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

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Thunder Valley Nationals picks:

TF Steve Torrence
FC Matt Hagan
PSM Matt Smith
 
My Thunder Valley Nationals picks

TF Steve Torrence
FC Matt Hagan
PSM Matt Smith

Good luck everyone
 
2021 Thunder Valley Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 76F, 72% relative humidity, barometer 29.90", adjusted altitude 3,600', track temp n/a
TF - Brittany Force, 3.682; Justin Ashley @ 329.50
FC - Tim Wilkerson, 3.965; Robert Hight @ 323.50
PSM - Matt Smith, 6.900 @ 197.51

Q2

Weather: 58F, 86% relative humidity, barometer 29.98", adjusted altitude 2,150', track temp 85F
TF - Mike Salinas, 3.682; Josh Hart @ 330.88
FC - Matt Hagan, 3.958 @ 330.31
PSM - Matt Smith, 6.865 @ 197.54

Q3
Weather: 59F, 59% relative humidity, barometer 30.00", adjusted altitude 2,040', track temp 78F
TF - Steve Torrence, 3.667; Brittany Force @ 333.58
FC - Alexis DeJoria, 3.907; Matt Hagan @ 330.31
PSM - Scotty Pollacheck, 6.859 @ 197.80





 
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Damn,Steve Torrence taking Toyota money starting next season:(:( only reason I root for him, Hagan and Anderson is because they don't have Toylete plasted all over their cars..
 
Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for winning the 'Top Qualifier' title for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals with an outstanding total of 23.0 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifier in Top Fuel and the #2 qualifiers in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The runner-up qualifier spot is shared by 'Back in Time' (FABO), 'memike' (FABO), 'Nick2317' (FBBO), 'ocdart' (FABO), 'stroked340' (FABO) and 'shittyslant6' (FABO), all with 22.5 bonus points.
Great picks all!

We have 14 players this week and 9 different driver combos made up of:
* 3 different Top Fuel drivers with no head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup is in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive the first two rounds.
* 7 different Funny Car drivers with one head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations between #4 qualifier Tim Wilkerson (1 pick) and #11 qualifier Bob Tasca III (1 pick). There is also a possibility of three head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no head-to head matchups in the opening round of eliminations. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!
 
Sorry about the delay in posting results from last weekend. I'll get them posted within a day or two.
 
Congratulations to 'Duster79' (FABO) and 'Outlawd' (FBBO) for sharing the "Top Picker Eliminator" crown for the 2021 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, the 18th event of the 2021 season and 5th event of the playoffs, with very nice totals of 90.0 points each. 'Duster79' picks all won two rounds of eliminations before losing. He was also helped by ET bonus points in Top Fuel and Speed bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle. 'Outlawd' picked the class winner in Pro Stock Motorcycle; his Top Fuel pick lost in the semi-finals and his Funny Car pick lost in Round 2 of eliminations. He was also helped by ET bonus points in Top Fuel.
'Budnicks' (FBBO) grabbed the race runner-up spot with 88.0 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Steve Torrence, 3.667 during qualifying
Speed - Justin Ashley, 334.48 during Round 1 of eliminations

Funny Car

E.T. - Alexa DeJpria, 3.904 during Round 3 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Hagan, 330.31 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Karen Stoffer, 6.760 while losing the Final Round of eliminations on a holeshot
Speed - Eddie Krawiec, 199.29 during Round 2 of eliminations


Here are the game point standings after the 18th event of the 2021 season:

2635.5 - stroked340 (FABO) no change in season point standings
2589.5 - Nick2317 (FABO) no change
2524.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) +1
2509.0 - johnnycuda (FABO) -1

2501.0 - shittyslant6 (FABO) no change
2489.5 - cuda20 (FABO) +2
2482.5 - ocdart (FABO) -1

2481.0 - Back in Time (FABO) -1
2456.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change

2430.0 - Duster79 (FABO) +2
2426.0 - memike (FABO) -1

2394.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) -1
2392.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
2208.5 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change


The 6th event of the playoffs, and 19th race of the 2021 season, the Dodge// SRT NHRA Nationals is scheduled for October 29-31, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV.
As always, your picks need to be posted before Pro Qualifying starts. The first of 3 Pro Qualifying sessions is scheduled to begin at 6:00PM EDT (3:00PM PDT) on Friday, October 29. There will also be two additional rounds of Pro Qualifying on Saturday, October 30.

NHRA.com shows there are currently 19 Top Fuel, 19 Funny Car, 18 Pro Stock and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries for this race event but that is always subject to change.

Post your picks and good luck!

 
Where did the season go?
Here's your Tuesday before the event reminder for the upcoming Dodge// SRT NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV. This is the next-to-last event of the 2021 season.
NHRA.com currently shows there will be
20 Top Fuel
19 Funny Car
18 Pro Stock
18 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Make sure to check to verify your driver picks are scheduled to compete and post your picks before Pro Qualifying starts on Friday, October 29 at 6:00pm EDT (3:00pm PDT).
There will also be two additional Pro Qualifying sessions on Saturday.
I tried to find more information on NHRA's COVID-19 protocol but no luck. Matt Hagan is currently shown as the driver of his Funny Car per the current NHRA.com entry list.

