7/24/2011: Photo Finish to the 10-Kart/55-Lapper!
JULY 24TH, 2011: Every week it seems as we say, "What a great race! Close, fast, competitive and clean!" Well, we had another one, as 10 competitors battled it out during the 55-lap feature on July 24th, 2011. One of the original members of the GKC, Brian Galletta led early, challenged by Melissa Stevens and Jeff Tetro. But Tetro got the pass on a good restart and looked tough to catch until Matt Stevens worked his way to 2nd to test Jeff. They battled through lapped traffic, even splitting it 3-wide more than once. And although Matt nearly got him three of four times, Jeff snipped (or is it nipped?) Matt at the finish line for the closest finish of the year! As Russ Bartlett said, "Those last few laps were worth the price of admission!" Good show, and finally, we got to double-digits in 2011! Thanks to all who raced and congrats to Jeff!
DVD Highlight YouTube Video
All picture captures & video clips are directly taken from our weekly DVDs, which are almost always available to buy the day after the race.
Above is this race's menu. For a DVD copy of this race, please e-mail or call Chris Stevens and ask for this week's race. Each disc is chock full of between 1 to 3 hours of racing, predominantly from multiple angles and are only $5 each (discounts available for multiple copies). We accept PayPal or cash, and can either ship or arrange for pickup.
Race Results
RETCON / MAKE-UP RACES:
Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Retcon Start:
Sunday, July 24th, 2011 Retcon Start:
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Retcon Finish:
Sunday, July 24th, 2011 Retcon Finish:
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55-LAP FEATURE EVENT:
Brian Galletta (#1) looks over to see Melissa Stevens (#19) get a great start to jump from 3rd to almost 1st as the green flag dropped.
Opening lap of our 55-lapper. You won't find better competition for a cheaper price. Because we race for free, and run on donations for gas & parts! And if you go to any pay karting facility/track in the world, you will not find better competition in classes that cost 3-10 times as much. Ours is equal or better for a fraction of the cost. If you don't believe us, come on out and try it.
Early on Melissa Stevens held 2nd while Jeff Tetro (#9) and several other competitors battled wheel-to-wheel. And despite this... NO WRECKS.
Melissa holding off Tetro during the 1st few laps, who in turn is holding off Justin Galletta (#7), Joe Sereno (#5), Tim Galletta (#54), Matt Stevens (#33), and Chris Stevens (#8).
For around half the race, the primary battle was Jeff Tetro fighting off Matt Stevens for the lead. You can see them race side-by-side for many laps, with Jeff barely holding on after a few close calls. Matt almost cleared him for a clean pass a few times, but gave Jeff enough room to battle back. You won't find any competitive racing this clean, courteous and close anywhere.
Here is the snapshot of the "photo finish"! Tetro pumps his fist in triumph as he holds that tricky karting master Matt off by literally the front bumper to secure his 1st feature win of the year, while barely blocking Matt from scoring his 5th feature win of 10 thus far in 2011 (to the sigh of relief from the rest of the competitors who are trailing Matt in the points and slipping even further behind)!
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Starting Lineup:
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Final Order Of Finish:
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Jeff's strong run (plus make-up races) has him catching the group that has been here all season. Meanwhile, as Justin and Joe flip spots every week, Tim has caught and passed Chris, and the primary reason is that Chris broke late and needed a kart change after he got Tim in traffic! That's how close the racing is, folks! One break, one position, one pass means that much! Close race thus far, except Matt is creeping away. We must unite to stop the one-man-karting crew!
2011 Point Standings as of 7/24/2011
Pos. |
Name (Go-Karts Piloted)
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Total Points (Place) |
Average Points Per Feature |
Events |
Features |
Heat Wins |
2011 Feature Wins |
Career Feature Wins (2000-up) |
Years Pro at Galletta's |
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1st |
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1,210.5 |
121.05 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
102 |
16th |
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2nd |
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1,134.5 |
113.45 |
7 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3rd |
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3rd |
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1,129.0 |
112.90 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
55 |
16th |
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4th |
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1,076.5 |
107.65 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1st |
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5th |
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1,072.0 |
107.20 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1st |
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6th |
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1,064.0 |
106.40 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5th |
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7th |
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763.5 |
95.44 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3rd |
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8th |
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400.5 |
100.13 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3rd |
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9th |
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384.0 |
76.80 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5th |
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10th |
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367.5 |
91.88 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
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11th |
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328.0 |
65.60 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
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12th |
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283.0 |
94.33 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2nd |
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13th |
 Rob Clarke(Galletta's #2) @ |
194.0
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97.00
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2nd
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14th |
 Chase Sereno(Galletta's #6) @ |
177.0
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88.50
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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(R)
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15th |
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80.0 |
80.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
Jason Platt
Chris Doviak
Andrew Pullen|
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Comments:
Handicap Start Order for the Next Race:
As usual with all GKC Regular Season events, starts are handicapped via (1) Wins and (2) Points-per-race. Exceptions are:
(a) 2nd of a Twin-Feature [Starting Grid for 2nd will be inverted from finish of the 1st], and
(b) Annual Klassic Championship 200 [Starting Grid is set via time trial speed, time trial order is set by total points].
Driver |
2011 Wins |
2011 Points-Per-Race |
| Brian Galletta | 0 | 59.00 |
| Jason Platt | 0 | 76.80 |
| AJ Nason | 0 | 94.33 |
| Robert Clarke | 0 | 97.00 |
| Randy Platt | 0 | 100.13 |
| Jeff Tetro | 1 | 95.44 |
| Melissa Stevens | 1 | 106.40 |
| Joe Sereno | 1 | 107.20 |
| Justin Galletta | 1 | 107.65 |
| Chris Stevens | 1 | 112.90 |
| Tim Galletta | 1 | 113.45 |
| Matt Stevens | 4 | 121.05 |
| Any Additional New Veteran Entrants/Rookies | 0 | 0.00 |
Location & Sponsor
Galletta's Backyard Go-Kart Speedway is a free-to-race-on and free-to-watch 0.133887 mile dirt oval with 20-degree banked turns. It is located behind Galletta's Greenhouse in Oswego, NY, and can be seen from outer space! The single-wheel-drive gasoline-fueled flathead motor karts take the track between 15-17 seconds per lap which averages over 30 mph (approximately 45-50 mph top speed in the straights). Our speeds are comparable to alcohol/methanol-fueled karts that cost 8 times as much because we use mostly homemade or rebuilt go-karts and gas on a large track; leading to more karts, more competition, and more fun. Our class is usually the largest and most competitive in the area. Thanks to Google Earth for this Spring 2006 photo. Our karting club's home track is located in back of:
Galletta's Greenhouses
60 County Route 20
Oswego, NY 13126-6512
(315) 343-0879 or (315) 343-4281
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