2014 4th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Make Your Picks and Light 'Em Up!

[alsant]

Here we go!
TF-Antron Brown
FC - Robert Hight
PS-Erica Enders
PSM-Eddie Kreiwic


Good luck guys!!!!

 

[bobtile]

Kalitta

Hight

Enders

Krawiec

Good luck everyone!

 

[ocdart]

Just a reminder that Sunday eliminations, semi and final round, will be shown LIVE on ESPN starting at 1PM EDT (10AM PDT)

 

[ocdart]

2nd Annual Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals qualifying leaders:

At the start of Q1: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.75 inches, adjusted altitude 1,595 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Q1
TF: Richie Crampton, 3.774; J.R. Todd @ 324.83
FC: Alexis DeJoria, 4.053 @ 311.99
PS: Erica Enders-Stevens, 6.514; Jeg Coughlin Jr. @ 213.94
PSM: Hector Arana Jr., 6.821 @ 197.57


At the start of Q2: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 1,334 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

Q2
TF: Antron Brown, 3.770; Brittany Force @ 325.45
FC: Robert Hight, 3.988; Courtney Force @ 323.35 (on her birthday)
PS: Shane Gray, 6.485; Jeg Coughlin Jr. @ 214.25
PSM: Hector Arana Jr., 6.807 @ 197.57


At the start of Q3: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 1,594 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Q3
TF: Antron Brown, 3.770; Brittany Force @ 325.92
FC: Robert Hight, 3.988; Courtney Force @ 323.35 (yesterday on her birthday)
PS: Shane Gray, 6.485; Jeg Coughlin Jr. @ 214.25
PSM: Eddie Krawiec, 6.794; Hector Arana Jr. @ 198.50


At the start of Q4: air temperature 74degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.76 inches, adjusted altitude 1,746 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Q4
TF: Antron Brown, 3.770; Spencer Massey @ 326.63
FC: Robert Hight, 3.988; Courtney Force @ 323.35 (yesterday on her birthday)
PS: Shane Gray, 6.485; Jeg Coughlin Jr. @ 214.25
PSM: Eddie Krawiec, 6.794; Hector Arana Jr. @ 198.50

 

[ocdart]

Congrats to alsant (FBBO) for being the Top Qualifier at the Auto-Plus New England Nationals with an outstanding total of of 31.5 bonus points - just 0.5 points from perfection. He picked the #1 qualifier in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and the #2 qualifier in Pro Stock.
bobtile (FBBO) is right behind with 31.0 bonus points.
71dartswinger, dilweed and memike are the best FABO qualifiers this week with 30.5 bonus points. Way to go all!

This week players picked:
* 7 different Top Fuel drivers. Two Round 1 head-to-head matchups. One between Tony Schumacher (2 picks) and Steve Torrence (1 pick), and one between Spencer Massey (1 pick) and Shawn Langdon (3 picks). There is also a potential of two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations.
* 8 different Funny Car drivers. And again two Round 1 head-to-head matchups. One between Matt Hagen (1 pick) and John Force (3 picks), and one between Tim Wilkerson (1 pick) and Ron Capps (3 picks). And, just like Top Fuel, two potential head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 5 different Pro Stock drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between - are you ready for this - Jeg Coughlin Jr. (12 picks) and Allen Johnson (3 picks). Also a possibility of 1 head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations.
* 4 different Pro Stock Motorcycle riders. The #1 through #4 qualifiers so no head-to-head matchups in either Round 1 or Round 2 of eliminations, but all of them could meet in the semi-finals.

 

[alsant]

Way to go Bob!

 

[Gpuller]

Good job alsant and Bob!

 

[ocdart]

Some really good racing in New Hampshire today. Maybe the name of the event should have been changed to the "Hole Shot Nationals" since there were so many Hole Shot wins today.
Congratulations to Ron Capps for his first Funny Car win of the season - that was a nice belated birthday present (last Friday, same day and Courtney Force). And BIG CONGRATS to Angie Smith for her very first Pro Stock Motorcycle win ever.
Congratulations to 'tqfastfish' (FABO) for being "Top Picker Eliminator" for the New England Nationals with a very nice point total of 126.0. He picked the class winner in Funny Car, the runner-up in Pro Stock Motorcycle. His Pro Stock pick won two rounds of eliminations and his Top Fuel pick went one round of eliminations.
Jason Delling (FBBO) came in as the event runner-up with a nice point total of 121.0 with class runners-up in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle. His Funny Car and Pro Stock picks both won two rounds of eliminations.
'bobtile' was the best FBBO picker with 101.0 points.
Great picking! By the way, 'tqfastfish' describes himself as a "13 year old Mopar Maniac" and Jason Delling is 10 years old (see Post# 131 in this thread)! Looks like we all got schooled by the Mopar future. Isn't it great?

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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Antron Brown, 3.770 during qualifying
Speed - Spencer Massey, 326.63 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.988 during qualifying
Speed - Courtney Force, 323.35 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Shane Gray, 6.485 during qualifying
Speed - Jeg Coughlin Jr., 214.25 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Eddie Krawiec, 6.794 during qualifying
Speed - Hector Arana Jr., 198.50 during qualifying


