Early in the year, Simon and I set out our picks for who we thought would win season championships in various series. Along the way, a couple friends jumped in with their picks. I figured it's time to see how good we were at telling the future ... though let's just say, none of us should quit our day jobs.
Formula 1 Driver
SIMON: Jenson Button
TAMMY: Lewis Hamilton
RICK HUNT: Jenson Button
RICK HELMS: Sebastian Vettel
Verdict? Rick Helms pulls this one off, while Tammy and Simon/Rick Hunt are almost in a dead heat (2 points apart) for the McLaren drivers.
RICK HUNT: Jenson Button
RICK HELMS: Sebastian Vettel
Verdict? Rick Helms pulls this one off, while Tammy and Simon/Rick Hunt are almost in a dead heat (2 points apart) for the McLaren drivers.
Formula 1 Manufacturer
SIMON: Red Bull
TAMMY: McLaren
RICK HELMS: Red Bull
Verdict?Simon and Rick Helms correctly pick Red Bull. Hey, at least Ferrari didn't win, right?
IndyCar Driver
SIMON: Dario Franchitti
TAMMY: Will Power
RICK HUNT: Will PowerRICK HELMS: Scott Dixon
Verdict? None of us picked the ultimate champion, Ryan Hunter-Reay, but Tammy and Rick Hunt got closest with Will Power.
IndyCar Team
SIMON: Chip Ganassi
TAMMY: Penske (gotta go with the combo of Power, Castroneves, and Brisco)
RICK HUNT: PenskeRICK HELMS: Ganassi
Verdict? Tammy and Rick Hunt again; Penske drivers had a 422-point average to Ganassi's 348.
ALMS GT Driver
SIMON: Jan Magnussen (b/c I raced against him--once)
TAMMY: Patrick Long (maybe that's just hope)
RICK HUNT: Joey HandRICK HELMS: --------
Verdict? Simon comes the closest, with Jan Magnussen, who finished third in the GT drivers' ranks.
ALMS GT Team
SIMON: Paul Miller Racing
TAMMY: Corvette Racing!
RICK HUNT: Team RLL BMWRICK HELMS: --------
Verdict? Corvette Racing, all the way! It was their year.
NASCAR Cup Driver
SIMON: Jeff Gordon (he's a local boy)
TAMMY: Carl Edwards (honestly, the bigger question is if Junior will win a race this year)
RICK HUNT: Jimmie JohnsonRICK HELMS: Greg Biffle
Verdict? Tammy fail. What happened to Carl this year, honestly? Jimmie, Biffle, and Gordon were all in the Chase with a chance. Kudos to Rick Hunt for the call (at least Rick Helms got his ABJJ result ... Anyone But Jimmie Johnson). (Photo from @keselowski.)
NASCAR Cup Team
SIMON: Chip Ganassi
TAMMY: Hendrick Motorsport
RICK HUNT: Hendrick Motorsport
RICK HELMS: Hendrick Motorsport
Verdict? Hendrick swept the board, placing all four of its drivers in the Chase, compared to neither of Ganassi's two. But we do have to give Montoya the moment of the year, however, for his wreck with the jet dryer back in February....
OVERALL TALLY? Tammy and Rick Hunt picked 4 winners correctly, Rick Helms picked 3, and Simon picked two. None of us should quit our day jobs.... Thanks for participating, all of you! Everyone start considering your picks for next year.
RICK HUNT: Hendrick Motorsport
RICK HELMS: Hendrick Motorsport
Verdict? Hendrick swept the board, placing all four of its drivers in the Chase, compared to neither of Ganassi's two. But we do have to give Montoya the moment of the year, however, for his wreck with the jet dryer back in February....
OVERALL TALLY? Tammy and Rick Hunt picked 4 winners correctly, Rick Helms picked 3, and Simon picked two. None of us should quit our day jobs.... Thanks for participating, all of you! Everyone start considering your picks for next year.
This is the problem of picking with my heart and not with any thought. :)
ReplyDeleteThis was a bit like my older daughter's fall softball season. Five teams in the league, eight game schedule, and at season's end there was a four-way tie for first place at 5-3. One hapless team finished 0-8. I think they were stuck using Lotus bats.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, Lotus bats. Win.
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