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

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12th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals qualifying leaders after only a single round of qualifying on rain-shortened Saturday:

Q1
Weather: 68F, 91% relative humidity, barometer 29.74, adjusted altitude 2,525', track temp 85F

TF: Brittany Force, 3.776; Tony Schumacher @ 330.63
FC: Courtney Force, 3.935 @ 327.66
PS: no qualifying on Saturday
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.866; Hector Arana Jr. @196.64


Q2
Weather: 77F, 81% relative humidity, barometer 29.72, adjusted altitude 3,270', track temp 109F

TF: Clay Millican, 3.750 @ 332.67
FC: Courtney Force, 3.935 @ 327.66
PS: Jeg Coughlin Jr., 6.612; Jason Line and Chris McGaha @ 208.78
PSM: Matt Smith, 6.866; Hector Arana Jr. @196.85​

 
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Congratulations to 'Duster79' (FABO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 2018 Summit Racing Equipment Nationals with a very nice total of 27.5 bonus points by picking the #1 qualifier in Top Fuel, the #2 qualifier in Funny Car, the #4 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle and the #6 qualifier in Pro Stock.
'Nick2317' (FBBO) grabbed the runner-up spot with 27.0 bonus points.

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

We have 14 players again this week with 11 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 matchup in Round 2 if both drivers win their opening round of eliminations.
* 4 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations. Interestingly, all 3 John Force team funny cars are in the top half of the bracket and all 4 Don Schumacher team funny cars are in the bottom half of the bracket.
* 6 different Pro Stock drivers picked this week with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.
* 4 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers picked this week with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.

Good luck all!
 
Here are the results and point standings following completion of the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals, the twelvth event of the 2018 NHRA season.

Congratulations to 'Nick2317' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title with an outstanding point total of 142.0. He picked the class winner in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle, his Top Fuel pick lost in the semi-final round of eliminations and his Pro Stock pick lost in the second round of eliminations. He was helped with ET bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'alsant' (FABO) was right behind with 141.5 points.
'71dartswinger' was the highest scoring FABO player with 137.5 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Clay Millican, 3.750 during qualifying
Speed - Clay Millican, 332.67 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Courtney Force, 3.935 during qualifying
Speed - Courtney Force, 327.66 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Jeg Coughlin Jr., 6.588 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Drew Skillman, 209.65 during Round 1 of eliminations

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Eddie Krawiec, 6.865 during Round 3 of eliminations
Speed - Hector Arana Jr., 196.85 during qualifying



Here are the game point standings after the 12th event of the 2018 season - the half-way point:
1020.0 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change in the game standings
1011.0 - cuda20 (FABO) +2
993.0- Back in Time (FABO) -1
982.5 - stroked340 (FABO) -1
970.0 - Duster79 (FABO) no change
965.0 - aslant (FBBO) +1
939.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) -1
931.5 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +1
906.0 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) -1
894.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
888.5 - memike (FABO) no change
868.0 - 71dartswinger (FABO) +1
853.0 - ocdart (FABO) -1
706.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) no change


Finally, we get a weekend off so some of us can try and figure out where (and why) it's all going wrong!
The start of the second half of the 2018 season will start with the 13th race of the season, the 6th annual NHRA New England Nationals is July 6-8 at New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, July 6 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 4:30PM EDT (1:30PM PDT).
The New England Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 15 Top Fuel, 17 Funny Car and 13 Pro Stock entries, but the counts are subject to change. Keep checking http://www.nhra.com/events/entrylist12.aspx for an updated entry list.
Pro Stock Motorcycle will not compete at this event.


Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!
 
Here's your "Tuesday-before-the-event" reminder for the NHRA New England Nationals that starts Friday, July 6th.
The entry list currently shows:
16 Top Fuel
17 Funny Car
16 Pro Stock

Looks like this may be another problematic Friday qualifying due to weather. The current forecast calls for a high temps of 82F on Friday with thunderstorms hitting at 10AM and rain continuing until 10PM, then a high temp of 72F on Saturday but no rain. The Sunday forecast currently shows a high of 79F and sunny up to noon, then partly cloudy after that but again no rain in the forecast for Sunday.

Get your picks posted!
 
New England Nationals picks:

TF - Steve Torrence
FC - Courtney Force
PS - Jeg Coughlin Jr.
 
Start of qualifying weather-delayed at the New England Nationals
According to competitionplus.com, the rain has stopped but water got under the rubber on the top end of the drag strip. The NHRA Safety Safari is currently scraping the rubber up and will have to rebuild the rubber layer before qualifying can start.
There currently is no estimated time when qualifying/racing will start today.
 
