2010 Forum Pick 'Em Contest - Miami

[Tim Northcutt]

2010 Miami-Homestead 300 “Pick ‘em” Contest
Homestead – Sat., Oct. 2

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Friday, October 1, at 6:30 p.m. (GMT)..That is approx. 1:30 p.m. on Friday, when the first practice session begins

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

-- The IRL’s final race of the 2010 season, and for the series, maybe it s final race ever at this 1.5-mile superspeedway in south Florida…a race that has been exciting and fast in the past and should close the season off with a bang. Two drivers have it all on the line to win the championship...

As for our contest, marco, drew and Daisy all have a shot at our Championship...

Who will in it all?

The event is 200 laps and 300 miles

Again…Please copy this template below and use it to place your Picks….

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)


2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"


3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.)

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

5. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1.
2.

ROW TWO:
1.
2.

ROW THREE:
1.
2.

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2010 Miami-Homestead 300 Winner (2 pts.)

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps:

100 laps:

150 laps:

200 laps:

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

GOOD LUCK!!!!

I'll try to do a "Guest Picks" for this final race, but I'm up to my eyeballs at work right now... If I can get an entry list that is complete before next week turns to chaos, I'll submit some picks.

[NaBUru38]

My oval performance has been very poor all season. Let's see if Homestead is my lucky last

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner (2 pts): Ryan Briscoe
2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.): 213.213 mph

3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.): Dario Franchitti
4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.): 213.312 mph

5. First Three Rows (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot):

ROW ONE:
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW TWO:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Hélio Castroneves

ROW THREE:
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Marco Andretti

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.): Milka Duno
7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.): 199.998 mph

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest): Will Power

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2010 Miami-Homestead 300 Winner (2 pts.): Ryan Briscoe

2. The Top Five (2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Hélio Castroneves
3. Will Power
4. Hélio Castroneves
5. Tony Kanaan

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.): Dario Franchitti
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts): 212.212 mph

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Dario Franchtti
100 laps: Scott Dixon
150 laps: Ryan Briscoe
200 laps: Ryan Briscoe

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): Ed Carpenter

5. Best "Mover" of the Race: (2 pts.): Graham Rahal
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" (2 pts.): Scott Dixon

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 183.183 mph

[Daisy]

I should wait as long as possible of course, but I fear I might forget it (pretty busy the next few days), so here’s my final 2010 Indycar prediction.

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner (2 pts): Ryan Briscoe
2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.): 212.999

3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.): Ryan Briscoe
4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.): 213.050

5. First Three Rows (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot):

ROW ONE:
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Dario Franchtti
2. Scott Dixon

ROW THREE:
1. Marco Andretti
2. Will Power

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.): Sebastian Saavreda
7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.): 203.203

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest): Dan Wheldon

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2010 Miami-Homestead 300 Winner (2 pts.): Ryan Briscoe

2. The Top Five (2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Dario Franchtti
4. Will Power
5. Scott Dixon

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.): Helio Castroneves
4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts): 211.634

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Ryan Briscoe
100 laps: Dario Franchitti
150 laps: Dario Franchitti
200 laps: Ryan Briscoe

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.): Sebastian Saavreda

5. Best "Mover" of the Race: (2 pts.): Bertrand Baguette
6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" (2 pts.): Marco Andretti

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 179.441

Good luck everyone!

[marcostraz]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Dario Franchitti

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed: 213.789

3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap: Dario Franchitti

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed: 214.251

5. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows":

ROW ONE:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW THREE:
1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Will Power

6. Slowest Qualifier: Milka Duno

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed: 197.175

8. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest): Tony Kanaan

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2010 Miami-Homestead 300 Winner: Dario Franchitti

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Will Power
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Scott Dixon
5. Tony Kanaan

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race: Scott Dixon

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap: 210.788

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones:

50 laps: Dario Franchitti

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Scott Dixon

200 laps: Dario Franchitti

4. First car out of Race: Mario Moraes

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): Bertrand Baguette

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): Hideki Mutoh

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 168.815

[drewdawg727]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Dario Franchitti

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:213.891

3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.) Ryan Briscoe

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.014

5. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Ryan Briscoe

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Ed Carpenter

ROW THREE:
1. Will Power
2. Scott Dixon

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Milka Duno

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 209.144

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts. Danica Patrick

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2010 Miami-Homestead 300 Winner (2 pts.) Dario Franchitti

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Ryan Briscoe
3. Will Power
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Dan Wheldon

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Helio Castroneves

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 210.951

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Dario Franchitti

100 laps: Ryan Briscoe

150 laps: Dario Franchitti

200 laps: Dario Franchitti

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) EJ Viso

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Justin Wilson

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Marco Andretti

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 170.000

[Tim Northcutt]

Here Goes Nothin'

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts)

Dario Franchitti

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

212.905

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"


3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.)

