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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 in the highest-possible DVD resolution with Dolby Stereo 2.0 Surround Sound, predominantly from multiple angles and are only $5 each (discounts available for multiple copies or regular kart Galletta-Kart renters). We accept PayPal or cash, and can either ship or arrange for pickup. We now have THREE angles to catch all the action, although one is stationary on the start-finish line for those close call photo finishes.
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 in the highest-possible DVD resolution with Dolby Stereo 2.0 Surround Sound, predominantly from multiple angles and are only $5 each (discounts available for multiple copies or regular kart Galletta-Kart renters). We accept PayPal or cash, and can either ship or arrange for pickup. We now have THREE angles to catch all the action, although one is stationary on the start-finish line for those close call photo finishes.
Race Results
Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by ChrusherComix StudiosROOKIE & RETCON (MAKE-UP POINT) RACE:
Yeah, so anybody reading our website for a while so knows that we have newbie rookie qualifiers and make-up races for people who have missed at least one race. They are counted in the earliest race they missed and scored as if they started the race but did not finish it. Obviously, the more people who do makeup races, the less points they are good for, meaning that they are best for people who miss one or two events (keeps them in the points race) but not that great for people who miss a bunch (for them it's the real racing experience that counts more than the points). We do not do these because they help the people who make every race (which is usually just the founders most seasons), we do it for the people who simply cannot make every single one due to work/family/money/etc.. In the long run, it helps everybody.
Newbie Rookie Harold "Hal" Borland looked good leading the retcon point race (in the Galletta's #6) with Randy Platt (#2) and Justin Galletta (#7) breathing down his neck. However, right after this, inexperience caught up with him and he had a wild flip from running so close to the edge and going over our 20 degree banked turn (see on video). Oh, and he was okay and LOVED it. But he showed potential, which we always like to see!
Retcon / Rookie Make-up Points 8-Lap Race Finish & Scoring Credits: Again, each driver is counted and credited for the earliest race they missed, and are allowed to enter any and every make-up race we hold until they are caught up. |
30-LAP FEATURE #1:
8 kart show tonight! Not bad for a Monday raindate! And Bobandi's finally back after taking a chunk of the season off due to personal reasons. Lo and behold, he's point-handicapped on the pole!
Starting Lineup: |
With the rain-outs, our back-turn angle has been under-covered due to our usual cameraman Gene Galletta not attending any of the raindate races. Here a stationary shot still took a decent angle of the action.
The track was fast all night. Even Matt, who usually picks people off when the track is a bit sub-par, had difficulty getting a pass. Then again, the Matt-Stopper, Chris, was holding him off, which saved others from what he calls "the torture rack" of moves he throws at people. Chris has seen them all, and can take the challenges better than anybody, but with the races close and so thin competitor-wise, Matt has been getting by everyone by capitalizing on one slow kart or one bad bump.
On a mid-race restart, Justin Galletta took the #7 under Randy's #2, but Boban-the-man held him off on the quicker angle of the outside lane.
When a 1st-time rookie is out there, it will always take time for them to get up to speed. In the meantime, until they learn the track and karts, new guys (and girls) do provide passing opportunities when they are lapped. Here Tim Galletta (#54), Chris Stevens (#4), and Matt Stevens (#33) each try to advance a position by trapping the other in traffic.
One such opportunity occured on the last lap of feature 1, when Matt almost snuck under the rookie Hal, but couldn't find the room, sparing both Tim and Chris from potentially losing positions. The usual unstoppable karting terror known as Go-Kart Mozart Master Matt only wound up passing his wife Melissa in the first show, and Randy Platt took all 30 laps (and their bonus points) for the grand-slam win.
