2013 Bet 'Em IndyContest - round 11 Toronto

[NaBUru38]

Hi, folks! Welcome to the round 11 of the Bet 'Em IndyContest. The legendary Indy Toronto will have a doubleheader weekend format, so the round will have a special format.

You must pick six different drivers and a manufacturer.

o- Polesitter on Saturday ($ 300)
o- Polesitter on Sunday ($ 300)
o- Winner on Saturday ($ 1,000)
o- Winner on Sunday ($ 1,000)
o- Winner on Monday ($ 100)
o- Podium ($ 300)
o- Top 10 ($ 50)

The Winner on Monday is the best manufacturer at Toronto. If a manufacturer wins both races, it wins the weekend. If both win a race each, 2nd place results will be considered, and so on.

Podium and Top 10 bets will be calculated for each race.

The stakes for Toronto are:

o- 4 to 1: Andretti, Castroneves, Dixon, Hunter-Reay.
o- 6 to 1: Pagenaud, Hinchcliffe, Power.
o- 12 to 1: Franchitti, Kanaan, Wilson.
o- 20 to 1: Kimball, Viso, Sato, Newgarden.
o- 30 to 1: Rahal, Jakes, De Silvestro, second Panther driver.
o- 40 to 1: Bourdais, Tagliani, Vautier.
o- 80 to 1: Carpenter, Saavedra, second Dale Coyne driver.

o- Chevy: 3 to 1.
o- Honda: 6 to 1.

If you place your bets after the start of qualifying, you get half the earnings. Have fun!

[Beetle]

o- Polesitter on Saturday ($ 300) Ryan Hunter-Reay
o- Polesitter on Sunday ($ 300) Helio Castroneves
o- Winner on Saturday ($ 1,000) Will Power
o- Winner on Sunday ($ 1,000) James Hinchcliffe
o- Winner on Monday ($ 100) Chevy
o- Podium ($ 300) Takuma Sato
o- Top 10 ($ 50) Justin Wilson

[Fogelhund]

Teams might want to invest in some boats. The track is completely under water right now, with extreme flooding in Toronto. I'm not sure how long it will take for the water to recede, but it is most certainly going to take several days to cleanup.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013...derstorms.html

[NaBUru38]

My bets:

o- Polesitter on Saturday ($ 300): Wilson
o- Polesitter on Sunday ($ 300): Pagenaud
o- Winner on Saturday ($ 1,000): Hunter-Reay
o- Winner on Sunday ($ 1,000): Dixon
o- Winner on Monday ($ 100): Honda
o- Podium ($ 300): Hinchcliffe
o- Top 10 ($ 50): Conway

[marcostraz]

o- Polesitter on Saturday: Will Power
o- Polesitter on Sunday: Dario Franchitti
o- Winner on Saturday: Ryan Hunter-Reay
o- Winner on Sunday: Simon Pagenaud
o- Winner on Monday: Chevrolet
o- Podium: Justin Wilson
o- Top 10: Helio Castroneves

[mythoughtsareracing]

o- Polesitter on Saturday ($ 300) Ryan hunter-Reay
o- Polesitter on Sunday ($ 300) Helio Castroneves
o- Winner on Saturday ($ 1,000) Will Power
o- Winner on Sunday ($ 1,000) James Hinchcliffe
o- Winner on Monday ($ 100) Chevrolet
o- Podium ($ 300) Takuma Sato
o- Top 10 ($ 50) Josef Newgarden

[Mekola]

o- Polesitter on Saturday ($ 300) Power
o- Polesitter on Sunday ($ 300) Pagenaud
o- Winner on Saturday ($ 1,000) Hunter-Reay
o- Winner on Sunday ($ 1,000) Castroneves
o- Winner on Monday ($ 100) Chevrolet
o- Podium ($ 300) Dixon
o- Top 10 ($ 50) Kanaan

[NaBUru38]

So, here's the results of the 2013 Indy Toronto race 1:

o- Polesitter on Saturday ($ 300): Franchitti (12 to 1).
o- Winner on Saturday ($ 1,000): Dixon (4 to 1).
o- Podium on Saturday ($ 300): Dixon (4 to 1), Bourdais (40 to 1), Franchitti (12 to 1).
o- Top 10 on Saturday ($ 50): Dixon (4 to 1), Bourdais (40 to 1), Franchitti (12 to 1), Andretti (4 to 1), Kanaan (12 to 1), Castroneves (4 to 1), Conway (80 to 1), Hinchcliffe (6 to 1), Pagenaud (6 to 1), De Silvestro (30 to 1).