Dario Franchitti

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

213.217

5. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Will Power
2. Ryan Briscoe

ROW THREE:
1. Ed Carpenter
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.)

Sebastien Saavedra

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

204. 106

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts.

Dan Wheldon

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2010 Miami-Homestead 300 Winner (2 pts.)

Helio Castroneves

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Will Power
4. Tony Kanaan
5. Ryan Briscoe

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.)

Will Power

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does:

211.341

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Dario Franchitti

100 laps: Will Power

150 laps: Dario Franchitti

200 laps: Helio Castroneves

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.)

Mario Moraes

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.)

Tony Kanaan

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.)

Scott Dixon

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth):

168.402

[Tim Northcutt]

and for the final time this year...(drum roll, please)

My usual Housekeeping:

Season Totals After 17 of 18 Events:

1. drewdawg727 - 292 pts. (4 wins)
2. marcostraz - 284 pts. (4 wins)
3. Daisy - 278 pts. (4 wins)
4. NaBUru38 - 225pts. (1 win)
5. Yannick - 158 pts. (2 wins)
6. Alwaysfirst - 84 pts. (1 win)
7. whosyermon - 46 pts.
(tie) NAC - 46 pts.
9. fieldofdreams79 - 15 pts. (1 win)
10. Dylan14 - 15 pts.
11. kobefly - 14 pts.

Contest Results By Event:

Sao Paulo - drewdawg
St. Pete - Alwaysfirst
Alabama - drewdawg
Long Beach - drewdawg
Kansas - marcostraz
Indy Pole -Yannick
Indy Race - fieldofdreams79
Texas - marcostraz
Iowa - marcostraz
Watkins Glen - Daisy
Toronto - NaBUru38
Edmonton - Daisy (wins tiebreaker)
Mid-Ohio - drewdawg
Infineon - Daisy
Chicagoland - marcostraz
Kentucky - Yannick (wins tiebreaker)
Motegi - Daisy
Homestead - ?????


Good Luck this weekend, everyone...It has been a fun season running this contest for you.

[Yannick]

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: (2 pts) Scott Dixon


2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.652

NOTE: IF you get BOTH #1 and #2 Correct/Closest, add 2 "Bonus Points"


3. The Driver With the Single Fast Lap (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 214.761

5. List the Pole Winner Again, plus the OTHER Five drivers (in order) who will earn spots on the "First Three Rows": (2 pts for each Driver in correct spot, 1 pt. For correct Driver, but wrong spot)

ROW ONE:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dan Wheldon

ROW TWO:
1. Ed Carpenter
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW THREE:
1. Dario Franchitti
2. Will Power

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Sebastian Saveedra

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 206.156

7. Driver who will “Just Miss” the Top Three Rows (7th Fastest) – 2 pts. Tony Kanaan

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2010 Miami-Homestead 300 Winner (2 pts.) Dan Wheldon

2. The Top Five: (Please Repeat your "Winner" from #1)
(2 pts for every Driver and Place Correct, 1 pt. for Top 5, but incorrect place)
1. Dan Wheldon
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Scott Dixon
4. Will Power
5. Helio Castroneves

3. Driver who will run the Single "Fastest Lap" in the Race (2 pts.) Dario Franchitti

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 212.652

5. Leader at the following Race Milestones (2 pts. each correct at the actual Milestone):

50 laps: Scott Dixon

100 laps: Helio Castroneves

150 laps: Dario Franchitti

200 laps: Dan Wheldon

4. First car out of Race (2 pts.) Milka Duno

5. Best "Mover" of the Race (from slowest starting spot to highest finish): (2 pts.) Danica Patrick

6. "Backwards Fall from Grace" in the Race (from highest starting spot to worst finish): (2 pts.) Ed Carpenter

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 185.753

[Tim Northcutt]

Contest is closed for the weekend...

Good Luck at Homestead to All!

[drewdawg727]

If Tim smokes us all I think I might lose it

[Tim Northcutt]

Originally Posted by drewdawg727

If Tim smokes us all I think I might lose it

I came within 2-tenths of a second on the Quals avg. and the FL Quals speed from leading the quals round by A LOT of points.

Lost 8 potential points because NBU had better speed picks than I did by about 2 tenths of an mph margin.

