Indy 500 contest (WINNERS POSTED)

Started by Deener27, 05/09/2017 12:14 PM

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Deener27

Howdy Geeks!

It is the month of May and being originally an Indiana guy (and having worked for some teams that ran the 500) I figured that I would start an Indy 500 contest.  

I am looking for 11 willing participants for a free 5'er and some souvenirs from this year's race.  May even throw in something special.  Just respond to the thread and I will put you on the list.  The deadline for entry is  11:59 pm Eastern, Friday, May 26th.  

Here is the skinny on how I will do this:

There are 33 starters in the race.  Qualifying days are May 20th and 21st.  On the night of May 21st the starting field is locked in so we will know starters 1-33.  On Saturday morning, May 27th, I will do a random draw of our participants starting with the driver in the 33rd position all the way up to 1st.  Each Geek will get 3 drivers in the race for scoring.

Scoring:  The race will begin on Sunday, May 28th at around 12:12 pm Eastern time (scheduled).  Each driver will be assigned points based on his or her official finishing position.  For example, your driver starts 12th, but has an incident on lap 1 and is out has an official finishing position of 33, then you get 1 point for that driver, 32 - 2 points, 31 - 3 points all the way to the winner who gets 33 points.  I will tally up the points for your 3 drivers and then rank each Geek from 1-11.  The contestant who has the most points will be our big winner.

In the event of a tie for 1st for our Geeks, (1) I will award a bonus point to the 3 driver team that led the most laps.  (2) In the event of tie there, then I will average out the starting positions of your 3 drivers versus the other person's 3 drivers and award a bonus point to the lowest starting average starting positioned team of 3 drivers.

In the event we don't get a full field of 11 (I hope this isn't the case) then this might just become a drawing.

If we get a good response very early on, I would be open to a second field.

Alright, who's in???

Contest 1 Entries:(FULL/LOCKED)

1. benchjockey

2. amigodecigars

3. bstessl

4. Cap10_Morgan

5. jagfandaddy

6. clami

7. klamm143

8. Cfickter

9. Beegerply

10. headfirst

11. RDF

Contest 2 Entries: (FULL/LOCKED)

1. Brlesq

2. 05Venturer

3. ninfiction

4. sar127

5. caveman17

6. PETE314

7. Savonian

8. junglepete

9. Olddog

10. Longhorn

11. DRuff


"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear, well, he eats you." The Stranger

"Judge Smails: You know, you should play with Dr. Beeper and myself. I mean, he's been club champion for three years running and I'm no slouch myself.

"You may run like Mays, but you hit like !@#$." ~Lou Brown in Major League

"Looks like you have El Hosel, the laterals—you know, the S-word" ~ Romeo in Tin Cup

benchjockey

I'm in. Thanks for the contest.
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amigodecigars

Peddle to the metal...and...balls to the walls!  I'm in.
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bstessl

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Cap10_Morgan

Sign me up!  Great way to convince the wife I "Have to" watch the whole race this year! :dancing:  Thanks!
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jagfandaddy

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clami

Sounds interesting, count me in.

klamm143

Boogedy Boogedy Boogedy.......lets go racing.

Yeah I know - that's Nascar but still - It's racing............guess I should'a just said..........DRINK THE MILK and KISS THE BRICKS.

Thanks for doing another GREAT GEEK sponsored contest. Count me in please...................."waving green flag"
Kevin R. Lamm

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Cfickter

David, I would jump in on this!
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Beegerply

Sounds like a great contest I'm in if I can join.  :biggrin:
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headfirst

I'm not that into racing but my brother is a big fan so I'll play and give him the gear if I win.  If you think that works ok and there's room I'll play.  Thanks for the contest regardless, cool idea.
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Deener27

QuoteBeegerply - 5/9/2017  3:57 PM

Sounds like a great contest I'm in if I can join.  :biggrin:

Can you join???

If you have to ask, you'll never know.   :biggrin:


"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear, well, he eats you." The Stranger

"Judge Smails: You know, you should play with Dr. Beeper and myself. I mean, he's been club champion for three years running and I'm no slouch myself.

