9/17/2011: A F***ed-Up 45
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 2011: In a day that saw the start time change from 4pm to 5pm to 6pm and finally 7pm as we scrambled to get the Platt-Num #28 race-ready for intended buyer Brian Galletta (only to see it break the drivewheel right off at the axle bolt during the race... ugh), and the a twin-35 night get turned to Twin-30s and then finally a single 45, we just had a long, weird race day, intended to be the last regular show before Klassic (unless our schedule changes, and right now it is OPEN to include as many drivers as possible on a Saturday with a Sunday raindate). It finished with Joe Sereno dominating only to lose a throttle cable in the lead and Randy Platt hold off everybody else in the extremely close and competitive 45-Lapper. Sorry that the pics, descriptions, points and videos are so slow of late, but the webmaster being busy with work and being slightly sleep deprived is slowing all this stuff down! Read on, muthaf*****!
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Race Results
45-LAP FEATURE EVENT - PRE-KLASSIC TUNER RACE:
Our last scheduled race before the 16th Annual Klassic 200 Championship (the ONLY true championship of karting in Oswego (don't let pricey 3-8 kiddie-karts going 40-50 laps on an overpriced/over-hyped kiddie kart track let you think you've won anything other than winning the track some extra money and yourself a swelled head), a special Saturday show was an 8-kart extravaganza. The show was delayed four hours while the Platt-itude #28 was being rebuilt for new owner Brian Galletta, and waiting for the arrival of a few more drivers who were scheduled to make this final tune-up before our annual 200-lap championship race.
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Normally 8 karts isn't that bad of a field (at least for most local karting classes), but we're an experienced lot of drivers that are all greedy for as much competition as we can fit on track. We were originally due for a 10-kart race, but two drivers were unable to make it at the Nth hour. Several vets are penciled in for Klassic though, which is looking like at least 11 drivers locked in and several rental karts wide open (don't forget that Kyle Reuter - old-school Galletta's Karting Club aureate and undisputed champion of the local kiddie-Kartway from 2008-2010 - won the Klassic in an unused/ignored rental kart, effectively proving that all those alleged drivers and race-fans in the local area who know about our races and think up of a million whiney excuses as to not come out and watch or race really are afraid wussies who can't drive and know we're better. He'll be back to defend his 2010 Klassic 200 title, which he called, "The most fun I've ever had in a race!" and added, "I can't believe I won it!")
One of the reasons for the name of this race was the fact that MANY things went wrong, which is why Matt and his racing park assistants needed 2 weeks to prepare our ever-growing stable of over a dozen karts and the track for the 200 Lapper. In addition to the long delay in fixing the #28 and waiting for a few drivers, the Galletta's #7 had to be retired early due to a developing knock, forcing Justin into the #9 (which he then flipped off turn 4 and retired for the evening), the Galletta's #4 spitted-and-sputtered to an early retirement (carb screws falling out) forcing Chris Stevens into the Galletta's #8 (which was developing a smoking problem as well), and long-suffering Joe Sereno snapped a throttle cable in the Galletta's #5 while dominating with a big lead (not the 1st time this has happened to Joe, who also lost a pack of cigs all over the track during the warm-up session!). But it didn't end there....
Brian Galletta, driving his new purchase - the Platt-itute #28 built by his buddy Randy Platt - snapped the drivewheel axle bolt at the weld and went for a wild flip in turn 1.
The drivewheel wanted to keep going though, as it drove halfway down the back stretch! Brian was okay, but was violated inappropriately by a weight bar on the #28 (which says, "Take it!" and ,"Muthaf***ah'" on it), which may lead it to be added to the Sex Offender List. Seriously, despite the fact that the kart is wicked fast, it badly needed a lot of weld reinforcements, which has been taking place all week after the race and should be ready to rock the 200.
Randy "Bobandi" Platt, who inherited the lead after the #7 and #5's breakdowns (and whose weld saw to Brian's early-race departure as well, heheh), took another easy win. Here Chris Stevens shakes his fist and points at Randy to purposefully ruin his victory lap because that's how I roll, homie.
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2011 Point Standings after 9/17/2011's Event
Pos. |
Name (Go-Karts Piloted)
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Total Points (Place) |
Average Points Per Feature |
2011
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2011
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2011
|
2011 Feature Wins |
Career Feature Wins (2000-up) |
Years Pro at GKC |
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1st |
|
2,286.0 |
114.30 |
15 |
20 |
0 |
3 |
57 |
16th |
|
2nd |
|
2,225.0 |
111.25 |
15 |
20 |
0 |
6 |
104 |
16th |
|
3rd |
|
2,214.5 |
110.73 |
15 |
20 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
3rd |
|
4th |
|
2,124.5 |
106.23 |
15 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
5th |
|
5th |
|
2,082.0 |
104.10 |
12 |
20 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1st |
|
6th |
|
2,061.0 |
103.05 |
15 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1st |
|
7th |
|
1,162.0 |
105.64 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
3rd |
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8th |
|
941.5 |
94.15 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3rd |
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9th |
|
814.5 |
81.45 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5th |
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10th |
 Kenny Lindsley III(Galletta's #0, 2) @@@ |
391.0
|
78.20
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3rd
|
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11th |
|
367.5 |
91.88 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
|
12th |
|
328.0 |
65.60 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
|
13th |
|
283.0 |
94.33 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2nd |
|
14th |
 Chase Sereno(Galletta's #6, 9) @ |
283.0
|
94.33
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(R)
|
|
15th |
 Mike "mc" Howell(Galletta's #6) @ |
199.5
|
99.75
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2nd
|
|
16th |
 Rob Clarke(Galletta's #2) @ |
194.0
|
97.00
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2nd
|
|
17th |
|
177.0 |
59.00 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
|
18th |
 Ken Lindsley Jr.(Galletta's #1) @@ |
143.0
|
71.50
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2nd
|
|
19th |
|
141.0 |
70.50 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4th |
|
20th |
|
125.0 |
62.50 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
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21st |
|
120.0 |
60.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
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22nd |
|
80.0 |
80.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
Jason Platt
Chris Doviak
Harold "Hal" Borland
Nicholas Kazmierski
Josh Hartley
Andrew Pullen|
Key: Notes: VISIT THE 2000-2010 GALLETTA'S WINS & POINTS STANDINGS, TALLIED AFTER EACH COMPLETED SEASON |
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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:
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