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RPG - the Big Race and the Long Race - McCoy
RPG - the Big Race and the Long Race - McCoy
OK, better get this in before I prepare the couch for a long
day of watching races (already 1 down, decent F1 race from
Monaco this morning, altho it probably would have been more so
if it had kept raining).
The Big Race:
the Win - I think I'm going to go with Helio to get his 3rd copy
of the Borg Warner trophy.
1 - Danica finishes 6th or better.
2 - a Ganassi car is 2nd.
3 - Graham Rahal is the best finishing ex-Champ Car driver.
4 - Foyt-4 overdrives a mediocre car and wrecks.
5 - neither Andretti finishes (this _is_ Indy, after all)
The long race:
the Win - Greg Biffle. Several of the Roush cars looked strong
(oddly, not including Edwards), and Biffle has the best record
at Charlotte of the Roush guys.
1 - best Chevy - hard to go against Johnson at this track, but
I'll go with Earnhardt Jr to T5 and be best Chevy.
2 - best Dodge - Elliott Sadler steals Kahne's setup and has his
best finish in a long time as top Dodge.
3 - best Toyota - Busch breaks, Vickers fades, Denny Hamlin runs
the steady race to be the best finishing Toyota.
4 - best rookie - Hornish blows them away finishing at least 15
positions ahead of the next best rookie.
5 - story - Blaney gets a T20 finish to solidify himself in the
T35 in points.
John
shoulda done this earlier so Megan could critique my Indy picks :-)
OK, better get this in before I prepare the couch for a long
day of watching races (already 1 down, decent F1 race from
Monaco this morning, altho it probably would have been more so
if it had kept raining).
The Big Race:
the Win - I think I'm going to go with Helio to get his 3rd copy
of the Borg Warner trophy.
1 - Danica finishes 6th or better.
2 - a Ganassi car is 2nd.
3 - Graham Rahal is the best finishing ex-Champ Car driver.
4 - Foyt-4 overdrives a mediocre car and wrecks.
5 - neither Andretti finishes (this _is_ Indy, after all)
The long race:
the Win - Greg Biffle. Several of the Roush cars looked strong
(oddly, not including Edwards), and Biffle has the best record
at Charlotte of the Roush guys.
1 - best Chevy - hard to go against Johnson at this track, but
I'll go with Earnhardt Jr to T5 and be best Chevy.
2 - best Dodge - Elliott Sadler steals Kahne's setup and has his
best finish in a long time as top Dodge.
3 - best Toyota - Busch breaks, Vickers fades, Denny Hamlin runs
the steady race to be the best finishing Toyota.
4 - best rookie - Hornish blows them away finishing at least 15
positions ahead of the next best rookie.
5 - story - Blaney gets a T20 finish to solidify himself in the
T35 in points.
John
shoulda done this earlier so Megan could critique my Indy picks :-)
Re: RPG - the Big Race and the Long Race - McCoy <1><13>
John McCoy <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in
news:Xns9AA977390D028pogosupernews@216.168.3.30:
Hmm, not my best day at prognosticating...
> The Big Race:
>
> the Win - I think I'm going to go with Helio to get his 3rd copy
> of the Borg Warner trophy.
Nope, never contended. Congrats to Dixon on a well-driven race.
> 1 - Danica finishes 6th or better.
Nope. Probably would not have happened, even if Briscoe had stayed
in his lane in the pits.
> 2 - a Ganassi car is 2nd.
Missed by one :-)
> 3 - Graham Rahal is the best finishing ex-Champ Car driver.
Substitute "worst" for best.
> 4 - Foyt-4 overdrives a mediocre car and wrecks.
Well, it was a mediocre car that set itself on fire, but I think
it was so bad Foyt-4 didn't even try to push it.
> 5 - neither Andretti finishes (this _is_ Indy, after all)
Amazingly they both did (altho John was pretty much in the rolling
roadblock class all day).
> The long race:
>
> the Win - Greg Biffle. Several of the Roush cars looked strong
> (oddly, not including Edwards), and Biffle has the best record
> at Charlotte of the Roush guys.
Almost :-)
> 1 - best Chevy - hard to go against Johnson at this track, but
> I'll go with Earnhardt Jr to T5 and be best Chevy.
Missed by one, Gordon 4th Earnhardt 5th.
> 2 - best Dodge - Elliott Sadler steals Kahne's setup and has his
> best finish in a long time as top Dodge.
Sadler actually had a pretty good race, finished 8th. Just not
as good as Kahne.
