***** OFFICIAL 2010 STN FANTASY MOTO RACING LEAGUE THREAD

[squeezer]

Okay, I'm moving info from the "want to?" thread and making it official.

Motorcycle USA has fantasy racing games for this season's MotoGP and WSBK series.

It's not too tough. The riders are split into two groups -- Group A has those that are supposed to be at the sharp end of the grid and Group B is everyone else. For each race, you pick 1 rider from Group A and two from Group B. Then you also pick a team. You get the points earned by your riders and team plus a bonus if one of your riders has fast lap.

The catch is that you can only use a rider for a restricted number of races over the course of the season. For MotoGP, it's five. I forget what it is for WSBK, but it's all on the web site.

MotoGP and WSBK have separate games.

For each game, I've set up a league named "STN: We Know Everything." If you want into the leagues, first sign up for the games, then PM me your email address. I'll send you an official league invite from the MotorcycleUSA Fantasy Racing web site.

Sign up for the games (and get details on game rules) here:
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Fantasy-Racing-Home/Default.aspx


And now for the really fun part:  I've ordered trophies for the league champions of each game.
YES, you could be the first winner of the STN Fantasy Racing Cup!

The 6" tall trophy:


The engraving:
2010 WORLD CHAMPION
THE HIGHLY COVETED S-T.N
MOTOGP FANTASY RACING CUP

(And, of course, the WSBK trophy says WSBK FANTASY RACING CUP)

Seriously, can you pass that up? Can you imagine how jealous the other kids would be if you had that on your shelf?

It's on! Sign up and bring it!

(And, yes, it's totally free. I popped for the trophies just for kicks.)

[1000lbs]

Nice job on the trophies sqeezer    

I hope we can drag a few more people in on this, just for the trash talking as the season progresses...

[squeezer]

The trophies have arrived and they're even cheesier in real life than in the photo. Which, in my view, makes them perfect.

Hey! We need more people in this! C'mon, moto race fans -- what have you got to lose? Get the trophy! Get STN bragging rights! Talk useless trash!

And Motorcyle-USA's grand prize for the game is a free VIP trip to the MotoGP race at Laguna Seca. One of us better win that sucker.


If you've already signed up -- please check to make sure you got into the league. The only teams showing up right now in the STN: We Know Everything Leagues are:

MotoGP:
HM Faceplant (me)
Sumo Moto Racing (1000 lbs, I think)
Squadra Tredici (JReazor, I think)
STN: We Know Everything (which makes me think someone entered the league name instead of their team name)

WSBK:
HM Faceplant
Sumo Moto Racing
Squadra Tredici

If something got screwed and you need me to send the invites again, just drop me a pm.

I'm actually traveling for work next week and may not be able to do anything about it until next Sunday (Feb. 28), but I'll take care of things as soon as I can.

If anyone has any advice for people signing up, please chip in. I'm sending the stuff. I don't know what it looks like when you get it.

[Tyrroneous]

I'm in!  Team JIK.  This is gonna be good.  

Thanks for setting all this up Squeezer.  You really went the extra mile with those trophies.

[motodog650]

STN: We Know Everything (which makes me think someone entered the league name instead of their team name)

  Doh !! That was me  

In now as 'Burnt Toast Racing'

[nater]

  Doh !! That was me  

In now as 'Burnt Toast Racing'

You aren't the only one who goofed it up...I'm right there with you.

[kendenton]

TeamDenton is registered and ready to play.  Most picks will be by my 9yo son  

[hobbes]

Love this idea.

Setting up now...

[xbud]

 This is cool, I am set up  

 I forgot that I am listed as "Finger Eleven Racing"

[JReazor]

I have nothing of value to add. I just wanted to subscribe to the thread.  

[squeezer]

I'm in!  Team JIK.  This is gonna be good.  

Thanks for setting all this up Squeezer.  You really went the extra mile with those trophies.

Maybe the extra quarter mile. They didn't set me back that much.  

Okay, here are the entries as of tonight:

MotoGP:
HM Faceplant
Sumo Moto Racing
Squadra Tredici
Team Denton
Team Skid Marks
Burnt Toast Racing
Team JIK


WSBK:
HM Faceplant
Sumo Moto Racing
Squadra Tredici
Team Skid Marks
Burnt Toast Racing
Team JIK


If you wanted to play and you don't see your team up there, let me know and we'll sort out what went wrong.

I can't believe the first WSBK race is this weekend! It makes spring seem closer.

[nater]

I can't believe the first WSBK race is this weekend! It makes spring seem closer.

Me either.  The winter break between all the races is too long.

[desert_rider]

Crossthreaded Racing is in!  

Thanks for the leg work squeezer!  

[denydog]

Team Viertakt   in  

[Gary B.]

I have nothing of value to add. I just wanted to subscribe to the thread.  

+1

[desert_rider]

So... my pics are in for Philip Island.  Now I'm nervous and feel like an expectant mother.

I think the first 2 races are going to be the hardest.  A lot of in's, out's, and what-have-you's.  Plus, the limits on how many times you can pick any rider really made me think.  This is gonna be fun!

[squeezer]

So... my pics are in for Philip Island.  Now I'm nervous and feel like an expectant mother.

I think the first 2 races are going to be the hardest.  A lot of in's, out's, and what-have-you's.  Plus, the limits on how many times you can pick any rider really made me think.  This is gonna be fun!

At this time last year I was thinking, "I hope Spies can stick with Sykes."    

[xbud]

 I just checked my points and realized I forgot to make my picks for race #2  

[Tyrroneous]

I went back and looked at my picks for race two and was all, "What WAS I thinking?!"  

[denydog]

I wasn't thinking Suzuki's, that's for sure!