2021 11th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Time To Burn Some NITRO!!!

[64BEL]

I'll take:

TF Steve Torrence
FC Cruz Pedregon
PSM Steve Johnson

Good luck guys!

 

[ocdart]

2021 NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 76F, 39% relative humidity, barometer 29.84", adjusted altitude 8,669', track temp 70F
TF: Steve Torrence, 3.778 @ 327.11
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.966 @ 319.22
PSM: Matt Smith, 7.145 @ 188.46 (Steve Johnson's class-leading Q1 pass was disqualified due to a fuel violation)


Q2
Weather: 88F, 21% relative humidity, barometer 29.88", adjusted altitude 9,275', track temp n/a
TF: Steve Torrence, 3.778 @ 327.11
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.966; Alexis DeJoria @ 323.50
PSM: Matt Smith, 7.128 @ 189.39

Note: Alex Laughlin's initial Top Fuel qualifying run during Q2 put him in the #3 spot with a run of 3.933 @ 296.89


Q3
Weather: 76F, 40% relative humidity, barometer 29.95", adjusted altitude 8,624', track temp n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.717; Steve Torrence @ 327.11
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.966; Alexis DeJoria @ 323.50
PSM: Matt Smith, 7.113 @ 189.47

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'shittyslant6' (FABO) for winning the 'Top Qualifier' title for the Mopar/SRT Mile-High Nationals with an outstanding total of 23.5 bonus points!
He picked the #1 qualifier in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and the #2 qualifier in Top Fuel
'stroked340' was right behind with 22.0 bonus points.
'Nick2317' was the top FBBO picker with 21.0 bonus points.
Great picks all!

We have 14 players this week and 13 different driver combos made up of:
* 4 different Top Fuel drivers. The earliest possible head-to-head matchup would be in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive that long.
* 5 different Funny Car drivers with one head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations between #5 qualifier John Force (2 picks) and #10 qualifier Robert Hight (4 picks). There is also the possibility of another head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 6 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers. There could possibly be three head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations if all 6 drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!

 

[Budnicks]

congrats on the qualifier picks Nick

 

[Budnicks]

well I had two winners T/F & P/SM
Robert Hight let me down "again"

seems every time I pick Capps he tanks
so I pick Hight, after he's been running well, then he tanks

 

[Budnicks]

Looking forward to Sonoma & Pomona

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'shittyslant6' (FABO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" crown for the 2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Mile-High Nationals, the 8th event of the 2021 season. He had an outstanding total of 153.5 points with class wins in all three professional classes: Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle. He was also helped with both ET bonus points in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Nick2317' (FBBO) grabbed the runner-up spot with 141.0 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Brittany Force, 3.717 during qualifying
Speed - Brittany Force, 327.74 during Round 1 of eliminations

Funny Car
E.T. - Matt Hagan, 3.966 during qualifying
Speed - John Force, 321.96 during Round 1 of eliminations

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Matt Smith, 7.113 during qualifying
Speed - Eddie Krawiec, 189.73 during Round 2 of eliminations


Here are the game point standings after the 8th event of the 2021 season:

986.0 - stroked340 (FABO) no change in season point standings
986.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +1
928.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) no change
917.5 - Back in Time (FABO) +1
904.5 - shittyslant5 (FABO) +1
892.0 - memike (FABO) -2
839.0 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
796.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
777.5 - alsant (FBBO) no change
732.0 - Duster79 (FABO) +2
719.0 - ocdart (FABO) -1
690.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) -1
601.0 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change
479.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change


No rest because the 2nd race of the "Western Swing" and 9th race of the 2021 season, the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, is scheduled for July 23-25, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts. The first of 3 Pro Qualifying sessions is scheduled to begin at 9:30PM EDT (6:30PM PDT) on Friday, July 23. There will also be two additional rounds of Pro Qualifying on Saturday, July 24.

Pro Stock will be back in competition compete at this event.

Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!

 

[Budnicks]

Sonoma

T/F Steve Torrence
(for the sweep #2 maybe)

F/C John Force
(I just have a gut feeling)

P/S Greg Anderson

P/SM Matt Smith
(maybe the #2 for a sweep too)

good luck everyone

 

[Nick2317]

Sonoma Ill go with

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

 

[Budnicks]

congrats on the FBBO top picks Nick

 

[64BEL]

What the hell - I'm going to lock in for the rest of the year with these. Unless I change my mind. Maybe I'll hit it big one of these weeks.

