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Soon….ish…

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And now for something completely different…

I actually bought the PDF of this game back in November, during PLAAY.com’s annual holiday sale, but I was so busy/preoccupied that I never got around to printing out any of the game components.

Once this came in, I went ahead and printed the 3 sets of horses/jockeys that came with the original PDF game and expansions.

There’s one horse named “John Elway’s Horse”, which I suppose makes sense since PLAAY Games is based out of Colorado.

I hope to getting around to playing this one over the coming weekend, having cut out all the printed stuff this evening.

Stay tuned!

2014 SCRAM Preview

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One major rule change: no bonus points for leading a lap or leading the most laps.

Driver/team changes:

#1 LordTech Ford: New sponsor, Joey Wilson replaces Billy Brett
#5 Big Belly Burger Toyota: Developmental driver Shannon Reincke added to drive limited races
#7 Hasbro Chevy: Mike Dawson replaces Danny Haack
#10 Lady Speed Stick Chevy: New team with rookie driver Monica Merrick
#16 Amazon Kindle Fire Chevy: Paul Chen returns after ’13 hiatus
#17 Yahoo! Dodge: New sponsor, same driver (Jordy Pettis)
#18 Zesti Cola Ford: Everett Davis replaces Greg Karl
#24 Google Chevy: New sponsor, new driver as Robby Pietrowski replaces Andy Courol
#45 Cooke’s Electronics Chevy: Rookie Trevor Trostel replaces Joey Wilson
#55 Hanso Foundation Dodge: Ryan Mooney replaces Charlie Brake
#60 Torchwood Institute Toyota: Carrol Worthington ‘semi retires’, most races will be driven by Ralph Roach
#63 Shadow Proclamation Toyota: Geoff Daly, Jr. replaces Bobby McKinnon
#66 Capsule Corporation Chevy: Bobby McKinnon replaces Brad Bennefield
#73 Soder Cola Dodge: Rookie Joey Plonka replaces Ralph Roach
#77 The Daily Bugle Ford: New team with rookie driver Austin Bigler
#88 Hikita-Banzai Toyota: Biggest move of the off-season, Billy Brett replaces Derek Vanderwyst

Inactive Teams:
#37 inactive, formerly driven by Everett Davis
#67 withdrew from SCRAM, formerly driven by Mike Dawson
#90 could not secure sponsor, formerly driven by Geoff Daly, Jr.

Inactive drivers:
Derek Vanderwyst: Returned to ‘B’ series
Andy Coursol: Returned to “B” series
Levi Fox: not offered contract
Charlie Brake: moved to TV booth for 2014 season
Danny Haack: dropped out of racing after unproductive rookie season
Ernie Maldonado: Re-retires after handful of ‘encore’ races in 2013
Greg Karl: Returned to “B’ series

I have a personal goal of starting and finishing this SCRAM season in the same calendar year, or at least not stretching it over 2 years.

So the actual goal is to start now and finish by April of 2027.

Stay tuned!

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 32

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The Season Finale!

October20th, 2014: the Lone Star Financial 500 @ Texas National Motor Raceway.

Race results:

Marty Moen wins his first race of the season.

Final standings:

As expected, Tom Rossi wins the championship, after Parnell Drake unfortunately crashed out of the final race.  Ray Bob Walker managed to finish 3rd in the points after finishing 2nd and Wayne Montana’s equally bad 40th place finish.  Moen’s win secures 5th place in the points.

Dave Lilly, Vic Holder, Mark Forth, Stu Yurich and Mooch Thomas round out the Top Ten in the Points standings.

Next: the 2014 SCRAM season, with a shuffling of a few of the drivers, among other changes.

Stay tuned!

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 31

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THE PENULTIMATE RACE!

WILL THE CHAMPIONSHIP BE DETERMINED TODAY?

October 13th, 2013: the A to Z Auto Parts 600 @ Desert Saguaro SuperSpeedway

Race results:

Robby Pietrowski wins his first race of the season.  A strong 4th place finish by Tom Rossi and a 27th place finish for Parnell Drake all but guarantees the championship for Rossi.

Current standings:

The point differential is between first and second place 42 points.

If Rossi fails to qualify (0 points) or finishes last without leading a lap (1 point) and Drake wins the race (43 points +1 point for leading a lap), the championship goes to Drake.

Next: FINAL RACE!  The Lone Star Financial 500 @ Texas National Motor Raceway.

Stay tuned!

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 30

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October 6th, 2013: the Prospector 400 @ Golden Gate International Speedway.

Race results:

Wayne Montana wins his 7th race of the season, yet sits in 3rd place in the standings.

Current standings:

Despite poor finishes by both Tom Rossi (35th) and Parnell Drake (32nd), the pair maintain their positions atop the standings.  Wayne Montana is mathematically still alive in third place.

Next: the A to Z Auto Parts 600 @ Desert Saguaro SuperSpeedway.

Stay tuned!

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 29

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Today I managed to run a race before I finished that baseball game.

September 29th, 2013: the Yolo Corn Chips 400 @ Gulf Coast Motor Speedway.

Race results:

Bobby McKinnon makes a last lap pass on Tom Rossi to win his first race of the season.

An unspecified problem for Parnell Drake and a late black flag for Wayne Montana send the two title contenders to finish back in the pack and allows Rossi to reclaim the points lead.

3 races to go and 21 points separated the two top drivers.

Next: the Prospector 400 @ Golden Gate International Speedway.

Star tuned!

1957: Giants Replay, Game 1

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Been a while since I’ve played a) a baseball game; b) an Opening Day game; and c) Dynasty League Baseball

When I pulled the game out to play, I had forgotten that I had the 1957 season in the box, and further forgot that I had started a game and left it in the bottom of the third in Digital Diamond Baseball, which I use to keep score of these games.

Opening Day, 1957!

Final from Forbes Field:

Antonelli was doing well until the bottom of the 6th, when the Pirates scored 4 runs to take the lead.

I honestly don’t know how often I’ll come back to this replay, or even this game, as much as I like playing it, there’s just a lot of chart flipping that I don’t do in other tabletop baseball games.

Stay tuned!