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What is the ESP contest?

Ok, How do I participate in the ESP contest?

1. Before the qualifying period for the first race of the season, you must decide the top 12 drivers for the season, and the number of wins for each of those drivers. Total number of wins must be 17 - the number of races in 2024. Then do the same for the different chassis engines, and Tires (where applicable). For this you will need lots of Extra Sensory Perception, hence the name of the competition.

2. Visit speedpick and move through the menu to the ESP area login form.
   http://www.speedpick.com

   You will be asked for your Name, and E-Mail address. These act as your Username and Password to the competition, so you should try and use the same combination throughout the season. Your name should of course not change through the season, but if you need to change your email address, enter using the new combination, and the forms will guide you as to what you need to do.

   The competition is only open to people with valid e-mail addresses. If you make an entry, and your confirmation e-mail bounces, your entry will be removed. The names of players who's e-mail bounces will be posted on the ESP Homepage - this is not a punishment, in the absence of a valid address, it is the only way I can contact you. You may re-submit your entry using a valid address.

Just one entry per individual. The player name must be a full name that can be identified with picture ID when (if!) a prize is delivered.

3. Error handling procedure
   1. You must pick a valid driver/engine/chassis/tire for each position.

   2. You will not be allowed to use the same driver/engine/chassis/tire in more than one position.

4. Picks are due by Picks are due by 08:00:00 UTC (Zulu/GMT) on Friday 19th March 1999. The entry form will not allow you to make a late entry. So, hit the submit button by the entry time, or be refused entry.

   The entry form will parse, and confirm your entry, so you should always be guaranteed a legal pick. In addition, the entry system, will e-mail you a return receipt to confirm your entry to the competition.

5. In the event that a driver/engine/chassis/tire does not complete a season, tough! There will be no substitutions allowed.

6. Players score points for each race based on how well their picks match the actual season results. For each entry that you pick, you will score points based on where that entry finished compared to where you predicted it would finish. This will be done using the following scoring intervals ((20-16-14-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1) multiplied by 10 (so first gets 200, and 12th 10). This score is then divided by one plus the number of places off (decimals are rounded down).

   To make things more interesting, you also have to guess the number of wins that each entry will make. You score 10 points for each correctly guessed win you make.

   Scoring goes like this:

   Driver Scores For correct placing:

   	       1st place: 200 + WinScore
   	       2nd place: 160 + WinScore
   	       3rd place: 140 + WinScore
   	       4th place: 120 + WinScore
   	       5th place: 100 + WinScore
   	       6th place:  80 + WinScore
   	       7th place:  60 + WinScore
   	       8th place:  50 + WinScore
   	       9th place:  40 + WinScore
   	      10th place:  30 + WinScore
   	      11th place:  20 + WinScore
   	      12th place:  10 + WinScore
   	      --------------------------
   Maximum points possible: 1010 + 200 = 1210
   

   Driver scores for incorrectly guessing winning driver (i.e. scores if you placed the winning driver in 1st to 12th places):

   	       1st place: 200 + WinScore
   	       2nd place:  80 + WinScore
   	       3rd place:  46 + WinScore
   	       4th place:  30 + WinScore
   	       5th place:  20 + WinScore
   	       6th place:  13 + WinScore
   	       7th place:   8 + WinScore
   	       8th place:   6 + WinScore
   	       9th place:   4 + WinScore
   	      10th place:   3 + WinScore
   	      11th place:   1 + WinScore
   	      12th place:   0 + WinScore
   	      --------------------------
   

   You will score for every driver you pick, even if they fall outside of the top 12 at the end of the season.

   The other three parts (Chassis, Engine and Tire) of the competition are scored in a similar way. The scoring intervals though are:

   • Chassis - 100-50-25-10
   • Engine - 100-50-25-10
   • Tire - 20-10

   The overall maximum score then is:

   	Driver: 	1010 + 200 = 1200
   	Chassis:	 185 + 200 =  375
   	Engine: 	 185 + 200 =  375
   	Tire:		  30 + 200 =  220
   				     2210
   

   Although scoring reports will be produced through the season, the only important result is the one at the end of the season. All scoring reports will be based on the results of the real Championship at the time the report is produced.

   The points for Chassis, Engine and Tire are derived from the results of each driver. For example, Paul Tracy drives a Lola/Ford/Bridgestone, so a win for him would also mean a win for each of his car package parts, and his final season score would also give the same number of points to each of the package parts. There is no cross checking betwen them though, so if you put Paul Tracy down for 5 wins, but only put two wins for Lola, that's your problem.

   Here is the current list of Drivers and their equipment:

   Driver	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Team
   Andretti, Marco	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Andretti Autosport
   Armstrong, Marcus	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Chip Ganassi Racing
   Blomqvist, Tom	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Meyer Shank Racing
   Braun, Colin	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Dale Coyne Racing
   Canapino, Agustin	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Juncos Hollinger Racing
   Carpenter, Ed	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Ed Carpenter Racing
   Castroneves, Helio	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Meyer Shank Racing
   Daly, Conor	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Juncos Hollinger Racing
   Dixon, Scott	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Chip Ganassi Racing
   Ericsson, Marcus	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Andretti Autosport
   Ferrucci, Santino	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	A.J. Foyt Racing
   Fittipaldi, Pietro	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
   Ghiotto, Luca	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Dale Coyne Racing
   Grosjean, Romain	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Juncos Hollinger Racing
   Harvey, Jack	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Dale Coyne Racing
   Herta, Colton	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Andretti Autosport
   Hunter-Reay, Ryan	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
   Ilott, Callum	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Arrow McLaren
   Kirkwood, Kyle	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Andretti Autosport
   Larson, Kyle	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Arrow McLaren
   Legge, Katherine	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Dale Coyne Racing
   Lundgaard, Christian	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
   Lundqvist, Linus	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Chip Ganassi Racing
   Malukas, David	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Meyer Shank Racing
   McElrea, Hunter	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Dale Coyne Racing
   McLaughlin, Scott	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Team Penske
   Newgarden, Josef	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Team Penske
   O'Ward, Patricio	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Arrow McLaren
   Palou, Alex	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Chip Ganassi Racing
   Pourchaire, Theo	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Arrow McLaren
   Power, Will	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Team Penske
   Rahal, Graham	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
   Rasmussen, Christian	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Ed Carpenter Racing
   Robb, Sting Ray	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	A.J. Foyt Racing
   Rosenqvist, Felix	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Meyer Shank Racing
   Rossi, Alexander	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Arrow McLaren
   Siegel, Nolan	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Dale Coyne Racing
   Sato, Takuma	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
   Simpson, Kyffin	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Chip Ganassi Racing
   Sowery, Toby	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Dale Coyne Racing
   Vautier, Tristan	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Dale Coyne Racing
   VeeKay, Rinus	Dallara	Chevrolet	Firestone	Ed Carpenter Racing
   Vips, Juri	Dallara	Honda	Firestone	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

   The ESP Champion will be the player who scores the most points at the end of the season. All races will count for the total. Any questions, ideas, suggestions, criticism, etc. can be sent comments to the feedback email on our welcome page.