2024 14th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - It's NITRO Burnin' Time Again!!!

[ocdart]

Sorry, I thought I posted these last Sunday...

'ocdart' (FABO) somehow managed to hang on for the top score this week with 157.0 points. He picked the class winner in Funny Car and all of his other picks lost in the semi-final round of eliminations.
'64BEL' (FBBO) and 'johnnycuda' (FABO) shared the runner-up spot with 151.0 points each.

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Justin Ashley, 3.713 during qualifying
Speed - Doug Kalitta, 335.73 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Austin Prock, 3.875 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Austin Prock, 338.43 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Dallas Glenn, 6.526 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Erica Enders, 210.77 during Round 2 of eliminations

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.743 during qualifying
Speed - Angie Smith, 200.68 during Round 1 of eliminations


Here are the game point standings after the 15th event of the 2024 season:

2133.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change in the point standings
2111.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO) no change
2101.0 - ocdart (FABO) +5
2101.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
2099.5 - stroked340 (FABO) -2
2099.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +1
2089.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) -2
2080.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) -2
2069.0 - Duster79 (FABO) +1
2065.0 - GTXDAN (FBBO) -1
2064.5 - Back in Time (FABO)
2055.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) +1
2039.0 - memike (FABO) -1
1992.5 - alsant (FBBO) no change
1982.5 - SSG_Karg (FABO) no change
1962.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change

No rest because the next race event on the 2024 season, and the 2nd race event of the Countdown, will be the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, NC, scheduled for September 20-22.
nhra.com currently shows the following class entry numbers:

18 - Top Fuel
15 - Funny Car
18 - Pro Stock
15 - Pro Stock Motorcycle

As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.
GOOD LUCK!

 

[alsant]

Nice job Guys !!!

 

[Budnicks]

Congrats @64BEL on the qualifies last event

 

[Budnicks]

Sorry, I thought I posted these last Sunday...

'ocdart' (FABO) somehow managed to hang on for the top score this week with 157.0 points. He picked the class winner in Funny Car and all of his other picks lost in the semi-final round of eliminations.
'64BEL' (FBBO) and 'johnnycuda' (FABO) shared the runner-up spot with 151.0 points each.

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Justin Ashley, 3.713 during qualifying
Speed - Doug Kalitta, 335.73 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Austin Prock, 3.875 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Austin Prock, 338.43 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Dallas Glenn, 6.526 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Erica Enders, 210.77 during Round 2 of eliminations

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.743 during qualifying
Speed - Angie Smith, 200.68 during Round 1 of eliminations


Here are the game point standings after the 15th event of the 2024 season:

2133.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change in the point standings
2111.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO) no change
2101.0 - ocdart (FABO) +5
2101.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
2099.5 - stroked340 (FABO) -2
2099.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +1
2089.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) -2
2080.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) -2
2069.0 - Duster79 (FABO) +1
2065.0 - GTXDAN (FBBO) -1
2064.5 - Back in Time (FABO)
2055.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) +1
2039.0 - memike (FABO) -1
1992.5 - alsant (FBBO) no change
1982.5 - SSG_Karg (FABO) no change
1962.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change

No rest because the next race event on the 2024 season, and the 2nd race event of the Countdown, will be the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, NC, scheduled for September 20-22.
nhra.com currently shows the following class entry numbers:

18 - Top Fuel
15 - Funny Car
18 - Pro Stock
15 - Pro Stock Motorcycle

As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.
GOOD LUCK!

Congrats to @64BEL
& our game captain @ocdart
I didn't even notice...

 

[Budnicks]

@ocdart
please keep my locked in picks going at ZMax NC

good luck everyone

 

[Outlawd]

Carolina Nationals

TF=Doug Kalitta
FC=Austin Prock
PS=Erica Enders
PSM=Matt Smith

Good luck everyone!!

 

[alsant]

J Ashley
A Prock
D Glenn
G Herrera

Good luck all !!

 

[ocdart]

Carolina Nationals pro qualifying starts tomorrow (Friday) at 4:00pm EDT (1:00pm PDT).
Post your picks if you haven't already.

 

[ocdart]

2024 16th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 88F, 66% relative humidity, barometer 29.88", adjusted altitude 2,974', track temp. 107F
TF: Brittany Force, 3.721 @ 335.73
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.865 @ 331.94
PS: Erica Enders, 6.564; Eric Latino @ 208.78
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.803 @ 198.47

Q2
Weather: 75F, 80% relative humidity, barometer 29.91", adjusted altitude 2,566', track temp. 93F
TF: Brittany Force, 3.690 @ 335.73
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.832 @ 333.25
PS: Erica Enders, 6.557; Eric Latino @ 208.78
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.803; Matt Smith & Gaige Herrera @ 198.47

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'cuda20' (FABO) for winning the 2024 16th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Qualifier title with an outstanding total of 31.5 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifier in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock, and the #2 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Outlawd' (FBBO) and 'Nick2317' (FBBO) shared the runner-up qualifier with 31.0 bonus points.
Way to go!
More outstanding picks!

16 players again this week and 11 different driver combos made up of:
* 6 different Top Fuel drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #7 qualifier Steve Torrence (2 picks) and #10 qualifier Antron Brown (1 pick). There is a possibility of a head-to-head matchup is the second round of eliminations if both drivers survive until then.
* 4 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the second round of eliminations if both of the drivers survive until then.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup is in the semi-final round of eliminations.
* 2 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchup. The only possibility of a head-to-head matchup is in the final round of eliminations if both drivers survive until then.
Good luck all!

