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Rather see someone get some use out of my old stuff than to throw it away.
Posted 08 February 2006 - 11:59 AM
New Stuff
Provisionals: You will have 6 provisionals for the entire year. 3 in the first half of the season (1-18) and 3 in the second half of the season (19-36). If you exceed 3 in either the first half or second half you will not get prov points for those additional races. However, after the first half, regardless of how many races you missed, you will be given 3 more prov points for the second half. Prov points are as follows...
First Half
Miss 1 race - +40 points
Miss 2 races - +20 points
Miss 3 races - +10 points
Miss 4+ races - 0 points
Resets after race #18
Second Half
Miss 1 race - +40 points
Miss 2 races- +20 points
Miss 3 races - +10 points
Miss 4+ races - 0 points
For those non-casual players who want prov points, please post in this thread that you want Prov points. I am not going to keep track of all 40-60 zoo members that might occasionally play a pick 'em yet care little about championship points.
If you decide to start playing in week 2 or week 3 or even week 5, let me know and I will add the prov points retroactively. But you must let me know.
Bonus Points
If you complete all picks in the first half - +100 points
If you complete all picks in the second half - +100 points
If you complete all picks in both halves of the season - +50 points
For a race to be counted as completed, ALL questions must be answered (unless by chance you forget a few, which happens).
+20 Championship points for winning a weekend
+20 Championship points for coming in last during a weekend
To qualify for the 20+ points for coming in last, all questions must be answered. The answers have to be a genuine attempt at doing well, and not just misc garbage in order to come in last and get 20 points for sucking ass.
+30 Championship points for winning the most races all year
+30 Championship points for coming in last the most all year
Format Changes
The questions will be put up the Monday or Tuesday before the start of the race. This will give everyone a good week to get answers in.
Unless I die in the next few months, I will be the only person to put up questions. I will make sure they are varied, unique, and fairly interesting on a weekly basis. I will also be the only person to answer them and do the points. Please feel free to double check your points, because I am known to frequently fuck them up. I will be keeping track of points, wins, lasts, bonus points, starts, and provionsals. I will be using excel and the points will be posted in the forum and in html on the teamslm.com website.
I will answer the questions and do the points in a timely manner. However, sometimes life does happen and it is hard to get to them or even get in the right mindframe to sit down and get all the answers and add up the points. I will not let them go 1-2 weeks like happend last year. That being said...
-20 Points to anyone that asks, 'When will the points be done?' or any variation of that question.
The penalty will include an additional -20 points for each additional question following the above format. (ask me 6 times throughout the course of the year and that 6th question will be -120 point penalty). These will be RACE points, not championship points. Again, trust that I won't take as long as I did last year and just be patient. After the race is complete, the questions/answers will be moved to the sub-forum 2006 Zoo Pick 'Em located here. If you do not see this sub-forum (underneath the Arcade folder) in the general discussion forum, let me know.
http://www.teamslm.c...php?showforum=8
That way the quest/answers won't get bumped off the page and everything is kept together.
Now for the good stuff... prizes! Just to keep things interesting and giving some incentive.
First Place -
ML's Crazy Crash DVD (A crash compilation of the 20+ years of NASCAR/ARCA/BUSCH races I have taped. Only the good stuff made this dvd). All recorded from TV, all crashes including the live broadcast and commentary. No music. This will be including box and cover art, & menus. I'll do it up nice. You will also recieve a backup copy of the dvd (in a paper sleeve). Both will be recorded on the highest quality dvd.
You will also get a DVD including NR2003 recap videos of IROC events made by myself (ML), and TNT race recap videos made by NASCAR NUT (I will use BRN radio broadcasts as well, unless the folks at BRN would like me not to). The dvd will also include favorite screenshots through the years and previously unseen hi-def (ok, more like higher resolution images that will look better on tv) recaps and boardracing highlight videos. Also with box & cover art, & menus. Also it will come with a backup dvd in a paper sleeve. This compilation might be two discs. I haven't finished it yet but the high-def replays take up a lot of space. Haven't tested it out on a tv yet but it will probably look & play better on your computer. But I will try hard to get everything to look good on a tv.
You will also get your own customized second line of information under your post counter/avatar. No more misc facts about NASCAR drivers... be the coolest zoo'er on the block with hip new sentences. You can change it whenever you want until the start of the 2007 Pick 'Em season when it goes back to some random NASCAR driver.
Second Place
NR2003 Compilation DVD
Third Place
NR2003 Compilation DVD
Lowest Finisher with at least 25 Starts (including Prov starts)
NR2003 Compilation DVD
1 Year Subscription to the Jimmy Johnson & Team Lowes Fan Club
If ML wins or places 2nd or 3rd, the next finishers down in line will recieve the prizes.
That's all! Questions for Daytona will be provided within a week. Be sure to post in this thread regarding Prov points so I can sign you up and follow your starts.
Any suggestions or questions ask away.
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