If you search back, I won the first three "Pick 'Em" contests held in this forum...that's why I "retired"....

Not sure about my race picks, because I played them a little looser than the quals picks, but I was pleased overall...

Here are your Final Quals Results of the 2010 contest season;

marco, drew and Tim all had Dario on the Pole for 2 pts. each

NBU was closest to the 2-lap avg.: Actual-213.187 NBU 213.213 (a scant 0.020 off)

Great Pick!

BTW: Mine missed by only 0.282

NBU, marco and Tim also had Dario for the Fast Lap for 2 pts.

NBU got closest to the speed plus the bonus: Actual-213.252 NBU-213.312
(just 0.060 off)

Also incredible!!!!!!!!

Mine was 0.247 off...

In the "Top Six, Tim had 6 pts. (3 correct), drew & NBU had 5 pts. each and all others had 4 pts.

NBU, marco and drew had Milk Dud as the slow qualifier for 2 pts. each (Saavedra was a dumb pick for me, but I felt his lack of IICS driving experience might bite him, as did the others who didn't earn a point here)

drew also was closest to the Slow Speed and got the bonus: Actual-207.961 drew-209.144

Nice pick, drew...you needed it in the title chase...

In the "Just Miss," NBU, Daisy and Tim all got a point for picking someone who made the first three rows.

Results after Quals:

1. NaBUru38 - 14 pts.
2. drewdawg727 - 13 pts.
3. marcostraz - 12 pts.
4. Tim N. - 11 pts.
5. Daisy - 5 pts.
6. Yannick - 4 pts.

Not nearly as confident with my race picks, but I felt good about my Quals...

Carpenter dropped off by getting a little high in 3 and 4 in quals on his second lap or I would have had even more points..He was 5th after the first lap in his run...

Yes...I picked him Fifth...

My how close Indycar racing is on the track...and back here in this contest for that matter.

For being a "rusty" former champ, I have to feel pretty good about my showing...

Maybe if I soak in a vat of WD-40 tonight, I might just be a "spoiler" in this final event...

Nah....won't happen with my picks...

Have fun this weekend and enjoy the race!

Good Luck to All!!!!

[NaBUru38]

I'm on pole on an oval! Let's see if my race strategy works...

[Tim Northcutt]

Here are your Race Results:

No one had Dixon for the win.

In the "Top Five," drew had 2 pts. and all others had 3 pts.

No one had Marco Andretti for the Fast Lap.

NBU was closest to the speed: Actual-211.934 NBU-212.212

in the "milestones," Tim and drew had 4 pts each and all others had 2 pts.

marcostraz and Tim had Moraes as 1st Out for 2 pts. and Yannick had Duno for 1 pt. as a DNF

Tim was closest to the avg. speed: Actual-158.905 Tim-168.402

Race Results:

1. NaBUru38 - 21 pts.
2. Tim N. - 20 pts.
3. drewdawg727 - 19 pts.
(tie) marcostraz - 19 pts.
5. Daisy - 10 pts.
(tie) Yannick - 10 pts.

I Just Missed the win...if that last caution wouldn't have come out, Helio had the fuel strategy to win it...I gambled on that, but came up short.

Congrats to NaBUru38 for the win, and to drewdawg727 for winning the 2010 Forum "Pick 'Em" Contest Season Championship!

Final Season results coming shortly!

Thanks for participating!

I had a lot of fun scoring it and watching the picks!

[Tim Northcutt]

FINAL Season Totals After 18 of 18 Events:

1. drewdawg727 - 311 pts. (4 wins)
2. marcostraz - 303 pts. (4 wins)
3. Daisy - 288 pts. (4 wins)
4. NaBUru38 - 246 pts. (2 wins)
5. Yannick - 168 pts. (2 wins)
6. Alwaysfirst - 84 pts. (1 win)
7. whosyermon - 46 pts.
(tie) NAC - 46 pts.
9. Tim N. - 20 pts
10. fieldofdreams79 - 15 pts. (1 win)
11. Dylan14 - 15 pts.
12. kobefly - 14 pts.

Contest Results By Event:

Sao Paulo - drewdawg
St. Pete - Alwaysfirst
Alabama - drewdawg
Long Beach - drewdawg
Kansas - marcostraz
Indy Pole -Yannick
Indy Race - fieldofdreams79
Texas - marcostraz
Iowa - marcostraz
Watkins Glen - Daisy
Toronto - NaBUru38
Edmonton - Daisy (wins tiebreaker)
Mid-Ohio - drewdawg
Infineon - Daisy
Chicagoland - marcostraz
Kentucky - Yannick (wins tiebreaker)
Motegi - Daisy
Homestead - NaBUru38

Congrats to drewdawg again for winning the Season Championship!

