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**Tim Northcutt** · 11 Sep 2009, 18:08

2009 Indy Japan 300 “Pick ‘em” Contest
Motegi – Sat., Sept. 19

DEADLINE FOR PICKS: Thursday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. (GMT)..That is 8 p.m. on the East Coast in the USA, and 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 in Japan, when the first practice session begins

PLEASE Get them in Before the Deadline

-- The IRL’s annual visit to Motegi, a 1.5-mile egg-shaped oval that requires excellent balance and grip to go fast. Setups are critical here and passing is at a premium. The race is usually a good one with a close finish.

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 2009 Indy Japan 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):

DanicaFan · 12 Sep 2009, 12:35

I havent participated in these pickems but Danica Patrick will win this race.

NAC · 12 Sep 2009, 12:51

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Originally Posted by DanicaFan

I havent participated in these pickems but Danica Patrick will win this race.

Money where ya mouth is big fella and post it in the fill template

DanicaFan · 12 Sep 2009, 12:54

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Originally Posted by NAC

Money where ya mouth is big fella and post it in the fill template

You want to go $10 bucks on it ?

NAC · 12 Sep 2009, 14:22

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Originally Posted by DanicaFan

You want to go $10 bucks on it ?

Done

instant classic · 12 Sep 2009, 15:03

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Originally Posted by NAC

Done

this is funny

instant classic · 13 Sep 2009, 15:57

more i think about this come'on guys don't bet on the race cuz last time i did a bet
it didn't work out so well, once i lost a bet and got set-up for a blind date i went out with this girl, she showed up with pigtails under her arms.

next day same deal i had to take my next blind date i took her to the beach lets just say
when she lays on the beach the people feel sorry for her and try to roll her back into the water.

so don't bet who knows the out come

OpenWheel4ever · 14 Sep 2009, 11:04

Ok let's go...good luck to everyone!!

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Ryan Briscoe

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 200.942

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

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: 200.842

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. Ryan Briscoe
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW TWO:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW THREE:
1. Danica Patrick
2. Tony Kanaan

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Stanton Barrett

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 189.942

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2009 Indy Japan 300 Winner (2 pts.) Ryan Briscoe

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. Ryan Briscoe
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Scott Dixon
4. Danica Patrick
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)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 200.499

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

50 laps: Briscoe

100 laps: Franchitti

150 laps: Franchitti

200 laps: Briscoe

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

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

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): 150.000

Peno · 15 Sep 2009, 10:03

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Ryan Briscoe

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 205.500

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

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: 206.000

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. Ryan Briscoe
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW THREE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Danica Patrick

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Stanton Barrett

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 198.212

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2009 Indy Japan 300 Winner (2 pts.) Ryan Briscoe

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. Ryan Briscoe
2. Scott Dixon
3. Helio Castroneves
4. Dario Franchitti
5. Tony Kanaan

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

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 204.500

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

50 laps: Ryan Briscoe

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Scott Dixon

200 laps: Ryan Briscoe

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

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

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

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 181.000

drewdawg727 · 15 Sep 2009, 14:42

QUALIFYING PICKS:

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

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.) 204.900

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

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.) 205.800

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. Scott Dixon

ROW THREE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Graham Rahal

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Stanton Barretttttttttttttttttttt

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.) 197.000

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2009 Indy Japan 300 Winner (2 pts.) Ryan Briscoe

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. Ryan Briscoe
2. Helio Castroneves
3. Scott Dixon
4. Dario Franchitti
5. Graham Rahal

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

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)... 201.000

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

50 laps: Ryan Briscoe

100 laps: Helio Castroneves

150 laps: Dario Franchitti

200 laps: Scott Dixon

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.) Roger Yasukawa

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 165.000

NAC · 16 Sep 2009, 11:53

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: 205.555

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

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

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 205.855

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. Ryan Briscoe

ROW TWO:
1. Helio Castroneves
2. Dario Franchitti

ROW THREE:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Mike Conway

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.) Stanton Barrett

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 195.555

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2009 Indy Japan 300 Winner (2 pts.) Scott Dixon

