2023 13th Annual FABO NHRA "Pick 'Em" Game - It's NITRO Burnin' Time!!!

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For a change, here is your on-time "Tuesday before the event" reminder to post your picks for the upcoming Texas NHRA FallNationals scheduled for October 12-15 at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX.
Post your picks before the first of four rounds of Pro Qualifying that is scheduled to start at 4:00pm on Friday, October 13.
nhra.com now shows the following entry counts:

19 Top Fuel
18 Funny Car
19 Pro Stock
18 Pro Stock Motorcycle

Please check to make sure your picks are entered.

The current weather forecast shows a high temp of 83F and mostly sunny on Friday, and high temps of 74F and sunny for both Saturday and Sunday.
 
Texas FallNationals picks:

TF - Steve Torrence
FC - Ron Capps
PS - Dallas Glenn
PSM - Gaige Herrera
 
Texas NHRA FallNationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 79F, 36% relative humidity, barometer 29.86", adjusted altitude 2,366', track temp 108F
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.659 @ 336.73
FC: Bob Tasca III, 3.874 @ 331.37
PS: Troy Coughlin Jr., 6.500; Erica Enders @ 211.18
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.716; Eddie Krawiec @ 202.15

Q2
Weather: 69F, 47% relative humidity, barometer 29.95", adjusted altitude 1,578', track temp 88F
TF: Steve Torrence, 3.636; Justin Ashley @ 338.40
FC: Bob Tasca III, 3.822 @ 335.55
PS: Deric Kramer, 6.486; Erica Enders @ 211.79
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.689 @ 203.41

Q3
Weather: 69F, 47% relative humidity, barometer 29.95", adjusted altitude 1,578', track temp 88F
TF: Steve Torrence, 3.636; Justin Ashley @ 338.40
FC: Bob Tasca III, 3.822 @ 335.55
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.480; Jerry Tucker @ 213.09
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.627 @ 204.16 New PSM National ET Record and 2nd fastest speed ever run

Q4
Weather: 72F, 38% relative humidity, barometer 30.09", adjusted altitude 1,505', track temp 88F
TF: Steve Torrence, 3.636; Justin Ashley @ 338.40
FC: Bob Tasca III, 3.822 @ 338.57
PS: Greg Anderson, 6.480; Jerry Tucker @ 213.09
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.627 @ 204.16

The only televised coverage of qualifying will be Sunday at 1:00pm EDT (10:00am PDT) on FS1.
There will be a re-air on Monday.
 
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Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 19th event of the 2023 NHRA season, the Texas NHRA FallNationals with an outstanding total of 31.0 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifier in Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and the #3 qualifier in Funny Car. Way to go!
'TT5.9mag' (FABO), 'memike' (FABO) and 'Yunick13' (FABO) were right behind with 30.5 bonus points each.

More great picks!

We have 15 players again this week and 14 different driver combos made up of:
* 6 different Top Fuel drivers with one outstanding Round 1 head-to-head matchup #6 qualifier Justin Ashley (1 pick) and #11 qualifier Clay Millican (1 pick). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 6 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There earliest possibility of head-to-head matchup in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive the earlier rounds.
* 4 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!
 
ocdart said:
Congratulations to 'Budnicks' (FBBO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 19th event of the 2023 NHRA season, the Texas NHRA FallNationals with an outstanding total of 31.0 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifier in Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and the #3 qualifier in Funny Car. Way to go!
'TT5.9mag' (FABO), 'memike' (FABO) and 'Yunick13' (FABO) were right behind with 30.5 bonus points each.

More great picks!

We have 15 players again this week and 14 different driver combos made up of:
* 6 different Top Fuel drivers with one outstanding Round 1 head-to-head matchup #6 qualifier Justin Ashley (1 pick) and #11 qualifier Clay Millican (1 pick). There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 6 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There earliest possibility of head-to-head matchup in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive the earlier rounds.
* 4 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.

Good luck all!
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How many points did i get..I had #1 in T.F. P.S. P.S.M.#5 in F.C.???
 
Congratulations to 'Back in Time' (FABO) for winning the Texas NHRA FallNationals "Top Picker Eliminator" title with an outstanding total of 198.0 points.
His Top Fuel, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle picks won their respective classes, and his Funny Car pick lost in the second round of eliminations. His point total was also helped with ET bonus points in Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, and Speed bonus points in both Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
'stroked340' (FABO) grabbed the runner-up spot with 180.0 points.