Well-deserved indeed!!!

[NaBUru38]

Yahoo, I'm now an all-round IndyCar picker! You nearly got me, Tim. Everyone have a nice off-season.

[drewdawg727]

After 7 seasons of Pick Ems I finally reach the top! Didn't come easy though, I had some "Power syndrome" yesterday afternoon....

2004: 6th
2005: 4th
2006: 6th
2007: 2nd
2008: 7th
2009: 5th

NOTE: I came in 2nd in 07, but drdisque was in a class of his own...but I was "best of the rest".
I wish I had some of the guys to compete against in previous seasons that smoked me around, but I am happy that I am the victor and I look forward to '011.

Now would normally be the time I suggest to Tim about some new potential "pick" questions to answer like I do every year...however we had a deal at the end of the Motegi race Tim see YOU in 2011!!

[marcostraz]

Congratulations to drewdawg...

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by drewdawg727

Now would normally be the time I suggest to Tim about some new potential "pick" questions to answer like I do every year...

Me too.

[Yannick]

Congratulations drew for winning the contest. I mean it's awesome, as Helio would say.

Regarding the Silly Season, I cannot guarantee my participation in the next season's contest. Rather, it is more likely that I'll be making only select starts.
For a rookie and part-time entry, I'm very happy with P5 in the final standings.

[Tim Northcutt]

One that I am thinking about adding to the contest is:

"Driver Who Will Lead The Most Laps"

The ICS gives two points for this...I think I should, too...

If you picked a driver who did not lead the most laps, but did lead at least one lap, that would get you 1 pt.

Thoughts?

[Tim Northcutt]

In previous seasons, drew spent about 5-6 weeks away from any computer access during the early summer.

He would send me his picks via PM on this site before leaving, which really hurt his results in some race selections because they were submitted far in advance, so he couldn't factor in things like team momentum and such that can play into this contest.

This year, he didn't have to do that and his picks were much more consistent and effective...It made the difference.

[NaBUru38]

That's a good idea, Tim.

The system of picking top six qualifiers and top five finishers isn't perfect. How about this:
o- For the win pick, give 5 points if correct, 3 points if the driver was second, 2 if third, 1 if fourth or fifth.
o- For the second and third finishers picks and pole pick, give 3 points if correct, 2 points if podium / outside front row, 1 point if listed elsewhere.
o- For fourth to fifth finishers / second and third rows and just miss the fastest six, give 2 points if correct, 1 point if listed elsewhere.

Best lap of the weekend, slowest qualifier and first car out of the race aren't interesting to me. How about "pole-to-tenth ratio"? "The qualifiying time for the 10th driver equals 101.6% / 103.2% of the pole lap time."

The problem with milestones is that they may fall during a pitting window. Your could have leader picks after the first pitstop, after the second and leader after the last.

[Daisy]

Congratulations for Drew winning the championship and to NaBru finally winning a round this season . I'm satisfied with my 3rd place, but I'm aiming higher for next year.

[Tim Northcutt]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

That's a good idea, Tim.

The system of picking top six qualifiers and top five finishers isn't perfect. How about this:
o- For the win pick, give 5 points if correct, 3 points if the driver was second, 2 if third, 1 if fourth or fifth.
o- For the second and third finishers picks and pole pick, give 3 points if correct, 2 points if podium / outside front row, 1 point if listed elsewhere.
o- For fourth to fifth finishers / second and third rows and just miss the fastest six, give 2 points if correct, 1 point if listed elsewhere.

Best lap of the weekend, slowest qualifier and first car out of the race aren't interesting to me. How about "pole-to-tenth ratio"? "The qualifiying time for the 10th driver equals 101.6% / 103.2% of the pole lap time."

The problem with milestones is that they may fall during a pitting window. Your could have leader picks after the first pitstop, after the second and leader after the last.

I'll think about these, but the milestones are in there for that exact reason...You have to think about pit strategies, etc., when you make those picks.

Also, on the Top 6 and Top 5 picks, you're assuming that people are picking those exact spots correctly...it does happen if you picked the Pole winner (total of 4 pts. for correct Pole Pick and correct spot) already to a degree, but most people do not select those spots in order...

That is why I do the 2 pts correct spot and 1 pt. in the trop 5 or six, but not correct spot.

It is easier to score and to understand.

[NaBUru38]

Daisy, I had won at Toronto. Now I must win in a permanent road course!