2018 8th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - Time For Your NITRO Fix! Here We Go Again!!!

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T.F..Steve Torrence
F.C..Capps
For the first two pics,
the rest stays the same thanks!!!
 
Here's your "Tuesday-before-the-event" reminder for the 7th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals that starts Friday, September 21st. The second event of the 2018 Countdown.
The entry list currently shows:
20 Top Fuel
18 Funny Car
17 Pro Stock
19 Pro Stock Motorcycle

This might be another "weather" event.
The extended weather forecast calls for a high temp of 83F on Friday with light rain starting about noon and turning into thunderstorms from 2-5PM, a high temp of 91F on Saturday with rain starting about 4AM then turning into thunderstorms about 7AM and lasting the rest of the day. Light rain is supposed to end around 9AM on Sunday and then remain cloudy the rest of the day with a high temp of about 91F.

Get your picks posted and get your umbrellas out!

Oh, one more thing: competitionplus.com reports that John Gaydosh Jr. is done with NHRA Pro Stock. His car has been sold and is on the way to Sweden. He says he can't afford $170,000 for a new car to be competitive and doesn't have the $1-million annual sponsorship it takes to compete in Pro Stock. In the article on competitionplus.com he says shock absorbers alone are a $30,000 expenditure. That's just crazy.
 
Midwest Nationals picks:

TF Clay Millican
FC Courtney Force
PS Tanner Gray
PSM Eddie Krawiec
 
TF...Steve Torrence
FC Courtney Force
PS Tanner Gray
PSB...Matt Smith
 
7th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 84F, 48% relative humidity, barometer 29.59 adjusted altitude 2,770', track temp 108F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.757 @ 326.24
FC: Robert Hight, 3.957 @ 319.82
PS: Vincent Nobile, 6.550; Tanner Gray @ 211.16
PSM: Eddie Krawiec, 6.820; Hector Arana Jr. @ 196.04


Q2
Weather: 74F, 55% relative humidity, barometer 29.67 adjusted altitude 1,978', track temp 84F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.692 @ 329.83
FC: Courtney Force, 3.881 @ 331.04
PS: Jeg Coughlin Jr., 6.516; Bo Butner @ 211.83
PSM: Eddie Krawiec, 6.820; Matt Smith @ 196.19


Q3
Weather: 73F, 54% relative humidity, barometer 29.72 adjusted altitude 1,765', track temp 90F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.692 @ 329.83
FC: Courtney Force, 3.881 @ 331.04
PS: Jeg Coughlin Jr., 6.496; Jason Line @ 212.79
PSM: Chip Ellis, 6.764; Matt Smith @ 199.61


Q4
Weather: 74F, 54% relative humidity, barometer 29.67 adjusted altitude 1,893', track temp 107F

TF: Steve Torrence, 3.675; Leah Pritchett @ 330.96
FC: Robert Hight, 3.844; Courtney Force @ 331.04
PS: Jeg Coughlin Jr., 6.496; Jason Line @ 212.79
PSM: Chip Ellis, 6.764; Matt Smith @ 199.61
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Congratulations to '71dartswinger' (FBBO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 2018 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with a very nice 28.5 bonus points by picking the #2 qualifier in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock, the #3 pick in Funny Car and the #4 qualifiers in Pro StockMotorcycle.
'64BEL' (FBABO) took the runner-up spot with 27.0 bonus points.

Way to go!!
Good luck all in eliminations tomorrow!

We have 14 players this week to start the Countdown with 11 different driver combos made up of:
* 4 different Top Fuel drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchup. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 7 different Funny Car drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #6 qualifier Tim Wilkerson (1 pick) and DSR driver #11 qualifier Matt Hagan (2 picks). There is also a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in Round 2 if all four drivers win their opening round of eliminations.
* 5 different Pro Stock drivers picked this week with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is also a possibility of two head-to-head matchup in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 3 different Pro Stock motorcycle drivers picked this week with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #5 qualifier Matt Smith (1 pick) and #12 qualifier Scotty Pollacheck (1 pick). There is also a possible head-to-head matchup in Round 2 of eliminations.

Good luck all!
 
Thanks for your patience waiting for the results from the Midwest Nationals. It's been a busy week at both work and home.
...and the Rams are on Thursday Night football tonight.
I'll get the results posted no later than Friday...but I'll leave you hanging with the fact that everyone, except 1 player, moved positions.
 