Nobody bet for Franchitti for the pole, or Dixon for the win. Mekola earned $ 1,200 for picking Dixon for the podium. Marcostraz got $ 200 for picking Castroneves for the top 10, Mekola earned $ 600 for choosing Kanaan, and NaBUru38 cashed $ 4,000 for picking Conway.

Here's the results of the round 11 Toronto race 1:

1st - NaBUru38: 0 + 0 + 0 + 4,000 = $ 4,000.
2nd - Mekola: 0 + 0 + 1,200 + 600 = $ 1,800.
3rd - Marcostraz: 0 + 0 + 0 + 200 = $ 200.
4th - Beetle: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $ 0
5th - Mythoughtsareracing: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $ 0

I had all my trust on Conway, and he did his part. Mekola had a fine 2nd finish (I'll get some crystal glue, just in case). Beetle and Mythoughtsareracing didn't survive Toronto's storm.

[NaBUru38]

Now, here's the results of the 2013 Indy Toronto race 2:

o- Polesitter ($ 300): Dixon (4 to 1).
o- Winner ($ 1,000): Dixon (4 to 1).
o- Podium ($ 300): Dixon (4 to 1), Castroneves (4 to 1), Bourdais (40 to 1).
o- Top 10 ($ 50): Dixon (4 to 1), Castroneves (4 to 1), Bourdais (40 to 1), Franchitti (12 to 1), Viso (20 to 1), Kimball (20 to 1), Conway (80 to 1), Wilson (12 to 1), Andretti (4 to 1), Tagliani (40 to 1).
o- Winner on Monday ($ 100): Honda (6 to 1).

Nobody bet for Franchitti for the pole, or Dixon for the pole. NaBUru38 cashed $ 4,000 for betting on Dixon's win. Mekola again earned $ 1,200 for picking Dixon for the podium.

Marcostraz also got another $ 200 for Castroneves entering the top 10; Beetle got $ 600 for Wilson's top 10, and NaBUru38 earned $ 4,000 once more for Conway. NaBUru38 got an additional $ 600 for betting on Honda for winner on Monday.

Here's the results of the round 11 Toronto race 2:

1st - NaBUru38: 0 + 4,000 + 0 + 4,000 + 600 = $ 8,600
2nd - Mekola: 0 + 0 + 1,200 + 0 + 0 = $ 1,200
3rd - Beetle: 0 + 0 + 0 + 600 + 0 = $ 600
4th - Marcostraz: 0 + 0 + 0 + 200 + 0 = $ 200
5th - Mythoughtsareracing: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0

Wow, that's one brilliant win! Mekola again collected a 2nd place. Beetle earned money this time, but MTAR left Toronto with empty pockets.

[NaBUru38]

Standings after round 11:

1st - Marcostraz: $ 34,800
2nd - NaBUru38: $ 34,740
3rd - Beetle: $ 25,890
4th - Mythoughtsareracing: $ 17,100
5th - Canada ALMS fan: $ 9,900
6th - Mekola: $ 9,300
7th - WAT: $ 9,000
8th - Xpunk75: $ 7,600
9th - Gomick: $ 1,600
10th - Eizox: $ 1,200

I've earned a third of the year's earnings only in this round! I'm only a few $ short of Marcostraz. Mekola has climbed to 6th.

Obviously I must lower the stakes for Honda, Dixon, Franchitti, Bourdais and Conway, now that they have find their sweet spot.

Also, I'm introducing small changes to the rules from round 12 onwards:
o- If there's a tie in a round, the person who placed the bets earlier gets the top spot.
o- If there's a tie in the standings, the best placed in the previous round gets the top spot.

There's a 3-week IndyCar holiday. Have fun!