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[Johnny D]

Place your bet, who will win.  Any Coupons involved in this one ?? Food stamps ??  Swag ??
 
Entry list
http://www.scca.com/...offs/entry_list
 
2 Jim Drago
2000 Mazda Miata LS
East Street Racing, Mazdaracers.com
Mid South Region SM

4 Spencer Clay Rutherford
1993 Mazda Miata
rossini racing/camaro central
Central Kentucky Region SM

5 Marc Briley
1999 Mazda Miata
Briley MEP Engineering
Lone Star Region SM

6 Jason A Glover
1999 Mazda Miata
Houston Region SM

7 Richard Martin
1993 Mazda Miata
martinatlanta
Atlanta Region SM

9 Nick Leverone
1999 Mazda Miata
Flatout Motorsports, Inc.
New England Region SM

13 Anthony J Geraci
1999 Mazda Miata
S.A.C Racing/ European Granite
New York Region SM

15 Paco Diaz
1999 Mazda Miata
AutoTechnik/Diabro Racing
Florida Region SM

16 Michael Rossini
2003 Mazda Miata
Rossini Racing
North Carolina Region SM

17 Whitfield Gregg
1999 Mazda Miata
Flatout Motorsports
New York Region SM

19 Michael J Novak
2002 Mazda Miata
Roush/Caldwell Race Prep
Detroit Region SM

21 Justin M Elder
1999 Mazda Miata
TRB Autosport
Land O'Lakes Region SM

22 Michael P Ross
2001 Mazda Miata
X-Factor Racing TPR Consulting
Houston Region SM

23 Cory P Collum
1999 Mazda Miata
Auto Galaxy / Auto Technik
Central Florida Region SM

24 Alex Acosta
Miata
Opm autosport
Florida Region SM

27 Max Nufer
1999 Mazda Miata
Nufer Race Engineering/East Street
St Louis Region SM

29 T Craig Berry
1999 Mazda Miata
Berry Marble and Granite
Texas Region SM

30 Nicholas Paul Soriano
1993 Mazda Miata
Central Florida Region SM

32 David J. Zippie
1990 Mazda Miata
Mazda of Lakewood/Karting Coach Inc
Colorado Region SM

34 Carlos F Diaz
2001 Mazda Miata Sport Pkg
Autotechnik Diabro Racing
Florida Region SM

38 Chris H. Fulton
1999 Mazda Miata
BSI Racing
Central Florida Region SM

39 Danny Steyn
1999 Mazda Miata
Adept Studios/Rossini/Carbotech/Tra
Florida Region SM

41 Jason Connole
2002 Mazda Miata
Protech Bedliners/Rossini Engines
North Carolina Region SM

42 Preston Pardus
1999 Mazda Miata
DanusUtilities/OldDogsRacing
Central Florida Region SM

47 Justin Hille
1999 Mazda Miata
Hilltrux/Roush
Detroit Region SM

51 Joshua M Bilicki
1999 Mazda Miata
Trim-Tex / Hoosier / Solid Products
Milwaukee Region SM

53 Trace Hance
1999 Mazda Miata
Snap-On
Central Florida Region SM

56 Blake A Clements
2002 Mazda Miata
SP Induction/OPM/Ti-SPEED/Carbotech
Houston Region SM

57 Alex Bolanos
1999 Mazda Miata
Momo/Autotechnik/Apex Alignment
Florida Region SM

61 Stanley "Skip" M Brock
1999 Mazda Miata
OPM Autosports/Nelson Engines
Alabama Region SM

66 MARK THOMAS GIBBONS
2001 Mazda Miata Special Edt.
OLD DOGS RACING /ROSSINI RACING /
Florida Region SM

70 Elivan P Goulart
1999 Mazda Miata
S.A.C Racing, SCDA1.com, Hoosier
New England Region SM

72 Christopher David Haldeman
1999 Mazda Miata
X-factor racing,carbotech
Texas Region SM

74 Matthew D. Reynolds
1999 Mazda Miata
ReynoldsBrosRacing/VintageConn/JPM
Alamo Region SM

75 Michael A Collins
1999 Mazda Miata
MEATHEAD Racing, Ti-Speed
Washington DC Region SM

77 Kristen Novak
2003 Mazda Miata
Roush/Caldwell Race Prep
Detroit Region SM

78 Spencer Patterson
2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Regent Square Rentals
Steel Cities Region SM

79 Andrew Carbonell
2001 Mazda Miata
BSI RACING
Florida Region SM

84 Todd Lamb
1999 Mazda Miata
Atlanta Speedwerks/SpeedShift Trans
Atlanta Region SM

87 Selin M Rollan
Miata
BSI Racing/Rossini Racing/Apex Alig
Florida Region SM

88 Michael Joseph LaMaina
1999 Mazda Miata
LaManiac Motorsports
South Jersey Region SM

90 Steve Sturm
