TMR Game 2011: Week 7

Hello and welcome to TMR Game Week 7.

There is no racing this weekend that is eligible for the TMR Game (though do watch IRC or NCWTS if you like). However, if you would like to post a provisional entry for the following week you may do so.

Housekeeping

Thinking of joining in? If you place your first entry during the first 10 weeks of the game you will receive 80% of the lowest player’s score from any weeks you missed. That brings you into contention whilst applying a small penalty for lateness, the rest is up to you!  [Note – This bonus was set at the first 8 weeks to bring it up to the first F1 race plus the following week, but as Bahrain has been cancelled I have extended it to include Melbourne plus the following week.]

Each week you will pick 10 drivers, with a maximum of 7 from a single championship. Just as advance warning Week 8 will be the first week of the year featuring more than a single race.

See this page for the game rules.

Email reminders will be sent on Thursdays or Fridays by either myself or Sebastian. Please leave a valid email address in the comment form. If you do not wish to receive reminders please let us know, otherwise we’ll assume we’re okay to send them. Also let us know (privately if you prefer) if you would like to use a different address to the one you use here.

The deadline for entries is Saturday morning at 6am GMT / 1am ET. Read on for results..

Scores

Race Results – Top Ten

	Week 6	NASCAR Sprint Cup
	Points	Las Vegas
1	50	Carl Edwards
2	40	Tony Stewart
3	35	Juan Pablo Montoya
4	32	Marcos Ambrose
5	30	Ryan Newman
6	28	Martin Truex Jr
7	26	Denny Hamlin
8	24	Dale Earnhardt Jr
9	22	Kurt Busch
10	20	Brian Vickers

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I was pleased with good finishes by JPM and Marcos Ambrose, and Ambrose especially.

Player Scores

	Player	Sprint Cup	Week 6
1	The Speedgeek	148	148
2	James	141	141
3	RubberGoat	128	128
4	Pat W	127	127
5	Sebastian X	124	124
6	Startledbunny	119	119
7	Sean	113	113
8	Dylanpt24	111	111
9	Felipe Gana	107	107
10	Ryan	89	89
11	Mike Rice	85	85
12	Maverick	76	76
13	Jay	76	76
14	Jackie	72	72
15	*The Crooked Cap	*58	58

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Congratulations to Andy ‘The SpeedGeek’ on his long overdue first win! Some really poor luck last season meant he was pretty much the only player not to win during the first game, which was a shame since TMRG is based on his ARFL game. It was convincing too for the lead pair, as only James had a score anywhere close (at least in terms of a single-event week). These were the only two players to pick both Edwards and Stewart and those drivers looked good practically all race long (especially Stewart).

RubberGoat, myself and Sebastian are in the next group before things gradually space out. Five entrants scored below 100, including newcomer Mike, but he’s in good company as he’s joined by three from last week’s top five high scorers.

* The Crooked Cap was awarded 80% of the lowest score by a full-entry due to not submitting an entry, that’s Jackie’s 72pts.

Do see Sebastian’s recap of the scores to find out how you reached these totals, it is easily laid out and always worth checking.

Overall Scores

Pos	Pre	+/-	Name	Prior	Wk 6	Total
1	1	0	James	482	141	623
2	4	2	Sebastian X	467	124	591
3	2	-1	Startledbunny	471	119	590
4	3	-1	Sean	469	113	582
5	8	3	Pat W	443	127	570
6	5	-1	Dylanpt24	449	111	560
7	6	-1	Ryan	446	89	535
8	7	-1	Jackie	444	72	516
9	9	0	Jay	435	76	511
10	11	1	RubberGoat	371	128	499
11	12	1	Felipe Gana	368	107	475
12	14	2	The Speedgeek	319	148	467
13	10	-3	The Crooked Cap	392	58*	450
14	13	-1	Maverick	361	76	437
15	15	0	Mike Rice	0+256**	85	341

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James retains the lead with his 2nd-placed score this week. There’s a very tight battle for 2nd which I’m trying to claw myself into. RubberGoat, Felipe and SpeedGeek have caught up some lost ground on the midfield. A warm welcome to Mike who starts with a small disadvantage but isn’t too far back from the field, we’ve just seen the wooden spoon recipient of the opening rounds win this week whilst some of last week’s top players struggled – there are a lot of points to be won over the next few months.

* The Crooked Gap scored 80% of the lowest score this week.
** Mike joined us and under the ‘first ten races rule’ gets 80% of the lowest scores in each of the weeks completed to date.

There is a chance to make up plenty of lost ground the weekend after this one when you have the opportunity to pick podium finishers in three different races.

Upcoming Races

This week we have a gap in the schedule where the Bahrain GP used to be. Take a breather, I’ll be back next Tuesday with the entry post for these races:

12 Hours of Sebring (ILMC / ALMS);
Qatar Grand Prix (MotoGP);
Jeff Byrd 500, Bristol (NASCAR Sprint Cup);

See you then!