> 3 - best Toyota - Busch breaks, Vickers fades, Denny Hamlin runs
> the steady race to be the best finishing Toyota.
Busch did indeed break, but got fixed & continued to the best
Toyota finish.
> 4 - best rookie - Hornish blows them away finishing at least 15
> positions ahead of the next best rookie.
I claim some MVM points on this one, as Hornish was clearly in a
class of his own amoung the rookies. Only the luck of the fuel
mileage at the end brought Regan Smith to within 7 places.
> 5 - story - Blaney gets a T20 finish to solidify himself in the
> T35 in points.
A point!. 17th finisher, and moved up 2 places in the points.
race: +1
season: 13
(are we restarting the cumulative score after this race like
last year? It's fine by me if we don't...)
John
John McCoy <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in
news:Xns9AA977390D028pogosupernews@216.168.3.30:
Hmm, not my best day at prognosticating...
> The Big Race:
>
> the Win - I think I'm going to go with Helio to get his 3rd copy
> of the Borg Warner trophy.
Nope, never contended. Congrats to Dixon on a well-driven race.
> 1 - Danica finishes 6th or better.
Nope. Probably would not have happened, even if Briscoe had stayed
in his lane in the pits.
> 2 - a Ganassi car is 2nd.
Missed by one :-)
> 3 - Graham Rahal is the best finishing ex-Champ Car driver.
Substitute "worst" for best.
> 4 - Foyt-4 overdrives a mediocre car and wrecks.
Well, it was a mediocre car that set itself on fire, but I think
it was so bad Foyt-4 didn't even try to push it.
> 5 - neither Andretti finishes (this _is_ Indy, after all)
Amazingly they both did (altho John was pretty much in the rolling
roadblock class all day).
> The long race:
>
> the Win - Greg Biffle. Several of the Roush cars looked strong
> (oddly, not including Edwards), and Biffle has the best record
> at Charlotte of the Roush guys.
Almost :-)
> 1 - best Chevy - hard to go against Johnson at this track, but
> I'll go with Earnhardt Jr to T5 and be best Chevy.
Missed by one, Gordon 4th Earnhardt 5th.
> 2 - best Dodge - Elliott Sadler steals Kahne's setup and has his
> best finish in a long time as top Dodge.
Sadler actually had a pretty good race, finished 8th. Just not
as good as Kahne.
> 3 - best Toyota - Busch breaks, Vickers fades, Denny Hamlin runs
> the steady race to be the best finishing Toyota.
Busch did indeed break, but got fixed & continued to the best
Toyota finish.
> 4 - best rookie - Hornish blows them away finishing at least 15
> positions ahead of the next best rookie.
I claim some MVM points on this one, as Hornish was clearly in a
class of his own amoung the rookies. Only the luck of the fuel
mileage at the end brought Regan Smith to within 7 places.
> 5 - story - Blaney gets a T20 finish to solidify himself in the
> T35 in points.
A point!. 17th finisher, and moved up 2 places in the points.
race: +1
season: 13
(are we restarting the cumulative score after this race like
last year? It's fine by me if we don't...)
John
Re: RPG - the Big Race and the Long Race - McCoy <1><13>
John, is it after this one?
I thought there were 26 points races before the Chase, and I thought we
broke after 13, and I thought this was #12. If I'm wrong in there
somewhere, please 'splain to me where I went wrong......
--pig
On 5/26/08 12:11 PM, in article Xns9AAA68B05634Epogosupernews@216.168.3.30,
"John McCoy" <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote:
> race: +1
> season: 13
>
> (are we restarting the cumulative score after this race like
> last year? It's fine by me if we don't...)
John, is it after this one?
I thought there were 26 points races before the Chase, and I thought we
broke after 13, and I thought this was #12. If I'm wrong in there
somewhere, please 'splain to me where I went wrong......
--pig
On 5/26/08 12:11 PM, in article Xns9AAA68B05634Epogosupernews@216.168.3.30,
"John McCoy" <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote:
> race: +1
> season: 13
>
> (are we restarting the cumulative score after this race like
> last year? It's fine by me if we don't...)
Re: RPG - the Big Race and the Long Race - McCoy <1><13>
Megan Zurawicz <listpig@sbcglobal,net > wrote in
news:C46057FC.36A2%listpig@sbcglobal,net :
> John, is it after this one?
>
> I thought there were 26 points races before the Chase, and I thought
> we broke after 13, and I thought this was #12. If I'm wrong in there
> somewhere, please 'splain to me where I went wrong......
