2012 MotoGP Prediction Contest Round 1 - Qatar

[Pantah]

I thought you would like that Gustav.........If I had any points left I would have stuck them on me beating you in Rd 1 of the prediction contest......

[Gustav O]

I thought you would like that Gustav.........If I had any points left I would have stuck them on me beating you in Rd 1 of the prediction contest......

Best bet ever!

[RatsMC]

New prediction.......Hayden to finish behind Rossi.....10 points

I like this one. Rossi generally finished ahead of Hayden last season but Hayden has been a lot happier in testing (if he is happy with the Duc, that gives you some idea of the equipment he's been on).

[RatsMC]

I thought you would like that Gustav.........If I had any points left I would have stuck them on me beating you in Rd 1 of the prediction contest......

Best bet ever!

Seriously. GG gentlemen.

[Gustav O]

Seriously. GG gentlemen.

Sorry but I don´t understand what you mean.

[Faster1]

~ feels good to be back to fun, I'm not so optimistic about the racing this year, but that's why they don't race on paper

NEW
at least one CRT gets lapped*........................... 5 RTPTS
Bautista finishes higher than Dovi ..................... 5 RTPTS
top three finishing order determined by lap 5 ........ 5 RTPTS

*not counting DNFs if occurred before pass & voluntary pit visit and re-entry count's

[RatsMC]

Seriously. GG gentlemen.

Sorry but I don´t understand what you mean.

Sorry, old gamer lingo. GG=Good Game. Generally, a sign of respect between rivals.

[RatsMC]

NEW
at least one CRT gets lapped*........................... 5 RTPTS

*not counting DNFs if occurred before pass & voluntary pit visit and re-entry count's

TO make sure I understand this, I have reworded it to read: "Not counting DNFs if they occur before pass. Voluntary pit visit and re-entry do count". Is this what you intended?

[Desmo44]

Shouldn't 914 and 918 be combined.

[RatsMC]

Shouldn't 914 and 918 be combined.

Weird. I'm not sure how I did that. 914 duplicated eddahenry's bet so, I just deleted it, giving him back his 20 points.

[phil]

In support of my choosen rider for this season I newly predict...
NEW PREDICTION
Bautista top 5 finish. 17 points.

[Desmo44]

Attention: Free Practice 1 Starts Thursday 16:55pm GMT

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but I just remembered that there is Thursday practice for Qatar, so betting will close a day early for this race.

[eddahenry]

New Prediction
Rossi will finish further from the winner than he did in 2011 (+16.431) DNF seen as further behind than 2011 40 Points for

[Nachlauf]

Rats, why did you remove my bet about Lorenzo's and Spies' tire compounds?

[Zaphod]

haven't played before Rats, so .......100 points before each race is what we get ?

That being the case,

Lorenzo to win 30 points

Rossi 4th or better, 30 points

Aprillia in the top 10 10 points

Bradl 8th 10 points

Pedrosa DNF 10 points

Crutchlow top five 10 points

[Faster1]

NEW
at least one CRT gets lapped*........................... 5 RTPTS

*not counting DNFs if occurred before pass & voluntary pit visit and re-entry count's

TO make sure I understand this, I have reworded it to read: "Not counting DNFs if they occur before pass. Voluntary pit visit and re-entry do count". Is this what you intended?

OK brother, here's the intention

True DNF to me is meant as crash or mechanical failure only - then gets lapped, doesn't count, I lose.
If a rider comes in and then goes out, gets lapped, or gets lapped in any other way, that counts, I win.

[Faster1]

haven't played before Rats, so .......100 points before each race is what we get ?

That being the case,

Lorenzo to win 30 points

Rossi 4th or better, 30 points

Aprillia in the top 10 10 points

Bradl 8th 10 points

Pedrosa DNF 10 points

Crutchlow top five 10 points

zap - click the mototheory,, register (try to keep the same name as here) then follow instructions to challenge bets. RATS only places new bets. Race winner is different process and different section.

