[Racer Duck]

The season is over, but there's one more race. And it's being labeled an "Inaugural Event" .. right now I don't have an entry list or an event schedule, so it'll be hard to speculate who'll make the trip and who won't, nor what time qualifying will be. As soon as it becomes available I'll post it on this thread. Meanwhile, feel free to speculate and post predictions .. who knows, you might be right! (And should your predicted driver not show, you'll be allowed to change your prediction.)




Nikon Indy 300

• Streets of Surfers Paradise
• Qualifying: Sat, October 25
• Race: Sun, October 26
• 10:30 p.m. (ET) Oct. 25
  on ESPN Classic

If you correctly predict 1st and 2nd place you'll get a permanent upgrade of your member title.

If you correctly predict just the 1st place driver you'll get a one month upgrade of your member title.

If you correctly predict just the 2nd place driver you get an honorable mention in the predictions thread.

The guesses must be made prior to qualifying. (Time TBD)

Correct guesses after that will get honorable mention only.


To claim your prize you need only to PM Racer Duck or Simple Simon.

Good Guessing & Good Luck

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[Racer Duck]

Qualifying will be from 1:10PM - 2:50PM AEST (Australian EST) Saturday Oct 25.

Translated to US time that would be 11:10PM CST Friday, Oct 24.

So you have until then to get your predictions in.

[Bob Tanner]

Kanaan will continue his recent winning streak (1) and take it in a battle with homeboy, Ryan Briscoe.

1st: Kanaan
2nd: Briscoe

[onearmsteve]

1. Briscoe
2. Dixon

[Bob Tanner]

Entry List:

2 A.J. Foyt IV Hockley, Texas Lilly Diabetes/Vision Racing Vision Racing
3 Helio Castroneves Sao Paulo, Brazil Team Penske Team Penske
4 Dan Wheldon Emberton, England Delphi National Guard Panther Racing
5 Oriol Servia Pals, Spain CDW/KV Racing Technology KV Racing Technology
6 Ryan Briscoe Sydney, Australia Team Penske Team Penske
7 Danica Patrick Roscoe, Ill. Motorola Andretti Green Racing
8 Will Power (R) Toowoomba, Australia Aussie Vineyards-Team Australia KV Racing Technology
9 Scott Dixon Auckland, New Zealand Target Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chip Ganassi Racing
10 Dario Franchitti Edinburgh, Scotland Target Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chip Ganassi Racing
11 Tony Kanaan Salvador, Brazil Team 7-Eleven Andretti Green Racing
14 Vitor Meira Brasilia, Brazil ABC Supply Co./AJ Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises
15 Buddy Rice Phoenix EMU Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
17 Ryan Hunter-Reay Boca Raton, Fla. Rahal Letterman Racing Team Ethanol Rahal Letterman Racing
18 Bruno Junqueira Belo Horizonte, Brazil Z-Line Designs Dale Coyne Racing
19 Mario Moraes (R) Sao Paulo, Brazil Sonny’s Bar-B-Q Dale Coyne Racing
20 Ed Carpenter Indianapolis Menards/Vision Racing Vision Racing
23 Townsend Bell San Luis Obispo, Calif. EMU Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
26 Marco Andretti Nazareth, Pa. Blockbuster Andretti Green Racing
27 Hideki Mutoh (R) Tokyo Formula Dream Andretti Green Racing
33 E.J. Viso (R) Caracas, Venezuela PDVSA HVM Racing HVM Racing
34 Jaime Camara (R) Goiania, Brazil Sangari Conquest Racing
36 Alex Tagliani Lachenaie, Quebec Conquest Racing Conquest Racing
02 Justin Wilson (R) Sheffield, England McDonald’s Racing Team Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
06 Graham Rahal

[Racer Duck]

Well, I haven't been even close this year (except when I chose the Champ) so I'm gonna go against the grain (Aussie-power all the way!!!):

1. Will Power
2. Ryan Briscoe

[Phils20]

Helio Castroneves

AJ IV

Yep, I'm taking a risk there!

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Phils20

Helio Castroneves

AJ IV

Yep, I'm taking a risk there!

You are truly the master of the understatement.

[Phils20]

Hey, what the heck, it's not for money!

[Racer Duck]

Race Results:

1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Scott Dixon

If you correctly predict 1st and 2nd place you'll get a permanent upgrade of your member title.
Congratulations to onearmsteve

If you correctly predict just the 1st place driver you'll get a one month upgrade of your member title.
No winner.

If you correctly predict just the 2nd place driver you get an honorable mention in the predictions thread.
No winner.

[Bob Tanner]

Way to go, Steve! Congratulations!

[WestCoast]

May I suggest the following.

All current/past/future winners get a GoTeamGo.com Polo or T-shirt as a reward, this way they also advertise the site...win win

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by WestCoast

May I suggest the following.

All current/past/future winners get a GoTeamGo.com Polo or T-shirt as a reward, this way they also advertise the site...win win

and, naturally since you are a current/past/and possibly future winner, you're looking for a "trophy"?

seriously, we (the staff) have discussed GTG T-shirts in the past. we always seem to get hung up on the cost. it's not so much how much they cost, but who's gonna pay for them.

but I'll bring it up to the staff and, with all the other things we're doing to bring in members, maybe we can find a way to swing it.

[WestCoast]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

and, naturally since you are a current/past/and possibly future winner, you're looking for a "trophy"?

Winners like trophies !!!, especially "supreme winners". But seriously, your talking a couple of dollars vs a lot of good-will and much more participation.
Marketing 101

[onearmsteve]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Race Results:

1. Ryan Briscoe
2. Scott Dixon

If you correctly predict 1st and 2nd place you'll get a permanent upgrade of your member title.
Congratulations to onearmsteve

wow. what does this mean?

it sucks i didn't even get to watch as i was in ATL for the race and away from a TV all weekend. good to see that one of my Penske boys got it done in front of the home crowd.

i was pretty critical of Briscoe after Indianapolis this year but he really came around.