2018 8th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Time For Your NITRO Fix! Here We Go Again!!!
OK, here's the information on how the points were reset. The same as the past several years:
The plan is based on NHRA's model but is even more competitive. NHRA gives the points leader a 30-point lead over 2nd-place, then 10 points separate each succeeding place (third, fourth, fifth, etc.).
But, just like the last four years, here's what I did after the U.S. Nationals as a starting point for the remaining six races for the 2018 FABO Championship and bragging rights: 1st place points were re-set at 2000 points. 2nd place was reset at 1970 points. Each succeeding place is separated by a maximum of 10 points unless the existing point totals difference following the U.S. Nationals is less than 10 points; existing point differences were used where the difference was less than 10 points. So if you're in 3rd place or lower in the standings and 40 points behind the person in front of you before the points were reset, you're now only 10 points behind after the points were reset; but if you were only 2 points behind the person in front of you before the points were reset, you're still only 2 points behind them after the points reset.
This tightens the points up even more from 1st to 14th and will make the last six races even more competitive.
As before, this is going to be fun!
Before you look at the reset points, please read the following IMPORTANT INFORMATION because it won't be reposted. You will miss out if you don't read it.
* It is your responsibility from here on out to post your picks on time without a reminder. I'm not going to post reminders or send PM's.
* The "pick carry over" that was initiated last year is no longer in effect. If you don't post picks before the start of Pro Qualifying at each event then you will miss out on all event bonus points. If you don't post picks before the start of eliminations, you will miss out on all points for that event.
* If you miss posting picks for two consecutive events during the "Countdown" you will "lose your sponsor" and have to sit out the rest of the season. 'fishmens67' (FBBO) hasn't posted new picks for quite a few races now. His picks have been "carried over" for each of the past five (5) events, but that will end if he doesn't post new picks after the second event of the "Countdown".
* The only way to guarantee your picks are posted is to make sure you post them prior to the deadline, or "lock" your picks in for the remainder of the season. As before, you can always change your "locked-in" picks by posting new ones on the game thread.
OK, here are the reset points following the U.S. Nationals.
Before the reset, the point difference from first to sixteenth was 482.5 points...
2000.0 - stroked340 (FABO)
1970.0 - cuda20 (FABO)
1960.0 - Duster79 (FABO)
1950.0 - SSGKarg (FABO)
1940.0 - Back in Time (FABO)
1933.0 - alsant (FBBO)
1926.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO)
1916.5 - Budnicks (FBBO)
1912.5 - johnnycuda (FABO)
1902.5 - ocdart (FABO)
1895.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO)
1885.0 - memike (FABO)
1875.0 - super-bee_ski (FBBO)
1865.0 - 64BEL (FBBO)
...now the point difference is only 135.0 points.
Here we go...