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'Outlawd' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 16th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals with an outstanding total of 170.5 points. He picked the class winners in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle and his Top Fuel and Pro Stock picks both lost in the semi-final round of eliminations. He was also helped with ET and Speed bonus points in both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Yunick13' (FABO) grabbed the runner-up spot with 165.0 points.
Way to go!

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Brittany Force, 3.690 during qualifying
Speed - Brittany Force, 335.73 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Matt Hagan, 3.832 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Hagan, 333.25 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Erica Enders, 6.557 during qualifying
Speed - Erica Enders, 209.10 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Matt Smith, 6.799 during qualifying
Speed - Matt Smith, 199.67 during qualifying


Here are the game point standings after the 16th event of the 2024 season and 2nd event of the 6-race 2024 Countdown:

2260.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) +6 change in the points standings
2245.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) +6
2242.5 - cuda20 (FABO) +1
2241.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) -3
2240.0 - ocdart (FABO) -2
2230.5 - TT5.9mag (FABO) -4
2218.5 - stroked340 (FABO) -2
2218.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) -2
2201.5 - Back in Time (FABO) +2
2184.0 - GTXDAN (FBBO) no change
2177.0 - Duster79 (FABO) -2
2174.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
2135.5 - memike (FABO) no change
2130.5 - alsant (FBBO) no change
2102.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +1
2090.5 - SSG_Karg (FABO) -1

Lots of position movement again this week and the points remain tight.

Still no time off to rest because the 3rd consecutive race weekend and the 3rd race of the 6-race "countdown", the 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, IL, is scheduled for September 27-29.
nhra.com currently shows the following class entry numbers:

20 - Top Fuel (including three drivers racing for the first time this season)
16 - Funny Car
21 - Pro Stock (including one driver racing for the first time this season)
16 - Pro Stock Motocycle

As always, please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.
GOOD LUCK!

 

[alsant]

Nice job Outlawd !

 

[Budnicks]

Congrats to @Outlawd & @Nick2317 on qualifying picks

humid as hell, they weren't that fast
FC was quick,
TF sucked, 3.69 to 3.79-ish but close within a tenth for 16 cars
I'd have thought it'd be a few cars faster too

 

[Budnicks]

Congrats to @Outlawd for eliminations picks too

 

[Budnicks]

Mine picks went backwards -3 oh well
ride em' tell they throw ya' off

TF Torrence sucked, out early laid an egg
PS Anderson, went out early
PS/M Herrera, did OK, but lost too
my only redemption was #2 Prock in FC, kicked *** like normal
beat the #1 qualifier Hagan too

seems nowadays the 'Fuel teams' if it's not a cool track
like Friday Nights, they suck ***
a bunch of favorites, bigger teams/big $$$ went out early
including the #1 qualifier B. Force
Teams can't deal with a hot-ish track (110*-120*) only 85*f air temps
& especially that 80%+ humidity/east coast crap
(I know most of it is in the clutch too, but they still overpowered the track)
It's like everything need to be perfect to get a car down the track now
all the bigger teams struggled, a lot of underpowered/underdogs did well
went rounds
what was it the #10 & #12 Qualifiers in the finals of TF (glad to see Brown win)
it was the 1 & 2 in FC
same in PS (6.50-6.59) cars in the finals,
glad to see Arron Stanfield (not a big fan of team Elite) 'instead' of Miss Piggy Enders win

 

[64BEL]

Nice work, Outlawd!

Uhoh, Bud - you and I are headed in the wrong direction! Save yourself and don't hang on to me all the way to the bottom!

 

[alsant]

Got you guys beat for the quest to the bottom

 

[ocdart]

...and here's your "Tuesday Before the Event" reminder for the third event of the 2024 Countdown, and the last of three consecutive weekends of racing: the 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals, September 27-29, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, IL.

Please post your picks before Pro Stock and Nitro qualifying starts so you will be eligible for all event bonus points. The first of the scheduled four rounds of Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 5:30pm EDT (2:30pm PDT) on Friday.


nhra.com currently shows the following number of entries:
* 20 Top Fuel
* 16 Funny Car
* 21 Pro Stock
* 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Those counts are always subject to change so make sure to check to make sure your driver picks are entered.
Please check nhra.com to make sure your picks are competing in this event.

The weekend weather could be problematic because the current extended forecast for Pro qualifying and Sunday finals at World Wide Technology Raceway calls for...
(09/26/24) Weather forecast update - Noon EDT (9am PDT)
* Friday - 75% chance of rain showers starting at 4am CDT through 1am CDT Saturday with a high of 67F
* Saturday - 35% chance of light rain showers Noon-1pm CDT, and 40% chance of light rain starting about 4-9pm CDT with a high of 73F
* Sunday - mostly sunny with a high of 77F


The current television schedule for the Midwest Nationals...
* Qualifying Show 1: 7:30-8:30pm EDT (4:30-5:30pm PDT), Friday, September 27 on FS1
* Qualifying Show 2: 2:00-3:00pm EDT (11:00-Noon PDT), Sunday, September 29 on FS1
* Final eliminations 1: 3:00-6:00pm EDT (Noon-3:00pm PDT), Sunday, September 29 on FS1

All television coverage will also re-air at later times. Check www.nhra.com.

 

[GTXDAN]

Midwest Nationals

TF A Brown
FC A Prock
PS D Glenn
PSM M Smith

 

[64BEL]

Got you guys beat for the quest to the bottom

I'll try not to bump into you on my way past, alsant!