104th. Dave Melfi
527.0 Points | 2 Win (27%) | 7 Feature Races [2008 Last Active Update]
DRIVER PROFILE — DAVE MELFI – #22 OHV OUTLAW:
Driver profile for Dave Melfi, who raced for the OHV Outlaws in several Galletta’s Karting Club events at Oswego Kartway from 2008, winning two.
Name:
David Melfi
Years Active:
2008
Kart:
Team OHV Outlaw #22
Motor(s) used:
6.5hp Briggs & Stratton OHV (when Galletta’s ran Shaved Head stock 5hp)
Stock Gas Animal OHV (?) (when Galletta’s ran Shaved Head 5hp)
Ranking in the All-Time Points & Wins Lists:
Galletta’s Backyard Karting Speedway (None on Record)
Oswego Speedway Kartway (Right-Turn / Gas Stock Division)
Fun Fact:
Dave was a quick learner in his #22 kart, but never raced at Galletta’s (only at Oswego Kartway in the Mixed-Motor Gas Stocker division) in 2008. For a beginner, he had a lot of horsepower and was running with the drivers with 10x’s his experience within a couple of races, and has one of the absolute highest win percentages despite that inexperience. Unfortunately didn’t get a lot of races in before getting stuck in the arguments between the Outlaw OHV’s, Galletta’s Flatheads and track operator.
OVERHEAD VALVE MOTOR “OUTLAWS”:David was a part of a group of slightly heavier drivers and far heavier karts that brought OHV motors to our races and called themselves “The Outlaws” after Galletta’s Karting Club racers (whom all had 5hp Flatheads) voted against racing against the OHV motors feeling like the OHVs had *WAY* too much power to compete with. There were multiple drivers who raced with us over the years in this style of motor (as documented in our All-Time Galletta’s Backyard Speedway Points and All-Time Oswego Kartway Points). Now while we had some some irreconcilable disagreements about motors with these drivers, we always enjoyed racing with these guys, as we felt that they were passionate racers that we thoroughly enjoyed competing against. We want serious racers to race with. We just could not agree on motors, gears and weights, and it created hard feelings where there should have been none, and it got to the point where we even felt as if the track operator was purposely trying to get us mad at each other after a while… Too Bad They Quit…Shortly later on, in late-2008 and up, we *did* create broader weight and power rules for our club so that heavier drivers could compete against lighter ones (weights on lighter drivers and some extra powered cams and gears on the heavier ones) WITHOUT using completely different motors that were impossible to truly equalize (OHVs always put out more power). It worked on equalizing the races more than ever before, as we had the largest amount of winners in a single season that we ever had after the rules were enacted (including a handful of drivers who were all way heavier than these guys!), as seen immediately in 2009, 2010, 2011 and onward! Sadly, the Kartway excluded our club and the Outlaws never came back to experience our new weight/power rules. They would have doubtlessly excelled! |
