyone!
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