2019 9th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Are You Ready For Some NITRO?!!

[Budnicks]

Scary Pro Mod fire for Erica Enders-Stevens at Norwalk...

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag...s-to-become-safety-advocate-for-pro-mod-class

yeah, **** went bad fast

says she kicked out a rod after the line
& the vibration from that, broke the fuel lines
they "allegedly" run a mechanical fuel injection pump,
it should have a manual bypass & fuel shut off,
manual lever in the car, to activate it too

add that to the, 'in the **** happens' category
you wanta' go fast on the ragged edge, '**** happens'

pretty damn safe cars & std.'s already, for what they are

she should try a F/C

fires really were what scared me the most
especially in my altereds
even with fire-bottles, I had fire systems in 'all my faster cars'

 

[Budnicks]

Thanks guys, I was hoping for a good weekend...

still could have been far better

I'll take it thou

 

[super-bee_ski]

Thanks guys, I was hoping for a good weekend...

still could have been far better

I'll take it thou

Good job...
I need to come up and visit, maybe borrow that Crystal Ball of yours!

And yes, guys...honestly..I WAS going to pick Bob Tasca again...
New England is his home track....
I'll pick him then
Remember: "When I pick him, he loses...as with everyone else I pick..."
So it seems...
Good luck everyone!

 

[Budnicks]

Epping, NH... New England picks

T/F Steve Torrence

F/C John Force
(I got that gut feeling again, he's gonna' get 150)

no P/S (car) they do have Mountain Motor P/S
no P/SM (bike) they do have Fuel Harleys

good luck everyone

 

[alsant]

Steve Torrence
Robert Hight


Good luck guys!!

 

[ocdart]

Here is your Tuesday-before-the-event reminder about the 13th race of the 2019 season, the New England NHRA Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire. This event is the first event of the second half of the 2019 season.
Only Top Fuel and Funny Car are competing at this event.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Nitro Qualifying starts on Friday, July 5th in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Top Fuel qualifying is scheduled to start at 4:00PM EDT (1:00PM PDT).
The New England Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows only 13 Top Fuel and 15 Funny Car entries but that is always subject to change. Keep checking the NHRA.com website for an updated entry list to make sure your picks are competing at this event.

Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

[super-bee_ski]

New Hipster (Hampshire...tee-hee-hee, an Old New Englander's joke)

Top Fuel: Doug Kalitta

Funny Car: Bob Tasca III (yes, I know, if I pick him, he loses...)

 

[super-bee_ski]

Here is your Tuesday-before-the-event reminder about the 13th race of the 2019 season, the New England NHRA Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire. This event is the first event of the second half of the 2019 season.
Only Top Fuel and Funny Car are competing at this event.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Nitro Qualifying starts on Friday, July 5th in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Top Fuel qualifying is scheduled to start at 4:00PM EDT (1:00PM PDT).
The New England Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows only 13 Top Fuel and 15 Funny Car entries but that is always subject to change. Keep checking the NHRA.com website for an updated entry list to make sure your picks are competing at this event.

Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

PS: Im on time 3 weeks in a row!

 

[Budnicks]

PS: Im on time 3 weeks in a row!

 

[Nick2317]

Epping picks are

TF Steve Torrnce
FC Matt Hagan

 

[ocdart]

Don't be pickin' either Mike Salinas or Leah Pritchett...neither one is entered for the New England Nationals

 

[64BEL]

Antron Brown
Tim Wilkerson

oc - if Salinas is a last minute entry can he be my pick if I don't post again?

 

[alsant]

Last time I think he had a win no?

 

[ocdart]

oc - if Salinas is a last minute entry can he be my pick if I don't post again?

Sure. But don't hold your breath waiting for Mike Salinas, he's still not shown on the Epping entry list.

 

[64BEL]

Yeah, it looks like he's sitting it out. Just in case I want to pick him if he shows up. Otherwise Antron. Thanks

 

[ocdart]

NHRA New England Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 94F, 39% relative humidity, 29.90", 3,071' adj. altitude, 137F track temp
TF: Austin Prock, 4.214 @ 237.80
FC: Ron Capps, 4.039 @ 313.07


Q2
Weather: 94F, 39% relative humidity, 29.90", 3,071' adj. altitude, 137F track temp
TF: Clay Millican, 3.795 @ 326.79
FC: J.R. Todd, 4.022; Matt Haga @ 318.47

Q3
Weather: 92F, 54% relative humidity, 29.66", 3,481' adj. altitude, 134F track temp
TF: Clay Millican, 3.795 @326.71
FC: J.R. Todd, 4.022; Robert Hight @322.65​

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[Budnicks]

smoke fest so far; YAWN

only a few cars even getting down the track

no F/C's in the 3's at all

only 1 T/F car in the 3.79 range Clay Millican
(raced & won there a lot previously in IHRA)

F/C Bob Taska III is doing well again, qual. 2nd or 3rd 4.04-ish

F/C Ron Capps went down every pass 4.04-4.05 bracket car

my guys (Torrence & Force) are middle of the field, but are gonna' win

should be interesting (but it's probably a tuners/crew-chief race & slow-er ET's)
peddle-fest tomorrow, probably **** getting blown up right & left

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'MomsDuster' (FABO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 2019 NHRA New England Nationals with a PERFECT total of 16.0 bonus points. Obviously 'MomsDuster' (FABO) picked the #1 qualifier in both Top Fuel and Funny Car. Way to go!
'Back in Time' (FABO) picked up the runner-up qualifying spot with 15.5 bonus points.
'super-bee_ski' wase the top FBBO qualifiers with 14.5 bonus points.
More great picks!

We have 17 players this week and 15 different driver combos made up of:
* 5 different Top Fuel drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in Round 2.
* 7 different Funny Car drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #6 qualifier Matt Hagan (3 picks) and #11 qualifier Jack Beckman (1 pick). There is also a possibility of 2 Round 2 head-to-head matchups.

 

[Budnicks]

congrats @super-bee_ski

Taska III almost pulled another one off too

 

[Budnicks]

well Steve Torrence won again (didn't qualify for ****)
I got 1 winner anyway

& my F/C pick JF went out 1st round (also didn't qualify for ****)
damn so much for my gut feelings

oh well always next week/race