No, you're right, fro some reason I was thinking last year we
restarted after Charlotte.
Altho, as I say, I don't see any particular reason to break
the season. So I'm happy if we do it, and happy if we don't
bother this year.
John
Megan Zurawicz <listpig@sbcglobal,net > wrote in
news:C46057FC.36A2%listpig@sbcglobal,net :
> John, is it after this one?
>
> I thought there were 26 points races before the Chase, and I thought
> we broke after 13, and I thought this was #12. If I'm wrong in there
> somewhere, please 'splain to me where I went wrong......
No, you're right, fro some reason I was thinking last year we
restarted after Charlotte.
Altho, as I say, I don't see any particular reason to break
the season. So I'm happy if we do it, and happy if we don't
bother this year.
John
Re: RPG - the Big Race and the Long Race - McCoy <1><13>
Even after that ridiculous lead I acquired this week? :)
I still don't believe I did that.
--pig
On 5/26/08 3:25 PM, in article Xns9AAA92F58E81Apogosupernews@216.168.3.30,
"John McCoy" <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote:
> Altho, as I say, I don't see any particular reason to break
> the season. So I'm happy if we do it, and happy if we don't
> bother this year.
Even after that ridiculous lead I acquired this week? :)
I still don't believe I did that.
--pig
On 5/26/08 3:25 PM, in article Xns9AAA92F58E81Apogosupernews@216.168.3.30,
"John McCoy" <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote:
> Altho, as I say, I don't see any particular reason to break
> the season. So I'm happy if we do it, and happy if we don't
> bother this year.
Re: RPG - the Big Race and the Long Race - McCoy <1><13>
On Mon, 26 May 2008 13:25:00 CST, John McCoy <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in <Xns9AAA92F58E81Apogosupernews@216.168.3.30>:
>> John, is it after this one?
>> I thought there were 26 points races before the Chase, and I thought
>> we broke after 13, and I thought this was #12. If I'm wrong in there
>> somewhere, please 'splain to me where I went wrong......
>No, you're right, fro some reason I was thinking last year we
>restarted after Charlotte.
>Altho, as I say, I don't see any particular reason to break
>the season. So I'm happy if we do it, and happy if we don't
>bother this year.
The plan is three segments: 13, 13, chase.
It's like the NASCAR competition yellow. You have to
bunch the field from time to time. ;o)
We don' wan' no runaways 'round hyar.
Marty
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On Mon, 26 May 2008 13:25:00 CST, John McCoy <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in <Xns9AAA92F58E81Apogosupernews@216.168.3.30>:
>> John, is it after this one?
>> I thought there were 26 points races before the Chase, and I thought
>> we broke after 13, and I thought this was #12. If I'm wrong in there
>> somewhere, please 'splain to me where I went wrong......
>No, you're right, fro some reason I was thinking last year we
>restarted after Charlotte.
>Altho, as I say, I don't see any particular reason to break
>the season. So I'm happy if we do it, and happy if we don't
>bother this year.
The plan is three segments: 13, 13, chase.
It's like the NASCAR competition yellow. You have to
bunch the field from time to time. ;o)
We don' wan' no runaways 'round hyar.
Marty
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Re: RPG - the Big Race and the Long Race - McCoy <1><13>
John McCoy wrote:
> Megan Zurawicz <listpig@sbcglobal,net > wrote in
> news:C46057FC.36A2%listpig@sbcglobal,net :
>
>> John, is it after this one?
>>
>> I thought there were 26 points races before the Chase, and I thought
>> we broke after 13, and I thought this was #12. If I'm wrong in there
>> somewhere, please 'splain to me where I went wrong......
>
> No, you're right, fro some reason I was thinking last year we
> restarted after Charlotte.
>
> Altho, as I say, I don't see any particular reason to break
> the season. So I'm happy if we do it, and happy if we don't
> bother this year.
>
> John
>
I think it originally DID break after Charlotte. And I believe the
original reason was so that forgetful people (like me) could jump into
the game mid-season and still have a reasonable chance to play. :)
Cindy
John McCoy wrote:
> Megan Zurawicz <listpig@sbcglobal,net > wrote in
> news:C46057FC.36A2%listpig@sbcglobal,net :
>
>> John, is it after this one?
>>
>> I thought there were 26 points races before the Chase, and I thought
>> we broke after 13, and I thought this was #12. If I'm wrong in there
>> somewhere, please 'splain to me where I went wrong......
>
> No, you're right, fro some reason I was thinking last year we
> restarted after Charlotte.
