FRC 2013 - ALMS Round 1: Sebring

[joeb]

The Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring is a mere 2-weeks away, so it is time to get the predictions thread up and running. It is a new season, and everyone is starting from scratch. The format this year is very similar to the previous seasons, and the official 2013 rules can be found here. For those of you unfamiliar with FRC, please read the rules and regulations, but in a nutshell, you try and pick the top qualifier winner for each class. This will be a special Sebring, because it is the last to be run under the ALMS series banner. It is also the last to feature LMP1 cars. There is a tremendous grid entered for the race that includes the regular season ALMS teams along with a few entries from across the pond. FRC entries are due by the start of qualifying at 13:15 local track time on Friday March 15th. The race starts at 10:30 local track time on Saturday March 16. Don't forget this is a double points round!

Schedule

Entry List

Timing & Scoring

ESPN3 Video (not active this round)

ALMS Video

Track Map

Spotters Guide

Weather

World Times



Please format your entries like this:

LMP1
P:
R:

LMP2
P:
R:

LMPC
P:
R:

GT
P:
R:

GTC
P:
R:

Good Luck to All!

[Victor_RO]

LMP1
Pole: #2 Audi
Race: #2 Audi, #1 Audi

LMP2
Pole: #055 Level 5 HPD
Race: #055 Level 5 HPD, #41 Greaves Zytek

LMPC
Pole: #18 Performance Tech
Race: #18 Performance Tech, #81 Dragonspeed, #05 CORE

GT
Pole: #97 Aston Martin
Race: #4 Corvette, #62 Risi Ferrari, #97 Aston Martin

GTC
Pole: #30 NGT
Race: #30 NGT, #45 Flying Lizard, #22 Alex Job

[joeb]

I guess I will throw my hat into the ring now:

LMP1
P: #1 Audi
R: #1 Audi

LMP2
P: #055 Level 5
R: #055 Level 5 or #95 Level 5

LMPC
P: #8 Bar1
R: #9 RSR or #05 Core

GT
P: #62 Risi
R: #4 Corvette or #62 Risi

GTC
P: #30 NGT
R: #22 AJR or #11 JDX

[Beetle]

LMP1
P: #1 Audi
R: #2 Audi

LMP2
P: #055 Level 5 Motorsports
R: #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports

LMPC
P: #18 Performance Tech
R: #8 BAR1 Motorsports

GT
P: #4 Corvette Racing
R: #97 Aston Martin Racing

GTC
P: #30 NGT Motorsports
R: #22 Alex Job Racing

[Canada ALMS fan]

Flying out Tuesday morning so choosing a little earlier than I would like. Choosing with my heart, let's see how it works out.

LMP1:
Pole: #1 Audi
Race: #2 Audi

LMP2:
Pole: #01 ESM HPD
Race: #01 ESM HPD

LMPC:
Pole: #81 Dragonspeed
Race: #8 BAR1, #05 CORE

GT:
Pole: #62 Risi Ferrari
Race: # 62 Risi Ferrari, #97 AMR

GTC:
Pole: #22 AJR
Race: #22 AJR, #11 JDX

[Beetle]

I knew I was doing something wrong...

Joeb, please don't fault me for my stupidity. I didn't realize I could make more than one prediction per FRC slot, and now I realize it is a more complex system than I once thought... you pick two or three, you get less points. Could I please re-enter?

With that in mind, here is my updated entry...

LMP1
P: #1 Audi
R: #2 Audi, #1 Audi

LMP2
P: #055 Level 5 Motorsports
R: #01 Extreme Speed Motorsports, #95 Level 5 Motorsports

LMPC
P: #18 Performance Tech
R: #8 BAR1 Motorsports, #05 CORE Autosport

GT
P: #4 Corvette Racing
R: #97 Aston Martin Racing, #3 Corvette Racing

GTC
P: #30 NGT Motorsports
R: #22 Alex Job Racing, #30 NGT Motorsports

[joeb]

No problem Beetle, you can change your picks as much as you need before the start of qualifying.

[cptkablamo]

LMP1
P: #1 Audi
R: #1 Audi

LMP2
P: #055 Level 5 Motorsports
R: #95 Level 5 Motorsports

LMPC
P: #05 CORE
R: #8 BAR1 Motorsports

GT
P: #97 AMR
R: #62 Risi

GTC
P: #22 AJR
R: #99 Competition

[Accident]

LMP1:
Pole: #1 Audi
Race: #1 Audi, #2 Audi

LMP2:
Pole: #055 Level 5
Race: #055 Level 5, #95 Level 5

LMPC:
Pole: #8 Bar1
Race: #05 CORE, #8 Bar1

GT:
Pole: #62 Risi
Race: #3 Corvette, #4 Corvette

GTC:
Pole: #22 AJR
Race: #22 AJR, #66 TRG

[The Badger]

LMP1
pole ..... Audi 1
race ..... Audi 1 , Audi 2

LMP2
pole ..... Level 5 055
race ..... Level 5 055 , Level 5 95

LMPC
pole ..... Bar 1 08
race ..... Bar 1 08 , Core 05

GT
pole ..... AMR 97
race ..... 62 Risi , Corvette 03

GTC
pole ..... TRG 66
race ..... 22 AJR , TRG 66

Best of luck .

