2013 Bet 'Em IndyContest - round 3 Long Beach

[NaBUru38]

Hi, folks! Welcome to the round 3 of the Bet 'Em IndyContest. Long Beach is a classic street race, so it features special bets.

You must pick five different drivers and a manufacturer.

o- Polesitter ($ 500)
o- Fast Six ($ 100)
o- Winner ($ 2,000)
o- Podium ($ 500)
o- Top 10 ($ 50)
o- Winning manufacturer ($ 200)

The stakes for Long Beach are:

o- 4 to 1: Dixon, Hunter-Reay, Castroneves, Power.
o- 6 to 1: Andretti, Franchitti, Hinchcliffe, Pagenaud, Kanaan.
o- 15 to 1: Allmendinger, De Silvestro, Newgarden, Kimball, Wilson.
o- 30 to 1: Bourdais, Rahal, Sato, ServiÃ*, Tagliani, Vautier, Viso
o- 80 to 1: Carpenter, Conway, Jakes, Hildebrand, Saavedra, Beatriz.

o- Chevy: 3 to 1.
o- Honda: 5 to 1.

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

[Beetle]

o- Polesitter ($ 500) Power
o- Fast Six ($ 100) Allmendinger
o- Winner ($ 2,000) Castroneves
o- Podium ($ 500) Vautier
o- Top 10 ($ 50) Kimball
o- Winning manufacturer ($ 200) Chevrolet

[marcostraz]

o- Polesitter ($ 500): Will Power
o- Fast Six ($ 100): Ryan Hunter-Reay
o- Winner ($ 2,000): Dario Franchitti
o- Podium ($ 500): Simon Pagenaud
o- Top 10 ($ 50): AJ Allmendinger
o- Winning manufacturer ($ 200): Honda

[Yannick]

Long Beach should be interesting, especially watching the progress of Team Rahal, as the 3rd car of Mike Conway will influence the other 2 cars' overall performance. I hope it will be for the better.

Another Chevy victory seems likely, don't you think?

And yet, despite this probably being an interesting event, I cannot watch it live due to conflicting time zones and schedules.

[gomick]

o- Polesitter ($ 500) - Power
o- Fast Six ($ 100) - Bourdais
o- Winner ($ 2,000) - Dixon
o- Podium ($ 500) - Pagenaud
o- Top 10 ($ 50) - Vautier
o- Winning manufacturer ($ 200) - Honda

[W.A Trichlorostyrene]

o- Polesitter ($ 500): Hunter-Reay
o- Fast Six ($ 100): Hinchcliffe
o- Winner ($ 2,000): Power
o- Podium ($ 500): Vautier
o- Top 10 ($ 50) Conway
o- Winning manufacturer ($ 200): Chevy

[NaBUru38]

o- Polesitter: Power
o- Fast Six: Hinchcliffe
o- Winner: Castroneves
o- Podium: Dixon
o- Top 10: Wilson
o- Winning manufacturer: Honda

[NaBUru38]

Welcome to the Bet 'Em IndyContest, gomick!

Xpunk75, Mythoughtsareracing, Eizox, folks, hurry up!

[Canada ALMS fan]

o- Polesitter: Power
o- Fast Six: Hinchcliffe
o- Winner: Hunter-Reay
o- Podium: Castroneves
o- Top 10: Bourdais
o- Winning manufacturer: Chevy

[mythoughtsareracing]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Xpunk75, Mythoughtsareracing, Eizox, folks, hurry up!

Yeah, yeah yeah....... It's been a busy week.


o- Polesitter ($ 500) Dario "Captain Huggies" Franchitti
o- Fast Six ($ 100) Sebastian "Ooh La La!" Bourais
o- Winner ($ 2,000) Will "Angry Birds" Power
o- Podium ($ 500) Tristian "Too fast for a rookie" Vautier
o- Top 10 ($ 50) Simona "The Swiss Miss" De Silvestro
o- Winning manufacturer ($ 200) Chevy, the brand without a humorous nickname

[NaBUru38]