TF Steve Torrence
FC Tim Wilkerson
PS Greg Anderson
PSM Steve Johnson

Good luck, guys!

 

[Outlawd]

sonoma
tf Kalitta
fc Pedregon
ps Enders
psm Krawiec
I wish all you good luck but obviously I'm the one who needs it....

 

[alsant]

S Torrence
R Hight
G Anderson
A Sampey

good luck everyone !!

 

[ocdart]

Later in the day than usual, but it's still Tuesday before the event here in SoCal so here's your reminder that the 2nd event of the Western Swing is coming up this next weekend.
NHRA.com shows there will are
12 Top Fuel
19 Funny Car
17 Pro Stock
15 Pro Stock Motorcycle
currently registered to compete.
Make sure to check to verify your picks are scheduled to compete and post your picks before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, July 23.

 

[ocdart]

What the hell - I'm going to lock in for the rest of the year with these. Unless I change my mind. Maybe I'll hit it big one of these weeks.

TF Steve Torrence
FC Tim Wilkerson
PS Greg Anderson
PSM Steve Johnson

Good luck, guys!

Done

 

[ocdart]

2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 65F, 59% relative humidity, barometer 29.98", adjusted altitude 672', track temp n/a
TF: Brittany Force, 3.692 @ 329.42
FC: Ron Capps, 3.897; Matt Hagan @ 328.94
PS: Matt Hartford, 6.533; Kenny Delco @ 210.37
PSM: Andrew Hines, 6.761; Matt Smith @ 203.28

Q2
Weather: 71F, 53% relative humidity, barometer 30.00", adjusted altitude 1,118', track temp 110F
TF: Brittany Force, 3.694 @ 329.42
FC: Ron Capps, 3.897; Matt Hagan @ 328.94
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.513; Kyle Koretsky @ 211.06
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.758; Matt Smith @ 205.04 - new National Speed Record

Q3
Weather: 77F, 45% relative humidity, barometer 29.96", adjusted altitude 1,567', track temp 117F
TF: Brittany Force, 3.692; Steve Torrence @ 329.67
FC: Ron Capps, 3.897; Matt Hagan @ 328.94
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.513; Kyle Koretsky @ 211.06
PSM: Angie Smith, 6.736; Matt Smith @ 205.04

 

[ocdart]

nhra.com currently shows only 11 Top Fuel cars ran in Q1 at Sonoma.
That would put only 4 cars in the bottom half of the ladder. The winners of those bottom-half Round 1 races will go directly to the semi-final round of eliminations.
In our game 'round win' points are only awarded if a car actually has to make a pass down the track.

 

[ocdart]

Congratulations to 'Back in Time' (FABO), 'stroked340' (FABO) and 'ocdart' (FABO) for sharing the 'Top Qualifier' title for the Sonoma Nationals with outstanding total of 30.0 bonus points each.
'Back in Time' and 'stroked340' both picked the #1 qualifier in both Funny Car and Pro Stock, the #2 qualifier in Top Fuel and the #4 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle. 'ocdart' picked the #1 qualifier in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock, the #2 qualifier in Funny Car and the #4 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'cuda20' (FABO) grabbed the runner-up qualifier spot with 28.5 bonus points.
'Nick2317' and 'Budnicks' were the top FBBO picker with 28.0 bonus points.
Great picks all!

We have 14 players this week and 12 different driver combos made up of:
* 4 different Top Fuel drivers with one head-to-head matchup in opening round of eliminations between #5 qualifier Mike Salinas (1 pick) and #6 qualifier Doug Kalitta (1 pick). There is also a possibility of another head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 7 different Funny Car drivers with one head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations between #2 qualifier Alexis DeJoria (1 pick) and #15 qualifier Cruz Pedregon (2 picks). There is also the possibility of two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup would be the semi-final round of eliminations if the drivers survive that long.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with one head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations between #3 qualifier Steve Johnson (1 pick) and #14 qualifier Angelle Sampey (1 pick).

Good luck all!

 

[alsant]

That was some good racing !

 

[Budnicks]

My picks didn't do as well in racing/eliminations
2 went out 2nd rd
1 went out semis'
1 win

on to next week