Final Order of Finish: |
30-LAP FEATURE #2:
As most readers know, we handicap our races via inverting the wins and points. However, for the 2nd of a Twin-30, we don't have time to tally the points between races, and we have traditionally invert the finish of the 1st. However, after the last Twin-30s when Matt finished last in the 1st and then utterly blew away the feature via starting on the pole, we went back to our system that we set up late last year, where we still invert, but more wins still must be handicapped in the back to prevent another case of someone with as many points and wins as Matt to start on the pole. This set up a very dynamic field, with one exception... now Chris - who although has won the last two track championships despite only winning 3 features in the last 3 years - starts up front!
Starting Lineup: |
However, with the 26th curcuit nearly complete, with Chris holding a steady lead, the throttle cable snapped on the Galletta's #4, again preventing Chris from getting only his 4th win in the past calendar 3 years. He hopped into the #8 (again, a -5 point penalty is charged for any mid-race kart change).
Timmy Galletta finished the final four laps to take his 2nd feature of 2011. He was followed by his son Justin in the #7, who under the radar snuck in two impressive 2nd place finishes tonight!
Final Order Of Finish: |
2011 Point Standings as of 8/22/2011
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-'the-last-completed-season' are found on this webpage, our complete 2006-08 standings on Oswego Speedway's Kartway on this page, and our 2000-to-'the-last-completed-season' wins are on this page. At seaseon's end, the current totals will be added into the below.
Pos. |
Name (Go-Karts Piloted) [Most drivers have clickable Driver Profiles] |
Total Points (Place) |
Average Points Per Feature |
2011 Events |
2011 Features |
2011 Heat Wins |
2011 Feature Wins |
Career Feature Wins (2000-up) |
Years Pro at GKC |
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1st |
|
1,763.0 |
110.19 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
6 |
104 |
16th |
|
2nd |
|
1,703.0 |
106.44 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
55 |
16th |
|
3rd |
|
1,699.0 |
106.19 |
11 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3rd |
|
4th |
|
1,598.0 |
99.88 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
5th |
|
5th |
|
1,588.5 |
99.28 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1st |
|
6th |
|
1,507.0 |
100.47 |
9 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1st |
|
7th |
|
941.5 |
94.15 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3rd |
|
8th |
|
718.5 |
89.81 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3rd |
|
9th |
|
543.0 |
77.57 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5th |
|
10th |
|
367.5 |
91.88 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
|
11th |
|
328.0 |
65.60 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
|
12th |
|
283.0 |
94.33 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2nd |
|
13th |
 Chase Sereno
(Galletta's #6, 9)
@ |
283.0 |
94.33 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
|
14th |
 Rob Clarke
(Galletta's #2)
@ |
194.0 |
97.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2nd |
|
15th |
|
177.0 |
59.00 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
|
16th |
|
80.0 |
80.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(R) |
Jason Platt
(Galletta's #2)
@
Chris Doviak
(Galletta's #1, 9) @@
Harold "Hal" Borland
(Galletta's #6) @
Andrew Pullen
(Galletta's #1) @|
Key: @ = Used Make-Up Retcon Races (Heat race scored as if raced in the back of a previously missed feature) T = Used Time-Outs (3 per driver per season; 5-10 minute break blocks) L = Raced Light in handicap kart; Point penalty & warning only, no harsh DQs. (R) = Rookie (Inexperienced beginner with 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) for regular-season feature races and Klassic 200 (not for heats and Fall Bonus Races). 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, minus winners are still inverted . 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 | 77.57 |
| Jason Platt | 0 | 91.88 |
| AJ Nason | 0 | 94.33 |
| Robert Clarke | 0 | 97.00 |
| Randy Platt | 1 | 89.81 |
| Joe Sereno | 1 | 99.28 |
| Justin Galletta | 1 | 100.47 |
| Chris Stevens | 1 | 116.44 |
| Jeff Tetro | 2 | 94.15 |
| Melissa Stevens | 2 | 99.88 |
| Tim Galletta | 2 | 106.19 |
| Matt Stevens | 6 | 116.50 |
| Any Additional New Entrants; Veterans, then Rookies | - | ---.-- |