[Nick49]

Well if this isn't a walk in the park for Audi for the overall win I'll be surprised!

LMP1
pole - #1 Audi
race - #1 Audi

LMP2
pole - #41 Greaves
race - #01 Extreme Speed

LMPC
pole - #08 Bar 1
race - #08 Bar 1

GT
pole - #97 AMR
race - #4 Corvette

GTC
pole - #22 AJR
race - #66 TRG

Nick

[Victor_RO]

Level 5 got sneaky with their numbers, so I'd like to adjust my LMP2 picks to:

LMP2
Pole: #551 Level 5 HPD
Race: #551 Level 5 HPD, #41 Greaves Zytek

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Level 5 got sneaky with their numbers, so I'd like to adjust my LMP2 picks to:

LMP2
Pole: #551 Level 5 HPD
Race: #551 Level 5 HPD, #41 Greaves Zytek

No worries on the Level 5 numbers, if anybody picked the 055 that will be automatically transferred to the 551, and same with 095 to the 552.

[isynge]

LMP1
P: #1 Audi
R: #1 Audi

LMP2
P: #551 Level 5
R: #42 Greaves

LMPC
P: #05 Core
R: #05 Core

GT
P: #62 Risi
R: #62 Risi

GTC
P: #22 Alex Job
R: #22 Alex Job

[skycafe]

P1 Pole #1 Audi
P1 Win #1 Audi

P2 Pole #551 Level 5
P2 Win #552 Level 5

LMPC Pole # 9 RSR
LMPC Win #81 Dragon Speed

GTE Pole # 3 Corvette
GTE Win # 97 Aston Martin

GTC Pole # 30 NGT
GTC Win # 22 Alex Job

Best of luck to everyone!

[dj choc ice]

LMP1
P:#2 Audi
R:#1 Audi

LMP2
P:#551 Level 5 HPD
R:#41 Greaves Zytek Nissan

LMPC
P:#8 Bar1 Motorsport FLM
R:#8 Bar1 Motorsport FLM

GT
P:#62 Risi Ferrari 458 GT
R:#62 Risi Ferrari 458 GT

GTC
P:#22 Alex Job 911 Cup
R:#66 TRG 911 Cup

[joeb]

Ahem, well this is akward.... The Sebring round winner is ME! Don't worry, this won't be the norm! As always if you see any errors in my score keeping, please let me know.

Some facts about this round:
Average Score: 16.5
Nobody picked the PC winner
Nobody picked the GTC pole
isynge had most qualifying points (4)

Look for the Long Beach thread to open in the first week of April.

Name	Qual	Race	Total
joeb	3	10	26
Victor_RO	1	6	14
Beetle	2	4	12
Canada ALMS fan	2	2	8
cptkablamo	3	4	14
Lebanza	3	8	22
The Badger	2	6	16
Nick49	1	8	18
isynge	4	8	24
skycafe	2	8	20
dj choc ice	2	4	12
hoppelemine	2	4	12

[Beetle]

Originally Posted by joeb

Ahem, well this is akward.... The Sebring round winner is ME! Don't worry, this won't be the norm! As always if you see any errors in my score keeping, please let me know.

Some facts about this round:
Average Score: 16.5
Nobody picked the PC winner
Nobody picked the GTC pole
isynge had most qualifying points (4)

Look for the Long Beach thread to open in the first week of April.

Not happy with that result at all.

Oh well, Long Beach will be interesting.

[isynge]

Originally Posted by joeb

Ahem, well this is akward.... The Sebring round winner is ME! Don't worry, this won't be the norm! As always if you see any errors in my score keeping, please let me know.

Some facts about this round:
Average Score: 16.5
Nobody picked the PC winner
Nobody picked the GTC pole
isynge had most qualifying points (4)

Look for the Long Beach thread to open in the first week of April.

Whereas I'm very happy with this - always good to get a decent banker in at the start - it won't last...

Pleased to be getting into the prediction season - always a good antidote to usual office banter which in the UK generally seems to focus on monumentally over complicated fantasy football efforts.

[Beetle]

Originally Posted by isynge

Whereas I'm very happy with this - always good to get a decent banker in at the start - it won't last...

Pleased to be getting into the prediction season - always a good antidote to usual office banter which in the UK generally seems to focus on monumentally over complicated fantasy football efforts.

Same here too... except its American football!

[hoppelemine]

LMP1
P:#1 Audi
R:#1 Audi

LMP2
P:#552 HPD
R:#41Zytek

LMPC
P:#500 Performance Tech
R:#05 Core

GT
P:#62 Ferrari
R:#97 Aston Martin

GTC
P:#22 AJR
R:#66 TRG

[skycafe]

Very cool, glad you enjoyed your stay in the state.