Tip for all newbees - If you don't make "new" predictions ealy enough in the week, they might not get challenged,, then you can't make any points. If there are enough existing bets on the board, its best to challenge them. This way (according to the odds) you make more points.
Me personally - If no one challenges my bets by "day before FP1" I remove them and put the points on existing "challenged" bets.
,, since we've been doing this, IMO it's best if there are @ 10 to 15 challenged bets on the board. this makes the payout better. Too many more dilutes the payout.
One last tip - I think that most players and RATS woulds prefer fewer "1 point bets" no real payout or benefit. Maybe best to keep it to 5 or more points per???

thoughts?

[Squidpuppet]

[zap - click the mototheory,, register (try to keep the same name as here) then follow instructions to challenge bets. RATS only places new bets. Race winner is different process and different section.

Tip for all newbees - If you don't make "new" predictions ealy enough in the week, they might not get challenged,, then you can't make any points. If there are enough existing bets on the board, its best to challenge them. This way (according to the odds) you make more points.
Me personally - If no one challenges my bets by "day before FP1" I remove them and put the points on existing "challenged" bets.
,, since we've been doing this, IMO it's best if there are @ 10 to 15 challenged bets on the board. this makes the payout better. Too many more dilutes the payout.
One last tip - I think that most players and RATS woulds prefer fewer "1 point bets" no real payout or benefit. Maybe best to keep it to 5 or more points per???

thoughts?

All of that is wise.

I think a cutoff date/time for new predictions would be good for the game AND good for Rats sanity. I also think a minimum wager for a new prediction would be cool. 10 points ish?

Everybody else???

[Tourn46]

OMG I just lost my MotoGP Prediction Contest virginity!

I'm going to have a shocker... wasn't 100% certain what I was doing At least I know for Round 2!

[Squidpuppet]

OMG I just lost my MotoGP Prediction Contest virginity!

I'm going to have a shocker... wasn't 100% certain what I was doing At least I know for Round 2!

Post your bets here.

[Tourn46]

OMG I just lost my MotoGP Prediction Contest virginity!

I'm going to have a shocker... wasn't 100% certain what I was doing At least I know for Round 2!

Post your bets here.

Player Bets
ID Prediction Bet
912 Karel Abraham secures more points than all the CRT teams combined 20pts Against
917 Bradl will be the first non-factory rider to the flag 20pts Against
919 Stoner to NOT win 20pts For
926 Bautista finishes higher than Dovi 20pts Against
928 Bautista top 5 finish 20pts Against

I wanted to make a bet on who would win... but got my sums wrong... 5 x 20 = 100

...and yes I am an accountant/financial analyst for a pretty big oil company

[Tourn46]

Oh... and the reason behind why I think I'm on for a shocker... I didn't look at the odds until after I had made all of my predictions.

[RatsMC]

Rats, why did you remove my bet about Lorenzo's and Spies' tire compounds?

I didn't. Something happened with the copy/paste to the forum.

[RatsMC]

NEW
at least one CRT gets lapped*........................... 5 RTPTS

*not counting DNFs if occurred before pass & voluntary pit visit and re-entry count's

TO make sure I understand this, I have reworded it to read: "Not counting DNFs if they occur before pass. Voluntary pit visit and re-entry do count". Is this what you intended?

OK brother, here's the intention

True DNF to me is meant as crash or mechanical failure only - then gets lapped, doesn't count, I lose.
If a rider comes in and then goes out, gets lapped, or gets lapped in any other way, that counts, I win.

Cool. I think that is clear from the wording of the notes. Opinions? Should I re-word it?

[Gustav O]

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ID	Prediction	Bet
911	Crutchlow will score more points than Rossi	20 points	For
919	Stoner to NOT win	10 points	For
920	RDP to finish ahead of any 2 satellite bikes	10 points	Against
924	Hayden to finish behind Rossi	10 points	For
927	top three finishing order determined by lap 5	10 points	For
928	Bautista top 5 finish	20 points	Against
929	Rossi will finish further from the winner than he did in 2011 (+16.431) DNF seen as further behind than 2011	10 points	Against

Lorenzo to win - 10 pts.