"You may run like Mays, but you hit like !@#$." ~Lou Brown in Major League

"Looks like you have El Hosel, the laterals—you know, the S-word" ~ Romeo in Tin Cup

Deener27

Quoteheadfirst - 5/9/2017  5:06 PM

I'm not that into racing but my brother is a big fan so I'll play and give him the gear if I win.  If you think that works ok and there's room I'll play.  Thanks for the contest regardless, cool idea.

No problemo.  You are in!


"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear, well, he eats you." The Stranger

"Judge Smails: You know, you should play with Dr. Beeper and myself. I mean, he's been club champion for three years running and I'm no slouch myself.

"You may run like Mays, but you hit like !@#$." ~Lou Brown in Major League

"Looks like you have El Hosel, the laterals—you know, the S-word" ~ Romeo in Tin Cup

RDF

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ninfiction

This is not the admin you're looking for...

Deener27

QuoteRDF - 5/9/2017  5:54 PM

Cool, I'll jump in if the spot is still open.

You got it.


"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear, well, he eats you." The Stranger

"Judge Smails: You know, you should play with Dr. Beeper and myself. I mean, he's been club champion for three years running and I'm no slouch myself.

"You may run like Mays, but you hit like !@#$." ~Lou Brown in Major League

"Looks like you have El Hosel, the laterals—you know, the S-word" ~ Romeo in Tin Cup

Deener27

Welp, we are all full, just a mere 6 hours after I hatched this one.

What do you guys think, should I open a second list- same contest just a second round of fun?  Same exact rules and stuff as the first.

Let me know.  I'd be totally cool with running a second showdown.


"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear, well, he eats you." The Stranger

"Judge Smails: You know, you should play with Dr. Beeper and myself. I mean, he's been club champion for three years running and I'm no slouch myself.

"You may run like Mays, but you hit like !@#$." ~Lou Brown in Major League

"Looks like you have El Hosel, the laterals—you know, the S-word" ~ Romeo in Tin Cup

Cap10_Morgan

I think it filled up fast because it was such a great idea!  I'm excited about the Indy 500 for first time in years.  Well done!
"A good cigar is like a beautiful chick with a great body who also knows the American League box scores." -Klinger, M*A*S*H

Brlesq

I would be in if you start a second list
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05Venturer

I would bite for round 2 also.
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Deener27

Bruce and Kent are on for Round 2.

Who's ready...make race day fun!!!


"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear, well, he eats you." The Stranger

"Judge Smails: You know, you should play with Dr. Beeper and myself. I mean, he's been club champion for three years running and I'm no slouch myself.

"You may run like Mays, but you hit like !@#$." ~Lou Brown in Major League

"Looks like you have El Hosel, the laterals—you know, the S-word" ~ Romeo in Tin Cup

ninfiction

You can put me in group 2, but only if I don't receive any prizes in the mail. Playing tetris tonight and I'm full...time to buy a cooler.
This is not the admin you're looking for...

sar127

Great setup, next time you could ask each participant to put up a fiver as entry and have a big payout! Just a thought.  I'm in if you'll have me!
Sir Rob

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Deener27

Quotesar127 - 5/9/2017  9:39 PM

Great setup, next time you could ask each participant to put up a fiver as entry and have a big payout! Just a thought.  I'm in if you'll have me!

No worries, you are in.  I was going to do it that way with the prizes but with the Indy GP coming up this weekend, quals next and the race just 2 1/2 weeks away, my travel schedule and lack of planning here put the kibosh on that one.  Next year, I will have a bit more time on my hands to pull it together if I can start this in mid April.  I was almost in the Superbowl squares thing here this year and saw how that was done, so I see what that looks like.

Tons of ideas on how make this a big one next year.  Would love to add something for the Derby (next year), the US Open (golf), the British Open, and the Masters (next year) also.  Just think this is a way to add some excitement.


"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear, well, he eats you." The Stranger

"Judge Smails: You know, you should play with Dr. Beeper and myself. I mean, he's been club champion for three years running and I'm no slouch myself.

"You may run like Mays, but you hit like !@#$." ~Lou Brown in Major League

"Looks like you have El Hosel, the laterals—you know, the S-word" ~ Romeo in Tin Cup

caveman17

thanks for sponsoring het contest. count me in.
...at some point...


   
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