JULY 17TH, 2011: The undisputed winningest karter in Central New York did it again. Matt Stevens won the 2nd Twin-30 of the night, leading all 30 laps, but did so by actually coming in last in the first 30-lapper, which was won by his cousin Tim Galletta, who also led all 30 laps in the first feature. Our racing is so close, that passing is at a premium and one mistake can be the difference between first and last. 60 laps of racing only saw 1 caution for one spinout. Clean, competitive racing from green to checker. Come back later today and again all week for more updates. Also, we are looking at Saturday race for next weekend to get more drivers (per request of some drivers who WILL come opposed to leaving Sundays open for a few drivers who used to and might come, but don't anymore), as so far this season, 7-9 drivers per class a week may be cool beans for gyno-exam-seat seat cookie-cutter kiddie kart classes, but it is not how grown men (and woman) drivers like to race. Read more:
DVD Highlight YouTube Video
Posted on August 5th, 2011 2011 by ChrusherComix Studios
Galletta's 2011/7/17 Karting - 60-Lap Night - 1st Twin 30
Galletta's 2011/7/17 Karting - 60-Lap Night - 2nd Twin 30
Note: The 2nd video was accidentally processed in 16:9 widescreen, but both camera angles are both 4:3 standard screen. Sorry about that. Other than that, it still came out pretty nice.
As usual, all of our YouTube videos are LOW-RESOLUTION, heavily edited and COMPRESSED highlghts from our weekly DVDs, which are of standard DVD quality and unedited. Also, all YouTube highlight reels are compiled on "Year In Review" DVDs at a rate of 1 or 2 volumes per year. Please ask me if you want a copy of any DVD in our library (just tell me the date and/or who won) for $3 each (in plastic baggie), $4 each (in paper disc sleeve), or $5 each (in plastic disc cover).
Above is this race's menu. For a DVD copy of this race, please e-mail or call Chris Stevens and ask for Galletta's Karting Club 2011 Volume #3. 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.
Above is this race's menu. For a DVD copy of this race, please e-mail or call Chris Stevens and ask for Galletta's Karting Club 2011 Volume #3. 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
Posted on July 18th, 2011 by ChrusherComix Studios1st 30-LAP FEATURE EVENT:
Early on in the show, Joe Sereno tried to get under his brother Justin Galletta and spun out. This would be the only caution of the night.
Here Justin Galletta (#7) holds off his cousins-once-removed Matt (#33) and Chris Stevens (#8) while his dad Tim charges in the lead up ahead.
And as can be seen on the video, Timmy (#54) had a tow-in and yet was able to maintain the lead.
Yep, for 30 laps, this is essentially how close the racing was. Beat that gyno-cookie-cutter-kiddie-track karts! ;)
Late in the race, Joe Sereno was able to recover from his early spin and get Matt back with a couple of laps to go. And on the last lap, Chris Stevens used a last-turn slinsgot attempt and baaaaarely nipped Justin at the line for 3rd, after Justin had maintained the position for the first 29 laps! That's how close our racing is, folks. And clean, family-friendly racing at that!
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Starting Lineup:
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Final Order Of Finish:
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2nd 30-LAP FEATURE EVENT:
The 2nd feature, as usual with twin-feature races at Galletta's - started inverted from the finish of the 1st. But... OOPS... Matt came in last. Oh, f***!
Matt pulled away from everyone for a relatively easy win, although when Matt ran into lapped traffic, Joe Sereno (#5) was reeling them in, but simply ran out of laps before he could try and trap Matt behind a slower kart - usually the only way Matt is ever caught and passed... ever. He's that good. In the open, he's usually gone. The best race of this 2nd feature was a rematch between Justin and Chris, and although Chris tested him from first lap to last, even getting a few ties in at the finish line, but this time Justin held him off for 3rd. Another clean, quick, fun race! Just too bad that Matt got to start on the pole and get his 4th win of the season with relative ease. More drivers on the track means more people to be buffers between Matt and last, so where are the racers? Come on out, pu$$ies! :)
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Starting Lineup:
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Final Order Of Finish:
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2011 Point Standings as of 7/17/2011
For the Galletta's Karting Club's World Championship of 1WD Gas Flatheads held on Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway for the 2011 season to date. Our complete All-Time Points Standings from 2000-to-'last-completed-season' are found on this webpage, and complete wins on this page.|
Position |
Name (Go-Karts Piloted) [Most drivers have clickable Driver Profiles] |
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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1,033.0 |
122.71 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
102 |
16th |
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2nd |
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991.5 |
110.17 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
55 |
16th |
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3rd |
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965.0 |
107.22 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3rd |
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4th |
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964.0 |
107.11 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
(R) |
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5th |
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958.5 |
106.50 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
(R) |
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6th |
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928.5 |
103.17 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5th |
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7th |
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465.5 |
93.10 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2nd |
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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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367.5 |
91.88 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
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10th |
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328.0 |
65.60 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
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11th |
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283.0 |
94.33 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2nd |
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12th |
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118.0 |
59.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5th |
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13th |
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80.0 |
80.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
Jason Platt
(Galletta's #2)
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Chris Doviak
(Galletta's #1, 9) @@
Andrew Pullen
(Galletta's #1) @This late in the season, only 13 drivers, and only 6 have entered all the races? What the?!
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Key: @ = Used Make-Up Races T = Used Time-Outs (3 per driver per season) L = Raced Light in handicap kart ® = Rookie (less than 1 full season at Galletta's) Notes: Scoring: Point scoring scale is found on our scoring page in addition to our rules page, heats are bonus points, and more bonus points are awarded for each lap run in 1st place (1 point per lap) and 2nd & 3rd place (0.5 points per lap). Starts: Regular season race starts are handicapped via inverting (a) feature wins and (b) points-per-race. 2nd of a Twin-30 start is inverted from the 1st finish. Klassic is started via time-trials. VISIT THE 2000-2010 GALLETTA'S WINS & POINTS STANDINGS, TALLIED AFTER EACH COMPLETED SEASON |
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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 (R2) | 0 | 91.88 |
| Jeff Tetro | 0 | 93.10 |
| AJ Nason | 0 | 94.33 |
| Randy Platt | 0 | 100.13 |
| Melissa Stevens | 1 | 103.17 |
| Justin Galletta (R2) | 1 | 106.50 |
| Joe Sereno (R2) | 1 | 107.11 |
| Tim Galletta | 1 | 107.22 |
| Chris Stevens | 1 | 110.17 |
| Matt Stevens | 4 | 114.78 |
| Any Additional New Entrants | 0 | 0.00 |
