2016 6th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Get Ready To Make Your Picks!!!

[super-bee_ski]

Can you believe that?
AB sure did good this year!

I'm hoping Capps finally gets his!

 

[ocdart]

Did you catch Cruz Pedregon's wild wheelstanding ride down the 1000' during the opening round of eliminations? I've never seen anything like that! Riding on the wheelie bars only for awhile, then through the lights with the front tires still waaaay up in the air waving "hello" to the cameras. I would've needed a new firesuit after that ride!
And how about Pro Stock Motorcycle? Going into the final event of the season with three riders within 3 points of each other. Going to be a wild time in Pomona. Who's going to be there?
I'll be there for Friday qualifying.

Congratulations to '64BEL' (FBBO) for grabbing "Top Eliminations Picker" title for the Toyota Nationals with a nice event total of 127.5 points. His Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle picks lost in the final round of eliminations and his Top Fuel and Funny Car picks lost in the semi-final round of eliminations.
'Gpuller' (FBBO) was the event runner-up with 118.0 points.
'johnnycuda' was the top FABO finisher with 117.5 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Clay Millican, 3.689 during qualifying
Speed - J.R. Todd, 329.02 during Round 3 of eliminations

Funny Car
E.T. - Jack Beckman, 3.871 during qualifying
Speed - John Force, 331.94 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Jason Line, 6.676 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Alex Laughlin, 206.16 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Jerry Savoie, 6.880 during qualifying
Speed - Jerry Savoie, 194.24 during Round 1 of eliminations


Here are the game point standings after the 5th event of the "Countdown" - not many position changes but a lot of tightening up of the points:

2542.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change in the point standing positions
2531.5 - 71 dartswinger (FABO) +1
2526.5 - 6pk2goDemon (FABO) -1
2512.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
2492.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
2472.5 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
2438.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) +2
2437.5 - Duster79 (FABO) no change
2436.5 - stroked340 (FABO) -2
2430.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) no change
2393.5 - Gpuller (FBBO) no change
2380.5 - memike (FABO) no change
2337.5 - ocdart (FABO) no change
2329.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +1
2290.0 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) -1
2249.0 - SSG Karg (FABO) no charge

The final event of the 2017 season is the 52nd annual NHRA Finals, Nov. 10-13, at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. As always, your picks must be posted before the start of Pro Qualifying that is scheduled to start at 3:00PM EST (12:00 Noon PST) on Friday, Nov. 11. The entry list on NHRA.com currently shows 19 Top Fuel, 24 Funny Car, 18 Pro Stock and 29 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries but those are always subject to change by race day.
If you made any changes to your 'locked-in' picks this week and didn't specify the changes as new locked-in picks, then you'll reverted back to your previous 'locked' picks for the NHRA Finals.
Post your picks and good luck!

 

[Budnicks]

Congrats to 64BELL & Gpuller way to represent FBBO

 

[super-bee_ski]

Yup
Congrads guys!

 

[super-bee_ski]

Holy cow Budnicks!
You DID GOOD this year!

 

[Budnicks]

Holy cow Budnicks!
You DID GOOD this year!

only 50 pt's back, but only 1 race left & most will pick the same as I do...

I wish I was leading, all my regulars are points leaders too...
Just the couple times I veered off course ,
picked someone other than my reg.'s, I should have known better,
just to try to get a slight points advantage, from everyone picking the same,
trying to separate myself & failed horribly too...

 

[64BEL]

How the hell did THAT happen? Me - top eliminator? Everyone else must have really stunk it up - LOL.

alsant, and I think I speak for all of FBBO, bring this thing home!!

 

[alsant]

Way to go Bel!!! And G !! Yeah let's get it done !!

 

[ocdart]

Here's your FINAL Tuesday before the event reminder of the 2017 season. The Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona qualifying starts Friday.
Current event entry list on NHRA.com shows 19 Top Fuel, 22 Funny Car, 17 Pro Stock and 25 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries. Slightly different count than originally posted a week ago on NHRA.com
Pro Qualifying starts at 3:00PM EST (12:00 Noon PST).
Make sure you get your picks posted in time.
Choose well and post up your picks!

Anybody going? I'll be there on Friday to get my semi-annual "Nitro Fix". Hope the wind is blowing in my direction...