2001 Mazda Miata
Meathead Racing
Washington DC Region SM

91 Dr. Kent L Carter
1999 Mazda Miata
JohnPhillipsRacePrep, Diane!
Houston Region SM

92 Michael Gagliardo
2002 Mazda Miata
Baci Racing
Chicago Region SM

96 Bruce James Bannister
1999 Mazda Miata
Advanced Autosports
Detroit Region SM

97 Erik Stearns
1999 Mazda Miata
eds 24 hr /east street racing
Northwestern Ohio Region SM

98 Charles R Campbell
1999 Mazda Miata
Campbel TruckingTi-Speed/ carbotech
Mohawk Hudson Region SM

99 Michael Cottrell
1999 Mazda Miata
Sentry Body and Paint/ Atlanta Spee
Atlanta Region SM

08 Joseph Strong
1999 Mazda Miata
OPM/Ti-Speed/SpeedShift
Atlanta Region SM

114 Amy Mills
1999 Mazda Miata
Flatout Motorsports
New York Region SM

J~

[Todd Lamb]

Drennan

[Johnny D]

Drennan

How many have done the hat trick ??
J~

[Jim Drago]

Same deal but since the "prize" is bigger so is the coupon

$300 gift certificate to the winner..

Put your top five in order...

first parameter most in your top five
tie breaker goes to who picked the winner, then p2 and so on..


Have at it.
Jim

Berry
Drago
Lamb
Stearns
Buras

[Mark]

Buras Berry Drago Steyn Bolanos

[wheel]

Steyn, Drago, Lamb, Buras, Stearns

[Trussell]

Goulart , Clements, Lamb, Buras, Windsor

[mhiggins10]

Drago

Steyn

Buras

Ross

Lamb

[Danica Davison]

Clearly, most people posting so far haven't watched a race at Daytona or looked at the results from the races over the last couple years. It is interesting how all of the comments so far leave out Cory Collum yet mention Alex Bolanos?   I do not mean to offend anyone by my statements below, just analyzing past results at Daytona.

 

Lets look at partners:

 

You have the Todd² partners: which are possible winners although recently were split up both times during the races at the last Daytona event in August even though qualifying P1 and P2.  I must say, Todd Lamb did a very good job when they were split up, by himself a lot of the race, battling against cory and alex working together.

 

East Street racing: fast anywhere, had fast qual times, but haven't had much success at Daytona so far this year during the race. Drago getting a finish of 4th in August in the race he didn't start from the back.   

 

Selin Rollan and Andrew Carbonell:  Selin is very fast at Daytona by himself and consistently finishes in the Top 5, now he has a great partner with Andrew and they have one of the best shots at winning IMO.

 

Team OPM with Blake and Danny Steyn: Blake recently won one of the May races but finished 11th and 18th in August, Steyn finished 6th and 8th in August. 

 

Goring and Charbonneau?  Rossini drivers who can both work together to finish well, Goring was very fast in August at his first time at the track finishing 2nd and 4th. 

 

Cory Collum and Alex Bolanos:  Your 2015 Runoffs champions.  Yes, I am biased as I am an Autotechnik driver, but lets look at the results.  In a stacked field in August, Cory Collum won both races.  Alex Bolanos was driving Mark Gibbon's car finishing 6th and 2nd, and I am sure in his own car... he will be more comfortable and faster.  By the way, they qualified 8th and 9th behind most of the names above.  Autotechnik drivers have won 3/4 races in 2015 against strong fields. Finishing at least 2 drivers in the top 5 every race in 2014 and 2015. 

 

August 2015:

Cory P1 x2

Alex  P2 and P6

 

May 2015:

Alex P1 and P2

Jeff Labounty P2 and P5

Cory: P6 x2

 

Sept 2014 (SIC):

Cory: P3

Alex: P4

 

 

August 2014

Cliff Brown: P4

Cory: P1

Jeff Labounty: P2

Bruce Anderson Jr: P6

 

 

I can go back further, but I think I made my case. 

