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

[alsant]

Nice job Bel !

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'Duster79' (FABO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the 2024 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas Winternationals with a very nice total of 89.5 points. All three of his Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock picks raced in the final round of eliminations but only his Funny Car pick was a class winner. He was also helped with Speed bonus points in Funny Car.
'memike' (FABO) and 'ocdart' (FABO) shared the runner-up spot with 86.0 points each. All three of their professional class picks raced in the final round of eliminations but none were class winners.
The top FBBO player was '64BEL' with 74.5 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Doug Kalitta, 3.715 while winning the final round of eliminations
Speed - Doug Kalitta, 336.65 during Round 2 of eliminations

Funny Car
E.T. - Matt Hagan, 3.895 during the final round of eliminations
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 333.91 during Round 2 of eliminations

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.597 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Jerry Tucker, 208.04 during Round 2 of eliminations



Here are the game point standings after the 4th event of the 2024 season:

418.5 - memike (FABO) +2 change in the point standings
408.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) -1
404.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) -1
401.5 - Duster79 (FABO) +1
390.0 - ocdart (FABO) +2
383.5 - cuda20 (FABO) -2
383.5 - Yunick13 (FABO) +2
370.5 - alsant (FBBO) -2
344.5 - Back in Time (FABO) -1
342.0 - GTXDAN (FBBO) +2
338.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) +2
338.0 - stroked340 (FABO) -2
317.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +2
315.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change
311.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) -4
257.0 - SSG_Karg (FABO) no change

We get a week off to either relish our gains or lick our wounds.
The next race event on the 2024 season will be the 14th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, NC, scheduled for April 26-28. nhra.com currently shows the following entries but these counts may change:

* 17 Top Fuel
* 14 Funny Car
* 19 Pro Stock
* 17 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Please check to verify your picks are participating before posting your picks.


GOOD LUCK!

 

[Budnicks]

good qualifying & eliminations too @64BEL

 

[Budnicks]

@ocdart
please change my locked in P/S pick to Jeg Coughlin Jr.
let the rest ride...

thanks

another 4 wide race coming up

 

[64BEL]

Uhoh, I better be careful or I'll get a fear of heights.
Not likely....

 

[alsant]

I’ll be passing you on my way down

 

[64BEL]

Oh, don't worry. I'm like a brick in a lake.

 

[ocdart]

Right on time, here's your NHRA (Carolina) Four-Wide Nationals "Tuesday Before the Event" reminder.
Please post your (Carolina) Four-Wide Nationals picks before qualifying starts so you will be eligible for all event bonus points.
The first of the scheduled four rounds of qualifying for the (Carolina) Four-Wide Nationals is scheduled to start at 4:30pm EDT (1:30pm PDT) on Friday, April 26.

nhra.com currently shows the following number of entries:
* 17 Top Fuel
* 16 Funny Car
* 23 Pro Stock
* 19 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 current weather forecast for Concord, NC, and the Four-Wide Nationals calls for
* Friday - partly sunny with a high of 73F
* Saturday - partly sunny with a high of 77F
* Sunday - partly sunny with a high of 79F

Television schedule for the (Carolina) Four-Wide Nationals...
* Qualifying show (only): 11:00am-1:00pm EDT (8:00-10:00am PDT), Sunday, April 28, on FS1
* Finals: 6:00-9:00pm EDT (3:00-6:00pm PDT), Sunday, April 28 on FS1

The qualifying show and finals will also re-air at later times.

 

[Budnicks]

@ocdart
please change my locked in P/S pick to Jeg Coughlin Jr.
let the rest ride...

thanks

another 4 wide race coming up

Did you get that "locked in picks" change ? @ocdart
I made on the April 15th, just checking making sure

anyway
good luck everyone

 

[ocdart]

Did you get that "locked in picks" change ? @ocdart
I made on the April 15th, just checking making sure

anyway
good luck everyone

Sure did and made the change immediately.
Sorry, I should have confirmed receipt of your post and change.