6th annual NHRA New England Nationals qualifying results:

Q1
Weather: 85F, 44% relative humidity, barometer 29.87, adjusted altitude 2,416', track temp 115F

TF: Scott Palmer, 3.830 @ 323.97
FC: Robert Hight, 3.979 @ 324.44
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.580; Drew Skillman @ 210.73

Let's see if times/speeds improve in the 2nd round of qualifying after they get some more rubber laid down


Q2
Weather: 77F, 39% relative humidity, barometer 29.95, adjusted altitude 1,629', track temp 101F

TF: Leah Pritchett, 3.742; Tony Schumacher @ 330.31
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.932; John Force @ 324.75
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.517 @ 211.73


Q3
Weather: 75F, 34% relative humidity, barometer 30.30, adjusted altitude 1,027', track temp 132F

TF: Leah Pritchett, 3.742; Tony Schumacher @ 330.31
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.932; John Force @ 324.75
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.517; Erica Enders-Stevens @ 212.49


Q4
Weather: 75F, 34% relative humidity, barometer 30.27 adjusted altitude 1,061', track temp 130F

TF: Leah Pritchett, 3.742; Tony Schumacher @ 330.31
FC: Matt Hagan, 3.932; John Force @ 324.75
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.517; Tanner Gray @ 212.69
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Congratulations to 'stroked340' (FABO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 2018 New England Nationals with a nice total of 21.5 bonus points by picking the #1 qualifier in Pro Stock, the #3 qualifier in Top Fuel, and the #4 qualifier in Funny Car.
'alsant' (FBBO) was right behind with 21.0 bonus points.

Way to go!!
Good luck all in eliminations!

We have 14 players again this week with 11 different driver combos made up of:
* 5 different Top Fuel drivers with one Round 1 head-to-head matchup between #5 qualifier Clay Millican (5 picks) and #12 qualifier Antron Brown (1 pick). There is also a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in Round 2 if both drivers win their opening round of eliminations.
* 6 different Funny Car drivers with two Round 1 head-to-head matchups. One matchup between #4 qualifier Ron Capps (3 picks) and #14 qualifier Courtney Force (7 picks) and the other between #5 qualifier Robert Hight (1 pick) and #12 qualifier Bob Tasca III (1 pick). The winners of those two Round 1 matchups will race in Round 2 of eliminations. We're going to have somewhere between 5 and 11 unhappy players at the end of Round 2 of eliminations when only on of these four drivers will remain in eliminations.
* 5 different Pro Stock drivers picked this week with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in Round 2 of eliminations.

Good luck all!
 
Here are the results and point standings following completion of the NHRA New England Nationals, the first event of the second half of the season thirteenth event of the 2018 NHRA season.

Congratulations to 'Nick2317' (FBBO) for winning the "Top Picker Eliminator" title for the second event in a row with a very nice point total of 108.5. He picked the class winner in Funny Car, his Top Fuel pick made it to the final round of eliminations before losing, and his Pro Stock pick lost in the second round of eliminations. He was helped with ET bonus points in both Funny Car and Pro Stock.
'stroked340' (FABO) was the event runner-up with 96.5 points.
'Budnicks' was the highest scoring FBBO player with 72.0 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Leah Pritchett, 3.742 during qualifying
Speed - Tony Schumacher, 330.31 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Matt Hagan, 3.932 during qualifying
Speed - John Force, 324.75 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.517 during qualifying
Speed - Tanner Gray, 212.69 during qualifying



Here are the game point standings after the 13th event of the 2018 season:
1079.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change in the game standings
1079.0 - stroked340 (FABO) +2
1065.0 - Back in Time (FABO) no change
1042.0 - cuda20 (FABO) -2
1040.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) +3
1031.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change
1013.5 - Duster79 (FABO) -2
1011.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) -1
966.5 - super-bee_ski (FBBO) no change
966.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change
919.5 - memike (FABO) no change
913.5 - 71dartswinger (FABO) no change
906.5 - ocdart (FABO) no change
750.56 - 64BEL (FBBO) no change


Now for a weekend off to get ready for three (3) consecutive weekends of racing and a lot of highway miles that's called the Western Swing.
The 14th race of the season, the 39th annual Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals is July 20-22 at Bandimere Speedway, 5,869 feet up on the side of the mountain in Morrison, Colorado.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, July 20 in order to qualify for all event bonus points. Pro qualifying is scheduled to start at 7:15PM EDT (4:15PM PDT).
The Dodge Mile-High Nationals entry list is posted on NHRA.com and currently shows 14 Top Fuel, 15 Funny Car, 14 Pro Stock and 12 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries, but the counts are subject to change. Keep checking
Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals for an updated entry list.



Get your picks posted and GOOD LUCK!
 
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I haven't seen this yet on nhra.com, but competitionplus.com and a short article in my local Orange County Register newspaper this morning says the U.S. Army is "opting out" of the sponsorship for Tony Schumacher's Top Fuel ride in 2019 after nineteen years due to a reallocation of their marketing budget.
It's going to be strange to not see "ARMY" on his dragster going forward. Tony's been called "the Sarge" for a long time.
I don't think DSR should have much of a problem finding another sponsor.
 
Dodge// Mile-High Nationals picks:

TF: Tony Schumacher
FC: Courtney Force
PS: Greg Anderson
PSM: Andrew Hines
 
Here's your "Tuesday-before-the-event" reminder for the 39th annual Dodge// Mile-High NHRA Nationals that starts Friday, July 20th.
The entry list currently shows:
16 Top Fuel
17 Funny Car
16 Pro Stock
17 Pro Stock Motorcycle

The extended weather forecast calls for a high temp of 80F on Friday with a 10-40% chance of some rain peaking at about 3PM, then a high temp of 87F on Saturday with a 10-50% chance of some rain peaking in the afternoon hours. The Sunday forecast currently shows a high of 82F and a chance of light rain starting at 10% about 8AM and increasing to 80% at 5PM.

Get your picks posted and cross your fingers we get this event in on schedule!
 
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