Here are the game point standings after the 11th event of the 2014 season:
1110.5 - ocdart (FABO) no change in the standings
1028.5 - memike (FABO) no change
986.5 - bvt69dart (FABO) +1
981.0 - socaldart (FABO) -1
961.5 - YoungGun74 (FABO) no change
945.5 - Gpuller (FBBO) no change
940.0 - 6pk2goDemon (FABO) no change
921.5 - IEduster (FABO) +2
913.0 - 67cudafb (FABO) +2
906.5 - bad440 (FABO) -2
905.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) -2
900.0 - bobtile (FBBO) no change
893.0 - Hemiroid (FABO) +1
884.0 - Back in Time (FABO) +2
873.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) no change
872.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) +1
872.0 - alsant (FBBO) -4
837.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) no change
837.5 - tqfastfish (FABO) +1
827.0 - moparn1jr (FABO) -1
817.0 - Duster79 (FABO) no change
768.5 - StarGazer (FABO) no change
768.0 - OldmanRick (FABO) +1
745.5 - moparn1 (FABO) +1
742.5 - 64BEL (FBBO) -2
715.5 - Jason Delling +1
713.5 - dilweed (FABO) -1
684.0 - DustedOff (FABO) no change

The New England Nationals were the second of four consecutive weekends of racing. The next event is the 17th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals, June 26-29, at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, June 27 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 4:30PM CDT (2:30 PM PDT).
The New England Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 20 Top Fuel, 19 Funny Car, 20 Pro Stock and 21 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries, but the counts are subject to change. Keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist12.aspx for an updated entry list.

And once again, we will be able to see the semi-final and final rounds of eliminations LIVE on ESPN2 with television coverage on Sunday from 3:00-6:00PM EDT (Noon-3PM PDT).

Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

[alsant]

Wow crazy stuff good job to all that moved up!

 

[64BEL]

Wow - that was wild. The FBBO guys who did well had no change. The rest of us dropped.

Yeah, congrats to Angie Smith for her "win"? Seems to me that her Wally is no different than one that Matt would have won and given to her after the race. She did earn her way to the final with those great lights, though.

 

[Budnicks]

I went the wrong way...

Congrats to Bobtile & alsant

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congrats to FBBO's ?? Jason Delling a 10 y/o too...

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Wow - that was wild. The FBBO guys who did well had no change. The rest of us dropped.

Yeah, congrats to Angie Smith for her "win"? Seems to me that her Wally is no different than one that Matt would have won and given to her after the race. She did earn her way to the final with those great lights, though.

A happy wife is a happy life !!,
the trophy was going to the team either way, now Angie Smith, got her 1st ever Wally...
also Matt Smith had claimed the engine broke a rocker, is why he shut it down

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Hey all -
I just wanted to let y'all know we have a new player joining our game this week. He's not from either FABO or FBBO but since he's a total Mopar gearhead I didn't think you would mind.
His name is Jason Delling and you may remember seeing him on one of the NHRA event television coverages last year. Jason is 10 years old and lives in Michigan with his aunt and uncle because he recently lost his mom. He’s a remarkable boy with a great sense of humor and a fantastic outlook. He also happens to be blind. If you didn’t see the ESPN race day coverage, Jacob lost his vision due to Retinoblastoma when he was only 4.
The TV coverage showed Jacob visiting in the Al-Anabi pits, riding in Jack Beckman's tow vehicle and joking with John Force. It was when Jacob said he was a "Mopar man" and gave Force a bad time about driving Fords that I knew I had to talk with this kid.
I mentioned Jacob at our next Inland Mopars Car Club meeting and the club members immediately decided to make him an honorary member. After some searching we finally made contact with Jacob. This kid will talk your ears off about Mopars and is very knowledgeable about them.
While talking to Jacob on the phone last week I mentioned our little FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" game and he immediately said he wanted to play. Look out, because Jacob knows several of the drivers, crew chiefs and crew members and talks to them on a regular basis. He just may school all of us!
Here's Jacob's Gatornationals picks that he gave me by phone yesterday:
Top Fuel: Doug Kalitta
Funny Car: John Force
Pro Stock: Allen Johnson
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Matt Smith

Way to go in Epping NH, Jacob,
congrats on the Top Eliminator

 

[Gpuller]

Congrats to all.
Angie Smith was cutting some crazy lights.

 

[64BEL]

My daughter and I think the fix was in from the get go. Angie's light was so bad (.238 after .017, .003, .009 in the first 3 rounds), it seems that she was told whatever you do don't redlight. Then he cut a terrible light, too (.090) - but not as bad as hers. So he had to let her catch up. Like Bud said, the team was going to get it anyway. I do think they wanted her to get it - especially with her having the new sponsor. Congrats to them regardless.

 

[ocdart]

Here's your usual Tuesday-before-the-event reminder before the 12th race of the 2014 season, the 17th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals, June 26-29, at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL.
This is the third of four consecutive weekend NHRA national events so keep up your great work in getting your picks posted in time.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, June 27 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 4:30PM CDT (2:30PM PDT).
The current weather forecast looks sketchy with a 40% possibility of thunderstorms Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but that may change as we get closer to the weekend. High temps in the mid 80s through the weekend.
The Route 66 entry list is posted on http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist12.aspx and now shows 20 Top Fuel, 19 Funny Car, 18 Pro Stock and 22 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries, but the counts are still subject to change.
Keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist12.aspx for an updated entry list.
Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

[Budnicks]

NHRA Joliet Route 66 picks,

T/F Antron Brown

F/C Ron Capps

P/S Shane Gray

P/SM Eddy Kraweic

changing up my picks a little from my regular guys

 

[64BEL]

My Joliet picks:

TF Brown
FC Hight
PS Jeg
PSM Krawiec

Good luck everyone!

 

[super-bee_ski]

Okay, here we go for June 28 and June 29!

Top Fuel: Antron Brown

Funny Car: Robert Hight

Pro Stock: Allen Johnson

Pro Bike: John Hall

 

[Gpuller]

TF D Kalitta
FC R Hight
PS A Johnson
PSM A Hines

Good luck guys!

 

[bobtile]

Kalitta

Hight

Enders

Krawiec

Good luck everyone!

Hey OCDART, If you would, lock me in for now. If I have time i'll make changes. Thanks

 

[alsant]

Ocdart I'll go with same pics as last week Thanks. And good luck guys!