 

[Nick2317]

Carolina Ill go with
TF Steve Torrence
FC Hagan
PS Enders
PSM Matt Smith

 

[64BEL]

Here are mine:

TF Justin Ashley
FC Austin Prock
PS Greg Anderson
PSM Gaige Herrera

oc - lock me in with these for now, please.

Good luck, guys!

 

[ocdart]

Here are mine:

TF Justin Ashley
FC Austin Prock
PS Greg Anderson
PSM Gaige Herrera

oc - lock me in with these for now, please.

Good luck, guys!

Done

 

[GTXDAN]

Carolina
TF Doug Kalitta
FC Austin Prock
PS Jeg Coughlin Jr.
PSM Gaige Herrera

 

[alsant]

J Ashley
M Hagan
D Glenn
G Herrera

Good luck guys

 

[Outlawd]

Carolina

TF=Steve Torrence
FC=Matt Hagan
PS=Erica Enders
PSM=Angie Smith


Good luck everyone!

 

[ocdart]

2024 Carolina NHRA Four-Wide Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 71F, 55% relative humidity, barometer 30.27", adjusted altitude 1,572', track temp. n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.711; Shawn Langdon @ 334.32
FC: Ron Capps, 3.877 @ 335.40
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.500; Erica Enders @ 211.56
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.685; John Hall @202.36

Q2
Weather: 64F, 70% relative humidity, barometer 30.29", adjusted altitude 1,081', track temp. n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.691 @ 337.92
FC: John Force, 3.820; Ron Capps @ 335.40
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.500; Erica Enders @ 211.56
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.685; Angie Smith @202.82

Q3
Weather: n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.691 @ 337.92
FC: John Force, 3.820; Ron Capps @ 335.40
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.500; Erica Enders @ 211.56
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.685; Angie Smith @202.82

Q4
Weather: 77F, 46% relative humidity, barometer 30.30", adjusted altitude 1,940', track temp. n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.691 @ 337.92
FC: John Force, 3.820; Bob Tasca III @ 338.34
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.500; Erica Enders @ 211.56
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.671; Angie Smith @202.82

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to '64BEL' (FBBO) for winning the 2024 (Carolina) NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Qualifier title with an outstanding total of 30.0 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifiers in both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and the #3 qualifiers in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.
'GTXDAN' (FBBO) was right behind with 29.5 bonus points.
Way to go!
'memike' and 'TT5.9mag' shared being the top FABO qualifiers with 28.0 bonus points each.
More great picks!

We have 16 players again this week and 15 different driver combos made up of:
* 7 different Top Fuel drivers with three Round 1 head-to-head matchups: Quad 1 between #1 qualifier Doug Kalitta (1 pick) and #9 qualifier Jasmine Salinas (1 pick); Quad 3 between #7 qualifier Shawn Langdon (2 picks), #10 qualifier Steve Torrence (5 picks), and #15 qualifier Brittany Force (2 picks); and Quad 4 between #qualifier Justin Ashley (4 picks) and #6 qualifier Tony Stewart (1 pick). There is a possibility of another head-to-head matchup (possibly four drivers) in Round 2 if all drivers survive Round 1.
* 4 different Funny Car drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #3 qualifier Austin Prock (6 picks) and #6 qualifier Matt Hagan (5 picks). There is a possibility of another head-to-head matchups in Round 2 (one with 3 drivers) if all drivers survive Round 1.
* 4 different Pro Stock drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #1 qualifier Greg Anderson (5 picks) and #9 qualifier Erica Enders (6 picks). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup (possibly three drivers) in Round 2 if all drivers drivers survive Round 1.
* 4 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #2 qualifier Matt Smith (2 picks) and #7 qualifier Hector Arana Jr. (1 pick). If both drivers survive Round 1 they will meet again in Round 2. There is a possibility of an additional head-to-head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers survive their Round 1 Quads.

Good luck all!

 

[alsant]

Nice job Bel ! I’ll wave to you on my way down as you pass me by
And a great job by GTXDAN !

 

[GTXDAN]

Is Bob Tasca going to race today. NHRA is playing tough guy check this out.