So, here's the results of the 2013 Grand Prix of Long Beach:

o- Polesitter ($ 500): Franchitti (6 to 1).
o- Fast Six ($ 100): Franchitti (6 to 1), Hunter-Reay (4 to 1), Power (4 to 1),
Sato (30 to 1), Conway (80 to 1), Castroneves (4 to 1).
o- Winner ($ 2,000): Sato (30 to 1)
o- Podium ($ 500): Sato (30 to 1), Rahal (30 to 1), Wilson (15 to 1)
o- Top 10 ($ 50): Sato (30 to 1), Rahal (30 to 1), Wilson (15 to 1), Franchitti (6 to 1), Hildebrand (80 to 1), Serviá (30 to 1), Andretti (6 to 1), Pagenaud (6 to 1), De Silvestro (15 to 1), Castroneves (4 to 1).
o- Winning manufacturer ($ 200): Chevrolet (3 to 1)

(Serviá got his penalty reverted according to the official box score.)

Mythoughtsareracing chose Franchitti for the pole and cashed $ 3,000. Marcotraz picked Hunter-Reay for the Fast Six and got $ 400. Nobody picked Sato for any finishing position. Nobody picked Rahal or Wilson for the podium either. NaBUru38 earned $ 750 for picking Wilson for the top 10, whereas Mythoughtsareracing also got $ 750 for choosing De Silvestro. Beetle, WAT, Canada ALMS fan and Mythoughtsareracing got 600 for picking Chevrolet for the win.

These are the results of round 2 Long Beach:

1st - Mythoughtsareracing: 3,000 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 750 + 600 = 4,350
2nd - NaBUru38: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 750 + 0 = 750
3rd - Canada ALMS fan: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 600 = 600
3rd - Beetle: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 600 = 600
3rd - WAT: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 600 = 600
6th - Marcostraz: 0 + 400 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 400
7th - Gomick: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0

Mythoughtsareracing annihilated all rivals and won comfortably. I resulted second by a very thin margin. Gomick got no bucks in the Bet 'Em IndyContest debut.

Standings after round 3:

1st - Beetle: $ 8,890
2nd - Mythoughts: $ 7,950
3rd - Xpunk75: $ 6,300
4th - Marcostraz: $ 4,700
5th - WAT: $ 3,000
6th - NaBUru38: $ 1,640
7th - Eizox: $ 1,200
8th - Canada ALMS fan: 600
9th - Gomick: $ 0

Beetle keeps the lead, but Mythoughtsareracing climbed two spots and one grand behind. Round 4 São Paulo is in two weeks. Have fun!

[Beetle]

That's good I kept the lead... I was a bit scared.

[marcostraz]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Beetle, WAT, Canada ALMS fan and Mythoughtsareracing got 600 for picking Chevrolet for the win.

But Honda won!!! You have to make corrections...

[mythoughtsareracing]

Originally Posted by marcostraz

But Honda won!!! You have to make corrections...

He's right, CTD.
Shoot, Honda swept the top 6 positions, if I recall correctly.

[NaBUru38]

So, marcostraz, gomick and NaBUru38 got $ 1,000 for picking Honda for the win. It's my assistant's fault, of course, didn't want me to win the grand

These are the results of round 2 Long Beach:

1st - Mythoughtsareracing: 3,000 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 750 + 0 = 3,750
2nd - NaBUru38: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 750 + 1000 = 1,750
3rd - Marcostraz: 0 + 400 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1,000 = 1,400
7th - Gomick: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1,000
5th - Canada ALMS fan: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
5th - Beetle: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
5th - WAT: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0

Mythoughtsareracing still won, but my second place was slightly closer. Canada ALMS fan, Beetle and WAT left Southern California with empty hands (or was it Nevada?).

Standings after round 3:

1st - Beetle: $ 8,290
2nd - Mythoughts: $ 7,350
3rd - Xpunk75: $ 6,300
4th - Marcostraz: $ 5,700
5th - NaBUru38: $ 2,540
6th - WAT: $ 2,400
7th - Eizox: $ 1,200
8th - Gomick: $ 1,000
9th - Canada ALMS fan: $ 0

[Canada ALMS fan]

Uh oh, now I scored zero. I thought I played it safe with my picks? It was worth it to see an unpredictable race though.

[NaBUru38]

It's Long Beach