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

Top Fuel
E.T. - Steve Torrence, 3.636 during qualifying
Speed - Justin Ashley, 338.40 during qualifying

Funny Car
E.T. - Bob Tasca III, 3.822 during qualifying
Speed - Bob Tasca III, 338.57 during qualifying

Pro Stock
E.T. - Erica Enders, 6.467 during Round 1 of eliminations
Speed - Jerry Tucker, 213.09 during qualifying

Pro Stock Motorcycle
E.T. - Gaige Herrera, 6.627, a new National Record, during qualifying
Speed - Gaige Herrera, 204.16 during qualifying


Here are the tightened-up game point standings after the 4th event of the 2023 Countdown:

2479.0 - TT5.9mag (FABO) no change in the game point standings
2474.0 - Yunick13 (FABO) +1
2451.5 - Budnicks (FBBO) -1
2442.0 - ocdart (FABO) no change
2416.5 - cuda20 (FABO) no change
2408.5 - Outlawd (FBBO) no change
2408.0 - memike (FABO) no change
2392.5 - Back in Time (FABO) +3
2368.0 - stroked340 (FABO) +3
2357.0 - Nick2317 (FBBO) -2
2354.5 - MomsDuster (FABO) -1
2347.0 - Duster79 (FABO) -3
2250.0 - alsant (FBBO) no change
2218.0 - 64BEL (FBBO no change
2203.5 - johnnycuda (FABO) no change


The 21st race of the 2023 season, and the 5th race of the "Countdown", is the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV, scheduled for October 26-29.
nhra.com currently shows the following competitor entries:
17 Top Fuel
17 Funny Car
20 Pro Stock (includes a familiar name from seasons past making his first runs of the 2023 season)
15 Pro Stock Motorcycle

GOOD LUCK!
 
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FYI...
Although he's listed as a Pro Stock Motorcycle entrant to the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, Chase Van Sant had recent skin graft surgery for a knee injury and will miss the remaining two events of the 2023 season.
 
Nevada Nationals picks:

TF - Steve Torrence
FC - Ron Capps
PS - Dallas Glenn
PSM - Gaige Herrera
 
NHRA Nevada Nationals qualifying leaders:

Q1
Weather: 71F, 29% relative humidity, barometer 29.92", adjusted altitude 3,405', track temp n/a
TF: Doug Kalitta, 3.709 @ 336.49
FC: Robert Hight, 3.881; J.R. Todd @ 329.58
PS: Erica Enders, 6.595 @ 207.66
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.806 @ 198.41

Q2
Weather: 73F, 32% relative humidity, barometer 29.83", adjusted altitude 3,650', track temp 92F
TF: Mike Salinas, 3.699; Doug Kalitta @ 336.49
FC: Robert Hight, 3.851; Bob Tasca III @ 335.73
PS: Erica Enders, 6.595 @ 207.66
Jeg Coughlin Jr., Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield and Jerry Tucker all had their Q2 runs DQ'd for what nhra.com is calling "technical violations".
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.760 @ 199.82

Q3
Weather: 70F, 23% relative humidity, barometer 29.87", adjusted altitude 3,342', track temp 101F
TF: Mike Salinas, 3.699; Doug Kalitta @ 336.49
FC: Robert Hight, 3.851; Bob Tasca III @ 335.73
PS: Erica Enders, 6.595 @ 207.66
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.760 @ 199.82
Angie Smith is at this race and made a qualifying run in Q3

Q4
Weather: 73F, 17% relative humidity, barometer 29.83", adjusted altitude 3,534', track temp 102F
TF: Mike Salinas, 3.680; Doug Kalitta @ 336.49
FC: Robert Hight, 3.851; Bob Tasca III @ 335.73
Jeff Diehl, Bob Tasca III and J.R. Todd all had their Q4 runs DQ'd for failing their post-run inspection
PS: Kyle Koretsky, 6.589; Erica Enders @ 208.07
PSM: Gaige Herrera, 6.760 @ 199.82
 
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Congratulations to 'Yunick13' (FABO) for winning the Top Qualifier title for the 20th event of the 2023 NHRA season, the NHRA Nevada Nationals with an outstanding total of 30.5 bonus points. He picked the #1 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle and the #2 qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock. Way to go!
'cuda20' (FABO) was right behind with 30.0 bonus points each.
The top FBBO picker was 'Outlawd' with 28.0 bonus points.
More great picks!

We have 15 players again this week and 14 different driver combos made up of:
* 5 different Top Fuel drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of one head-to-head matchup in the 2nd round of eliminations if both drivers survive Round 1.
* 6 different Funny Car drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. There is a possibility of two head-to-head matchups in the 2nd round of eliminations if all drivers survive Round 1.
* 3 different Pro Stock drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. The earliest possibility of head-to-head matchup in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive the earlier rounds.
* 4 different Pro Stock Motorcycle drivers with no Round 1 head-to-head matchups. The earliest possibility of head-to-head matchup in the semi-final round of eliminations if both drivers survive the earlier rounds.
Good luck all!
 
What a lovely Autumn day in the desert they have in store today. 65° with 40-45mph gusts and flying real estate :rolleyes: :lol: Times I really don't miss the desert at all :rofl:
 
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