 

My top 5 pick for Jim's $300:

P1 Cory Collum

P2 Alex Bolanos

P3 Selin Rollan

P4 Andrew Carbonell

P5 Todd Lamb

 

If I had a wildcard 6th pick, I'm going with the Young gun Preston Pardus.

 

That is all.

[Johnny D]

Reading my mind.

Rollan
Bolanos
Carbonell
Ross
Lamb

Collum? Maybe next time.
(No disrespect)
J~

[Jim Drago]

Clearly, most people posting so far haven't watched a race at Daytona or looked at the results from the races over the last couple years. It is interesting how all of the comments so far leave out Cory Collum yet mention Alex Bolanos?   I do not mean to offend anyone by my statements below, just analyzing past results at Daytona.
 
Lets look at partners:
 
You have the Todd² partners: which are possible winners although recently were split up both times during the races at the last Daytona event in August even though qualifying P1 and P2.  I must say, Todd Lamb did a very good job when they were split up, by himself a lot of the race, battling against cory and alex working together.
 
East Street racing: fast anywhere, had fast qual times, but haven't had much success at Daytona so far this year during the race. Drago getting a finish of 4th in August in the race he didn't start from the back.   
 
Selin Rollan and Andrew Carbonell:  Selin is very fast at Daytona by himself and consistently finishes in the Top 5, now he has a great partner with Andrew and they have one of the best shots at winning IMO.
 
Team OPM with Blake and Danny Steyn: Blake recently won one of the May races but finished 11th and 18th in August, Steyn finished 6th and 8th in August. 
 
Goring and Charbonneau?  Rossini drivers who can both work together to finish well, Goring was very fast in August at his first time at the track finishing 2nd and 4th. 
 
Cory Collum and Alex Bolanos:  Your 2015 Runoffs champions.  Yes, I am biased as I am an Autotechnik driver, but lets look at the results.  In a stacked field in August, Cory Collum won both races.  Alex Bolanos was driving Mark Gibbon's car finishing 6th and 2nd, and I am sure in his own car... he will be more comfortable and faster.  By the way, they qualified 8th and 9th behind most of the names above.  Autotechnik drivers have won 3/4 races in 2015 against strong fields. Finishing at least 2 drivers in the top 5 every race in 2014 and 2015. 
 
August 2015:
Cory P1 x2
Alex  P2 and P6
 
May 2015:
Alex P1 and P2
Jeff Labounty P2 and P5
Cory: P6 x2
 
Sept 2014 (SIC):
Cory: P3
Alex: P4
 
 
August 2014
Cliff Brown: P4
Cory: P1
Jeff Labounty: P2
Bruce Anderson Jr: P6
 
 
I can go back further, but I think I made my case. 
 
My top 5 pick for Jim's $300:
P1 Cory Collum
P2 Alex Bolanos
P3 Selin Rollan
P4 Andrew Carbonell
P5 Todd Lamb
 
If I had a wildcard 6th pick, I'm going with the Young gun Preston Pardus.
 
That is all.

-very well though thought and explained
-very good picks( only a fool could count them out)
-way too much analyzing.. Therefore I must DQ you

Jim

[LarryKing]

Hey Johnny, you neglected to cut and paste page two of the entry list

[LarryKing]

I concur with Mr. Davison. My guess is the winning car will say Autotechnik on it.

[Bench Racer]

but can't leave them out.

 

74 Reynolds

47 Hille

21 Elder

19 Novak

9 Leverone

[True North]

I feel a little funny not picking Drago, Berry or Steyn in the top five but I like John's thoughts. However... I think all three of them will be in the hunt. 

 

Cory Collum

Andrew Carbonell

Todd Lamb

Alex Blanos

Selin Rollan

[Johnny D]

Hey Johnny, you neglected to cut and paste page two of the entry list

Doh!!
Well it wasn't just a cut and paste, a major edit too, space, delete space, delete space.
Will see tmrw.
J~

[Ron Alan]

Carbonell, Goulart, Berry, Bolanos, Lamb(unless he is coaching...then Clements)...all pre-tech!

[Caveman-kwebb99]

p1 bolanos

p2 lamb

p3 collum

p4 jimmy d

p5 stearns

[Mike Collins]

Lamb 

Buras

Drago

Cullum

Bolanos

[Joe Cooley]

Dry

 

Buras

Bolanos

Carbonnell

Drago

Lamb

 

 

Rain

 

Steyn

Leverone

Kicera

Cullum

Bolanos