 

[Gpuller]

TF Leah Pritchett
FC Ron Capps
PS Allen Johnson
PSM Angelle Sampey

 

[super-bee_ski]

Pomona:

Top Fuel: Brittany Force

Funny Car: Courtney Force

Pro Stock: Jason Line

Pro Bike: Andrew Himes

 

[ocdart]

Pomona:

Top Fuel:

Funny Car:

Pro Stock:

Pro Bike:

So...are you picks a secret?
Or just a little indecision still?

 

[Budnicks]

World Finals Pomona

T/F Antron Brown

F/C Ron Capps

P/S Jason Line

P/SM Eddy Kraweic

Let em' ride, last race,
I'll ride them horses that got me here...

good luck everyone,
I'm sure my picks will be similar to most the top points people,
only one or two differences here & there,
so my chances of going up, gaining any points on the leaders,
is slim to none probably...

It's been fun & thanks for all the work goes out to ocdart

 

[super-bee_ski]

So...are you picks a secret?
Or just a little indecision still?

Ha Ha!
Budnicks told me to "check my picks"



Okay, fixing that!
I used invisible ink!

 

[64BEL]

I'll take

TF Antron Brown
FC Tommy Johnson Jr
PS Drew Skillman
PSM Chip Ellis

Good luck everyone - especially alsant!!

 

[ocdart]

Ha Ha!
Budnicks told me to "check my picks"



Okay, fixing that!
I used invisible ink!

Well OK then. I thought I was gonna have to go out and find some new batteries for my crystal ball...

 

[Nick2317]

Ill go with

TF Doug Kalitta
FC Matt Hagan...as much as I like Capps I hope Matt somehow overtakes him
PS Jason Line
PSM Eddie Krawiec

 

[alsant]

Antron Brown
Ron Caps
Greg Anderson
Andrew Hines

Good luck FBBO !

 

[ocdart]

52nd annual AAA NHRA Finals qualifying leaders

Q1
Weather: 84F, 21% relative humidity, barometer 28.94", adjusted altitude 3,141', Track temp 108F

TF: Antron Brown, 3.735; J.R. Todd @ 324.36
FC: Ron Capps, 3.883; John Force @ 326.79
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.575; Alex Laughlin @ 210.83
PSM: Jerry Savoie, 6.844; Hector Arana Sr. @ 196.82


Q2
Weather: 82F, 28% relative humidity, barometer 28.90", adjusted altitude 3,129', Track temp 100F

TF: Antron Brown, 3.713; Leah Pritchett @ 328.62
FC: Jack Beckman, 3.865 @ 332.84
PS: Jason Line, 6.565; Jason Line @ 205.82
PSM: Jerry Savoie, 6.844; Hector Arana Sr. @ 196.82


Q3
Weather: 78F, 28% relative humidity, barometer 28.97", adjusted altitude 2,808', Track temp 100F

TF: J.R. Todd, 3.680; Tony Schumacher @ 329.34
FC: Jack Beckman, 3.865 @ 332.84
PS: Jason Line, 6.545 @ 211.33
PSM: Eddie Krawiec, 6.828; Hector Arana Sr. @ 196.82


Q4
Weather: 80F, 30% relative humidity, barometer 28.90", adjusted altitude 3,019', Track temp 87F

TF: J.R. Todd, 3.680; Tony Schumacher @ 329.34
FC: Jack Beckman, 3.825 @ 332.84
PS: Jason Line, 6.545 @ 211.33
PSM: Jerry Savoie, 6.825; Hector Arana Sr. @ 196.82

 

[Budnicks]

What the heck no qualifying at all today on the boob tube
freaken' FS1 isn't any better than ESPN2 was,
set aside a time slot for Drag Racing Dammit
It ain't rocket science, Fox programing idiots...

I know it'll be shown tomorrow morning but that
I want to see it the same damn day, live pref....
Getting really tired of all the other sports, preempting Drag Racing...

I guess I should be happy it's at-least not softball or ladies basketball,
like it was on ESPN2

Another bitch is why no televised Pro-Stock qualifying yesterday too
let alone never showing Pro-Mod & only until a couple weeks later
all crammed into a 1/2 hr show...

ok rant done for this season