Galletta's Karting Club

In ’06 we raced in the Oswego Speedway Dirt Track (two years later renamed Oswego Kartway)’s 1st season in addition to our 11th. Our Galletta’s Club (and the OHV Outlaws) tallied 39 drivers in 26 races on the 2 tracks, with the 150 lap Klassic at Galletta’s being the culmination to a HUGE season! We were also the biggest class on the track, as most other methanol / flat-kart chassis divisions tallied 1-8 karts…

2006 Final Galletta’s Go-Karts Total Point Standings After 18 feature events from 6/11/2006 thru 10/07/2006 NOTE: The 75-Lapper was the final points show. The final five features, won by Matt (2), Dick (1), and Josh (2), were counted as Fall exhibitions and won’t count in the final points standings, though they are credited as career wins:   The 11th Annual Galletta’s Go-Kart Klassic Championship 150! Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 (150-Lap Event; #16) – The biggest…

The 11th Annual Galletta’s Go-Kart Klassic Championship 150! Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 (150-Lap Event; #16)   At first it looked like the weekend was going to rain out, but the Classic Race was only delayed. 16 drivers made for the biggest “Klassic” ever! First, let us check the time-trials that determined the starting grid: 2006 EVENT #16: THE 2006 KLASSIC QUALIFIER TIME-TRIALS (Starting Grid Order; Now with pictures of pre-race kart & drivers): (Click on…

Galletta’s Go-Kart Speedway 2006 Event #14 & 15 results: Sunday, September 10th, 2006 (40-lap Feature) Saturday, September 16th, 2006 (50-lap Feature) Sorry for the lack of updates, folks. But when we only have 9 racers each for only two races (what?! Why so few?!), and when Supplement Boy Mattie-Jo Stevens effortlessly dominates/owns/rules/schools/destroys the competition (easily I might add) with his brand-new Ogre/Ogre Jr. Chassis #33 Galletta’s Go-Kart, then ol’ Chrusher here gets a…

Galletta’s Go-Kart Speedway 2006 Event #13 results: Sunday, September 3rd, 2006 (50-lap Feature) We had a rainy weekend here at Galletta’s due to Hurricane Ernesto’s aftermath. Originally, with Oswego Speedway’s Classic weekend a staple of our Labor Day weekend (and the Classic 200 scheduled on Sunday), we were planning on racing Monday, September 4th. However, due to the Classic raining out Sunday and being moved to Monday, we realized that our only chance…

Galletta’s Go-Kart Speedway 2006 Event #12 results: Sunday, August 27th, 2006 (Two 10-lap heats & 40-lap Feature)   (LEFT) Dick Dann (#86) won his heat, shown here with a big lead on Ogre (#4) & Matt (#3). (RIGHT) and Gary Miller (#24) won his heat, shown here pressured by Chris Stevens (#8). For some reason, there were many wrecks and a lot of accusations of people putting others off the track in this…

Oswego Speedway Dirt Track Go-Kart Exhibition: Friday, August 25th, 2006 (One 10-lap heat & 20-lap Feature) Mark Miller in the 6.5hp-powered Outlaw #007 (2007 pic for reference) Mark Miller (6.5hp OHV #00) got the win, but behind him, controversy occurred on and off the track.  The 1-WD Gas Stocker / Racing Yard Kart division this week was again the biggest at the track, with between 12 to 15 karts…

Galletta’s Go-Kart Speedway 2006 Event #11 results: Sunday, August 20th, 2006 (50-lap Feature) Galletta’s Speedway was nearly rained out last Sunday, but we stuck to it and made the show. The back straight was a little slick, but it didn’t stop us from running our 11th straight points show of the year. Since only 10 drivers showed (due partially to the weather and partially over a disagreement about the rules – see below), and…

Oswego Speedway Mixed-Class Super Yard Kart Dirt Track: Friday, August 18th, 2006 (One 20-lap Heat and 40-lap Feature) The mixed-class exhibition at Oswego Speedway last Friday was an unusual one, as the clay surface was seriously rutted up in portions and nearly all of the expensive methanol “racing” go-kart classes wussed out.  They simply do not have the ground clearance to tolerate even a few bumps! Not really worth all that, is it?…

Galletta’s Go-Kart Speedway 2006 Event #10 results: Sunday, August 13th, 2006 (Two 10-lap Heats and 50-lap Feature) (LEFT) Heat #1 was won by pole sitter Jason Mills (in the Maynes #38), challenged by Matt “Mush” Stevens (#3). (RIGHT) Heat #2 was won Ogre (#4), who got by Ed Maynes (#43) after Ed crashed into Rob Jimenez (#5) and maintained the lead, though bent his brake pad into his drivewheel. Strangely, Chris “ChrusherComix” Stevens…

Oswego Speedway Mixed-Class Super Yard Kart Dirt Track Exhibition: Friday, August 11th, 2006 (Two 10-lap Heats and 20-lap Feature) The mixed-class exhibition at Oswego Speedway last Friday went to Matt Stevens (#3). He was followed by Wesley “Ogre” Stevens (#4), Robbie Jimenez (#5), and Chris Stevens (#8); all Galletta’s stock-part 5hp Briggs flatheads tuned by Matt, and they all defeated larger 5.5hp-8hp OHV motors, and a gas racing raptor motor driven by Derek Woodworth. These races in…