The television schedule for the Dodge// SRT Nationals Nationals is:
* Qualifying Show 1: Friday, October 29 at 7pm EDT (4pm PDT) on Fox Sports 1 [re-air on Saturday at 1am EDT and Sunday at 3pm EDT on Fox Sports 2]

* Qualifying Show 2: Sunday, October 31 at 4pm EDT (1pm PDT) on Fox Sports 1 (re-air on Sunday at 10pm EDT on Fox Sports 2]
* Eliminations, Sunday, October 31: 5-8pm EDT (2pm-5pm PDT) on Fox Sports 1. There are multiple re-airs scheduled - check NHRA.com.


The current weather forecast is for 76F and sunny for Friday Q1 qualifying, 70F high temp and sunny for Saturday Q2 qualifying, and 75F high temp and sunny for Saturday Q3 qualifying. Sunday eliminations are forecast to be at 72F for the beginning and going up to a high temp of 78F, sunny all day.

 
T.F...Steve Torrence
F.C...Hagan
P.S..Anderson
P.S.M..Matt Smith:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
Vegas 2 Dodge// SRT NHRA Nationals picks:

TF Steve Torrence
FC Ron Capps
PS Greg Anderson
PSM Matt Smith
 
2021 Dodge// SRT NHRA Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: n/a
TF - Brittany Force, 3.693 @ 333.41
FC - Alexis DeJoria, 3.896; Bob Tasca III @ 329.34
PS - Kyle Koretsky, 6.667; Matt Hartford @ 205.51
PSM - Steve Johnson, 6.848; Matt Smith @ 197.83

Q2
Weather: n/a
TF - Brittany Force, 3.693 @ 333.41
FC - Alexis DeJoria, 3.896; Bob Tasca III @ 329.34
PS - Kyle Koretsky, 6.664; Matt Hartford @ 205.51
PSM - Steve Johnson, 6.848; Matt Smith @ 197.83

Q3
Weather: n/a
TF - Brittany Force, 3.668 @ 333.41
FC - Alexis DeJoria, 3.896; Bob Tasca III @ 329.75

PS - Greg Anderson, 6.655; Matt Hartford @ 205.51
PSM - Matt Smith, 6.839 @ 198.23



 
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Congratulations to 'johnnycuda' (FABO) for winning the 'Top Qualifier' title for the Dodge SRT// NHRA Nationals with an outstanding almost-perfect total of 31.5 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifiers in Top Fuel, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and the #2 qualifier in Funny Car.
'cuda20' (FABO) grabbed the runner-up qualifier spot with 30.5 bonus points.
'Budnicks' is the top FBBO qualifier with 28.0 bonus points.
Great picks all!

We have 14 players this week and 12 different driver combos made up of:
* 3 different Top Fuel drivers with no head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations. The earliest possibility of a head-to-head matchup is in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive the first two rounds.
* 6 different Funny Car drivers with one head-to-head matchup in the opening round of eliminations between #8 qualifier Ron Capps (8 picks) and #9 qualifier Tim Wilkerson (1 pick). There is also a possibility of one head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 4 different Pro Stock drivers with no head-to-head matchups in the opening round of eliminations. Theis is a possibility of a head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive the opening round.
* 5 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no head-to head matchups in the opening round of eliminations. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!
 
Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) and 'ocdart' (FABO) for sharing the "Top Picker Eliminator" crown for the 2021 Dodge// SRT NHRA Nationals, the 19th event of the 2021 season and 6th event of the playoffs, with very nice totals of 148.0 points each. They each picked the class winner in Top Fuel, their Funny Car pick lost in the final round of eliminations, their Pro Stock Motorcycle pick lost in the semi-finals, and their Pro Stock pick lost in the opening round of eliminations. They were both helped by both ET and Speed bonus points in Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'Duster79' (FABO) grabbed the race runner-up spot with 143.5 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Brittany Force, 3.668 during qualifying
Speed - Brittany Force, 333.43 during qualifying

Funny Car

E.T. - Ron Capps, 3.884 during Round 2 of eliminations
Speed - Ron Capps, 332.10 during Round 2 of eliminations

Pro Stock:
E.T. - Greg Anderson, 6.648 while losing in Round 1 of eliminations on a hole shot
Speed - Greg Anderson, 205.85 while losing in Round 1 of eliminations on a hole shot


Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Matt Smith, 6.825 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Matt Smith, 198.90 during Round 2 of eliminations


Here are the game point standings after the 19th event of the 2021 season:

2745.5 - stroked340 (FABO) no change in season point standings
2717.5 - Nick2317 (FABO) no change
2672.0 - Budnicks (FBBO) +1
2630.5 - ocdart (FABO) +3
2610.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) -1

2593.0 - alsant (FBBO) +3
2590.0 - cuda20 (FABO) -1
2573.5 - Duster79 (FABO) +2
2565.5 - Back in Time (FABO) -1
2511.0 - 64BEL (FBBO) +2
2510.5 - memike (FABO) no change

2501.0 - shittyslant6 (FABO) -7
2488.0 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
2281.0 - SSG Karg (FABO) no change


The final event of the playoffs, and the final race of the 2021 season, the Auto Club NHRA Finals is scheduled for November 11-14, at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, 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 6:00PM EST (3:00PM PST) on Friday, November 12. There will also be two additional rounds of Pro Qualifying on Saturday, November 13.

NHRA.com shows there are currently 16 Top Fuel, 20 Funny Car, 12 Pro Stock and 13 Pro Stock Motorcycle entries for this race event but that is always subject to change.

Post your picks and good luck!
 
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