>
> Altho, as I say, I don't see any particular reason to break
> the season. So I'm happy if we do it, and happy if we don't
> bother this year.
>
> John
>
I think it originally DID break after Charlotte. And I believe the
original reason was so that forgetful people (like me) could jump into
the game mid-season and still have a reasonable chance to play. :)
Cindy
Re: RPG - the Big Race and the Long Race - McCoy <1><13>
On Tue, 27 May 2008 06:28:32 CST, Cindy Murray <c1ndyluhu@tx.rr,com > wrote in <483bf053$0$4094$4c368faf@roadrunner,com >:
>John McCoy wrote:
>> No, you're right, fro some reason I was thinking last year we
>> restarted after Charlotte.
>I think it originally DID break after Charlotte. And I believe the
>original reason was so that forgetful people (like me) could jump into
>the game mid-season and still have a reasonable chance to play. :)
Here's how I count out the schedule (13-13-10):
Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway
Auto Club 500, Auto Club Speedway
UAW-Dodge 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Kobalt Tools 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway
Goody's Cool Orange 500, Martinsville Speedway
Samsung 500, Texas Motor Speedway
Subway Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix International Raceways
Aaron's 499, Talladega Superspeedway
Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400, Richmond International Raceway
Dodge Challenger 500, Darlington Raceway
Coca-Cola 600, Lowe's Motor Speedway
Best Buy 400, Dover International Speedway
Pocono 500, Pocono Raceway
LifeLock 400, Michigan International Speedway
Toyota/Save Mart 350, Infineon Raceway
LENOX Industrial Tools 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Coke Zero 400, Daytona International Speedway
LifeLock,com 400, Chicagoland Speedway
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway
Centurion Boats at The Glen, Watkins Glen
3M Performance 400, Michigan International Speedway
Sharpie 500, Bristol Motor Speedway
Pepsi 500, Auto Club Speedway
Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond International Raceways
Sylvania 300, New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Dover 400, Dover International Speedway
Kansas 400, Kansas Speedway
Amp Energy 500, Talladega Superspeedway
Bank of America 500, Lowe's Motor Speedway
TUMS QuikPak 500, Martinsville Speedway
Pep Boys Auto 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Dickies 500, Texas Motor Speedway
Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, Phoenix International Raceway
Ford 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway
Of course, anyone who wishes to score themselves over
any subset of the season may do so. The Rules allow
multiple standpoints:
http :// moleski,net /dokuwiki/doku.php/rasnm/rpg
Marty
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On Tue, 27 May 2008 06:28:32 CST, Cindy Murray <c1ndyluhu@tx.rr,com > wrote in <483bf053$0$4094$4c368faf@roadrunner,com >:
>John McCoy wrote:
>> No, you're right, fro some reason I was thinking last year we
>> restarted after Charlotte.
>I think it originally DID break after Charlotte. And I believe the
>original reason was so that forgetful people (like me) could jump into
>the game mid-season and still have a reasonable chance to play. :)
Here's how I count out the schedule (13-13-10):
Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway
Auto Club 500, Auto Club Speedway
UAW-Dodge 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Kobalt Tools 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway
Goody's Cool Orange 500, Martinsville Speedway
Samsung 500, Texas Motor Speedway
Subway Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix International Raceways
Aaron's 499, Talladega Superspeedway
Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400, Richmond International Raceway
Dodge Challenger 500, Darlington Raceway
Coca-Cola 600, Lowe's Motor Speedway
Best Buy 400, Dover International Speedway
Pocono 500, Pocono Raceway
LifeLock 400, Michigan International Speedway
Toyota/Save Mart 350, Infineon Raceway
LENOX Industrial Tools 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Coke Zero 400, Daytona International Speedway
LifeLock,com 400, Chicagoland Speedway
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway
Centurion Boats at The Glen, Watkins Glen
3M Performance 400, Michigan International Speedway
Sharpie 500, Bristol Motor Speedway
Pepsi 500, Auto Club Speedway
Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond International Raceways
Sylvania 300, New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Dover 400, Dover International Speedway
Kansas 400, Kansas Speedway
Amp Energy 500, Talladega Superspeedway
Bank of America 500, Lowe's Motor Speedway
TUMS QuikPak 500, Martinsville Speedway
Pep Boys Auto 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Dickies 500, Texas Motor Speedway
Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, Phoenix International Raceway
Ford 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway
Of course, anyone who wishes to score themselves over
any subset of the season may do so. The Rules allow
multiple standpoints:
http :// moleski,net /dokuwiki/doku.php/rasnm/rpg
Marty
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