Galletta’s Go-Kart Speedway 2006 Event #9 results: Sunday, August 6th, 2006 (Two 10-lap Heats and 40-lap Feature) A great evening of hard racing action was in store for the Galletta’s Go-Kart association. The racing was fast and furious, as were the wrecks. However, disappointing all, Team Maynes (Ed, Rick, Kenny, Chris, and Jason Mills) did not show. Jason’s work schedule left him unable to attend (all drivers, please arrive earlier!), and apparently Ed…

Oswego Speedway Mixed-Class Super-Yard Kart Dirt Track Exhibition: Friday, August 4th, 2006 (Two 10-lap Heats and 20-lap Feature)  There were 15 mixed-class karts in an exhibition at Oswego Speedway’s dirt track (Galletta’s Go-Kart style all-stock-part 5-horsepowers, and several competitors had 5.5hp-6.5hp OHV and one “Open” methanol Raptor motor). There are other methanol “flatty” classes at Oswego Speedway’s dirt track, but the mixed-motor 1-WD division is the biggest and most competitive at the fledgling…

2006 Harborfest Championship Go-Kart race  Galletta’s Go-Kart Speedway 2006 Race #8 results: Sunday, July 30th, 2006 (Two 10-lap Heats and 40-lap Feature)     (LEFT) Heat #1 was won by Robbie Jimenez chased by Ed Maynes and Matt “Mush” Stevens. (RIGHT) Heat #2 was won by Wesley James “TrOgre” Stevens chased by Chris “ChrusherComix” Stevens. The 12-cart feature was one of the best in recent memory at Galletta’s Speedway. Early on, Dick Dann (in…

Galletta’s Go-Kart Speedway 2006 Race #7 results: Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 (Two 10-lap Heats and 40-lap Feature)     (LEFT) Heat #1 was won by Wesley James “TrOgre” Stevens, followed by his Junior, “The Boy” Matthew “Mush” Stevens. (RIGHT) Heat #2 was won by Chris “ChrusherComix” Stevens followed by Dick Dann and Robby Jimenez.    The 11-cart feature was competitive, but filled with many accidents, and we show two here. Here, Fred Collins took…

7/16/2006 – Hot Pink Ed Maynes Wins & 7/14 Oswego Speedway Dirt Conquered by Brian Bortel +YouTube On Sunday, July 16th, 2006 at Galletta’s, “Hot Pink” Ed Maynes won a 12-kart 40-Lapper, while on Friday July 14th 2006 at Oswego Speedway, Brian Bortel pulled off the greatest week in his entire racing career when he backed up his 1st career Galletta’s Speedway win and then brought his nude-woman-tattooed-body down to the Kartway and…

Galletta’s Speedway 2006 Race #5 results: Sunday, 07/09/2006 (Two 10-lap Heats and 40-lap Feature) Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong on this full moon evening. Bumpy track, rookie driver spins & wrecks, broken karts, bum carbs… everything. But the event started relatively problem free…   (LEFT) Heat #1 went to Eddie Maynes (in his Maynes #43) holding off a hard charging Matt Stevens (in his Galletta’s #3), the exact vice versa…

Oswego Super-Yard Karts at Galletta’s 2006 Race #4 results: Sunday, 07/02/2006 (Two 10-lap Heats and 50-lap Feature) For the first time in recent Galletta’s Speedway history, we have enacted heat races. Back in the early 1990s, when we only had 2 and 3 karts, we would race heats, alternating in elimination matches to decide the winners. Now, with eleven Galletta’s house karts and several regular competitors who bring their own, (and a handful…

2006 Race #3 @ Galletta’s Backyard Speedway Results: Sunday, 06/25/2006   The first thirteen laps took forever to complete, as they were caution-filled thanks mostly to the inexperienced rookie drivers. Opening lap was no exception, as it saw a massive pileup in the 2nd turn. Afterwards, the rookie drivers then angrily whined for their entrance and kart rental money donations back due to a lack of completed laps, but seemed to overlook the…

2006 Race #2 results: Sunday, 06/18/2006 2006 Volumes #1 & 2 DVD set: Contains the June 11th, 2006,  June 18th, 2006 and June 25th, 2006 races at Galletta’s. Two discs. Two camera angles of each race.  Price $5 each disc.   On this DVD:   (Left) Opening lap saw Gary Miller #24 leading the fourteen kart field from his pole starting position. (Right) Ed Meynes #43 and Chris “Crusher” Stevens #8 race side by side in back of Rob…

2006 Race #1; Sunday, June 11th, 2006: [NOTE: Video to this race is currently missing in our archives. As soon as it is found, it will be uploaded, as it the only regular season race at Galletta’s since mid-2005 that we do not have uploaded to the site! My OCD is kicking in that it isn’t here! Arrgh! -Chris] Jason “The Hammer” Mills was the fastest kart on the…