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. Scott Dixon
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Ryan Briscoe
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Mike Conway

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

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)...
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 199.955

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

50 laps: Scott Dixon

100 laps: Scott Dixon

150 laps: Scott Dixon

200 laps: Scott Dixon

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

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

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

TIEBREAKER:

Pick the "Average Speed for the Race" (to the one-thousandth): 165.555

drdisque · 17 Sep 2009, 23:41

QUALIFYING PICKS:

1. The Pole Winner: Ryan Briscoe

2. The Pole winner’s four-lap average speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 205.990

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

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

4. The Single Fast Lap Speed (2 pts.):
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 206.110

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. Ryan Briscoe
2. Helio Castroneves

ROW TWO:
1. Tony Kanaan
2. Hideki Mutoh

ROW THREE:
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dario Franchitti

6. Slowest Qualifier (2 pts.): Stanton Barrett

7. Slowest Qualifier’s Speed (2 pts.)
Carry it out to the one-thousandth place like IRL Scoring does: 198.495

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

RACE PICKS:

1. The 2009 Indy Japan 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. Scott Dixon
4. Ryan Briscoe
5. Tony Kanaan

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

4. The Actual Speed of that Fastest Lap (2 pts)... : 202.506
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: Briscoe

100 laps: Briscoe

150 laps: Castroneves

200 laps: Castroneves

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

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

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): 170.405

**Tim Northcutt** · 18 Sep 2009, 14:21

Here are your Quals Results:

NAC had Dixon on pole for 2 pts.

OpenWheel was closest to the 4-lap speed: Actual-202.031 OW-200.942

NAC had Dixon for thefast lap for 2 pts.

OpenWheel was closest o the fat lap speed: Actual-202.067 OW-200.842

In the "Top Six," Peno had 5 pts. with Danica in the correct spot, drdisque had 3 pts. and all others had 4 pts.

Everyone picked Barrett for theslow speed (surprise!)

OpenWheel was closest ot the slow speed: Actual-190.878 OW-189.941

OpenWheel also got 2 bonus pts. for picking both correctly.

In the "Just Miss," no one had Servia, but drewdawg, NAC and drdisque had selected drivers in the Top Six to earn 1 pt. each..

Standings heading into the race:

1. OpenWheel - 16 pts.
2. NAC - 11 pts.
3. Peno - 7 pts.
(tie) drewdawg - 7 pts.
5. drdisque - 6 pts.

Good Luck in the Race!

**Tim Northcutt** · 18 Sep 2009, 14:23

Season Totals After 15 of 17 Races plus the Indy Pole Contest:

1. Peno - 248 pts. - 5 wins
2. drdisque - 234 pts - 3 wins
3. NAC - 223 pts. - 2 wins
4. drewdawg - 214 pts. - 1 win
5. Alwaysfirst - 206 pts. - 1 win
6. OpenWheel - 204 pts. - 3 wins
7. Flyin Ryan - 104 pts. - 1 win
(tie) bruce - 104 pts.
9. Inin0 - 23 pts.
10. ThePenguin - 22 pts.
11. boom boom - 20 pts.
12. Dylan14 - 8 pts.
13. RichardRenes - 7 pts.
(tie) Jaques Rabbit - 7 pts.

Forum Contest Winners:

St. Pete - drdisque
Long Beach - OpenWheel
Kansas - AlwaysFirst
Indy Pole - Peno
Indy Race - Flyin Ryan
Milwaukee - drewdawg
Texas - Peno
Iowa - OpenWheel (won tiebreaker w/drewdawg)
Richmond - NAC
Watkins Glen -Peno (won tiebreaker w/bruce)
Toronto - Peno
Edmonton - drdisque
Kentucky - Peno
Mid-Ohio - NAC
Infineon - OpenWheel
Chicagoland - drdisque
Motegi - ?????
Homestead - ?????

NAC · 18 Sep 2009, 21:17

Nice, I'm stickin to me boy Dixon to bring it home.

OpenWheel where did you get your timing crystal ball from? Want to see if they had any left.

In other news - I think I'm going to be $10 richer at the end of this race

Get Well Soon Murray Walker!

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