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Congratulations to 'Back in Time' (FABO) for winning the 2018 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals "Top Picker Eliminator" title with an outstanding total of 174.0 points. He picked the class winners in Top Fuel, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and his Funny Car pick lost in the semi-final round of eliminations.
'64Bel' (FBBO) was the event runner-up with 112.0 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Steve Torrence, 3.675 during qualifying
Speed - Leah Pritchett, 330.96 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Robert Hight, 3.844 during qualifying
Speed - Courtney Force, 331.04 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Jeg Coughlin Jr., 6.496 during qualifying
Speed - Jason Line, 212.79 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Chip Ellis, 6.764 qualifying
Speed - Matt Smith, 199.61


Here are the game point standings after the 20th event of the 2018 season, the opening event of the Countdown:
2230.0 - Back in Time (FABO) +3 change in the game standings
2185.5 - stroked340 (FABO) -1
2178.0 - Duster79 (FABO) -1
2157.5 - cuda20 (FABO) -1
2126.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +3
2123.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) -1
2123.0 - alsant (FBBO) -1
2116.5 - ocdart (FABO) +1
2103.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +2
2102.5 - SSG_Karg (FABO) -3
2074.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) +1
2069.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) +1
2045.0 - memike (FABO) -3
1955.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) no change


A week off so rest up and clear your minds. The 21st event of the 2018 season, the third event of the Countdown, is the 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, October 4-7, at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, October 5th in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 3:15PM EDT (1:15PM PDT).
The FallNationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 20 Top Fuel, 17 Funny Car, 15 Pro Stock and 14 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries, but the counts are always subject to change. Keep checking NHRA.com for an updated entry list.
Get your picks posted and good luck!
 
Here's your "Tuesday-before-the-event" reminder for the 33rd annual Texas NHRA FallNationals that starts Friday, October 5th. The third event of the 2018 Countdown.
The entry list currently shows:
20 Top Fuel
18 Funny Car
18 Pro Stock
16 Pro Stock Motorcycle

The weather forecast isn't good for this event.
The extended weather forecast calls for a high temp of 88F on Friday with 60%-90% chance of thunderstorms starting at 9:00AM CDT and lasting until 3:00PM CDT, a high temp of 85F on Saturday with 60%-90% chance of thunderstorms starting at 6:00AM and lasting until 6:00PM, and 84F on Sunday with light rain starting at 6:00AM then turning into thunderstorms at 7:00AM and lasting until 3:00PM then back to rain until 10:00PM.
The Carolina Nationals are the following weekend so there's not much room for makeup rain dates.

Get your picks posted anyway and keep your fingers crossed!

 
T.F..Steve Torrence
F.C..Capps
P.S..Anderson
P.S.M.Kraweic:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
TF Steve Torrence
FC Robert Hight
PS Tanner Gray
PSB : Eddie Kraewick
 
Let 'em ride for my FallNationals picks:

TF Clay Millican
FC Courtney Force
PS Tanner Gray
PSM Eddie Krawiec
 
33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 89F, 54% relative humidity, barometer 29.35, adjusted altitude 3,580', track temp 126F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.846 @ 320.66
FC: Jack Beckman, 4.030; Shawn Langdon @ 317.05
PS: Jason Line, 6.612; Tanner Gray @ 208.91
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.876 @ 197.65


Q2
Weather: 90F, 54% relative humidity, barometer 29.30, adjusted altitude 3,674', track temp 114F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.726 @ 328.54
FC: Tommy Johnson Jr., 3.958 @ 323.66
PS: Jeg Coughlin Jr., 6.599; Tanner Gray @ 208.91
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.876 @ 197.65


Q3
Weather: 88F, 64% relative humidity, barometer 29.36, adjusted altitude 3,625', track temp 119F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.726 @ 328.54
FC: Tommy Johnson Jr., 3.958 @ 323.66
PS: Jeg Coughlin Jr., 6.599; Tanner Gray @ 208.91
PSM: Eddie Krawiec, 6.873; Matt Smith @ 197.65


Q4
Weather: 91F, 55% relative humidity, barometer 29.31, adjusted altitude 3,789', track temp 115F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.726; Tony Schumacher @ 329.58
FC: Tommy Johnson Jr., 3.918 @ 323.66
PS: Jeg Coughlin Jr., 6.599; Tanner Gray @ 208.91
PSM: Eddie Krawiec, 6.873; Matt Smith @ 197.65
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Scoring error on the last event - I didn't pick up that '64BEL' locked in new Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle picks. His corrected total for the last event was 107.5 rather than 112.0. Correct game total to date is 2098.5.
The point totals and standings will be correct after this weekend.
Sorry for the confusion.
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Congratulations to '64BEL' (FBBO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 2018 AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals with a very nice 29.0 bonus points by picking the #2 qualifier in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock, and the #3 pick in Funny Car and Pro StockMotorcycle.
'stroked340' (FABO) and 'johnnycuda' tied for the runner-up spot with 28.0 bonus points.
We have a visitor, 'gtxracer' (FBBO), playing this week who would have tied for the 3rd spot in qualifying with 26.5 bonus points. I hope he sticks around for the rest of the Countdown and then comes back as a regular player for the 2019 season.

Way to go!!
Good luck all in eliminations tomorrow!

We have 14 players this week to start the Countdown with 13 different driver combos made up of:
* 4 different Top Fuel drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups and no possibility of any head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 6 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in Round 2 if all four drivers win their opening round of eliminations.
* 4 different Pro Stock drivers picked this week with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 4 different Pro Stock motorcycle drivers picked this week no Round 1 head-to-head matchups and no possible head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.

Good luck all!
 
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