10/11/2009 – Dick Dann wins a Fall Bonus Point Race in Galletta’s Greenhouse #7 (+YouTube)
Galletta’s Karting Club – 2009 Season, Race Week 17:
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 in Oswego, NY – Fall “Bonus Points” Race
Due to his work schedule as a trucker and his other racing hobby (getting into clones), Dick Dann could only race around once per month this season at Galletta’s, and to make matters worse, two of those potential race dates were rained out. Having motor problems on his #86 and #68 team karts, Dick navigated the Galletta’s #7 kart this evening, and led all 25-laps and take his 1st feature win of 2009, hence keeping his streak of at least one feature win per season since his rookie campaign in 2006. The kart is fast, and in a shocker, went unused in the prior weekend’s Galletta’s Klassic 200.
LOW-RES HIGHLIGHT REEL (For complete race in Higher Resolution, return to top of page)
NOTE: Part of the DVD for this race — the feature from Gene Galletta’s angle in turns 3 & 4 — was corrupted and lost . Low-resolution remnants still can be seen edited within the compressed highlight video seen here, but the complete, unedited, and uncompressed footage is currently lost (unless we can find a way to salvage it). But, at least we still got the Rungnapha Stevens angle from the Race Tower in turns 1 & 2 in its entirety (seen on top of the page).
The Galletta’s #7 is a handicap kart set-up for heavier drivers (lighter, longer, and a bigger race cam than the other karts), and Dick Dann again proved yet again how capable it is to win a feature in with an experienced driver behind the wheel. Matt (#6) and Chris (#2) tried out backups and found them fast, but a fairly boring, 5-kart/25-lapper that felt and looked like a heat race went to the returning Dickie! Congrats, we missed you and wished you’d race full time again!
Dick became the 12th different Feature Winner out of 18 features held at Galletta’s, proving to be the most competitive season in our history, no matter what anybody says about our division compared to the others, you prove your skills with karts that are evenly matched, not with ones you just paid more for. Shows a true driver, and that’s how we do it at Galletta’s – and how we’ve done it since the 1990s! Win here, you can win anywhere, in anything. With a solid rookie class this season, next season looks even more promising than this one.
Final Order of Finish for October 11th, 2009’s 25-Lap Fall Bonus Points Feature:
| 1st – Dick Dann (Galletta’s Greenhouse #7) = Earned 68 “Fall Bonus” points & 1 Feature Win |
| 2nd – Larry Phillips (L&K Small Engine #04) = Earned 65 “Fall Bonus” points |
| 3rd – Chris Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse #2) = Earned 62 “Fall Bonus” points |
| 4th – Matt Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse #6) = Earned 59 “Fall Bonus” points |
| 5th – Melissa Stevens (Stevens Racing #19) = Earned 52 “Fall Bonus” points |
| NOTE: FALL-SERIES BONUS POINTS WILL BE TALLIED AT SEASON’S END (separate from Summer Series). |
2009 Gas Flathead Dirt Karting World Championship Point Standings:
After 18 combined events at John J. Galletta Memorial Go-Kart Speedway from 6/8/2009 -thru- 11/8/2009.
Our complete Points Standings from the prior eight seasons are found on this webpage.
|
Pos. |
Name (Go-Karts Piloted) |
Years Pro at Galletta’s |
Total Points (Place) |
Average Points Per Event |
Events |
Features |
Heat Wins |
Feature Wins |
Win| |
Feature Win % |
|
1 |
|
14th |
2,983.5 |
165.85 |
18 |
22 |
0 |
3 |
0|1 |
17% |
|
2 |
|
14th |
2,939.5 |
163.31 |
18 |
22 |
2 |
8 |
1|1 |
36% |
|
3 |
|
3rd |
2,571.0 |
171.40 |
15 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
0|1 |
11% |
|
4 |
|
3rd |
2,421.0 |
142.41 |
17 |
21 |
2 |
1 |
0|1 |
5% |
|
5 |
|
3rd |
1,934.0 |
138.14 |
14 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
0|0 |
6% |
|
6 |
|
5th |
1,816.5 |
121.10 |
15 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
0|0 |
5% |
|
7 |
 Larry Phillips(L&K Small Engine #04) |
2nd |
1,290.0 |
117.27 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
0|0 |
7% |
|
9 |
 Tim Galletta (Galletta’s #7, 9, 2) |
1st |
1,186.0 |
169.43 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0|1 |
0% |
|
8 |
 Fred Collins(Galletta’s #9) |
5th |
1,117.0 |
139.63 |
8 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
0|0 |
11% |
|
11 |
 George Russell(Galletta’s #2) |
1st |
821.0 |
273.67 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0|1 |
0% |
|
10 |
|
3rd |
773.0 |
193.25 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0|1 |
0% |
|
12 |
|
1st |
624.0 |
208.00 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0|1 |
0% |
|
13 |
|
9th |
482.5 |
160.83 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0|0 |
20% |
|
14 |
|
4th |
460.5 |
115.13 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0|0 |
17% |
|
15 |
|
3rd |
443.0 |
221.50 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
16 |
|
® |
390.0 |
390.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|1 |
0% |
|
17 |
|
1st |
370.0 |
123.33 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
18 |
|
N/A |
360.0 |
360.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|1 |
0% |
|
19 |
|
3rd |
320.5 |
106.83 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
21 |
|
4th |
309.0 |
103.00 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0|0 |
33% |
|
20 |
1 = Methanol |
4th |
277.5 |
138.75 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0|0 |
50% |
|
22 |
|
2nd |
240.5 |
120.25 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
23 |
Tony Gonyeau |
® |
226.0 |
113.00 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
24 |
|
1st |
147.0 |
73.50 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
25 |
|
® |
144.0 |
144.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
26 |
|
® |
139.0 |
139.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
27 |
 Asaad Al-Hanini (Galletta’s #2, 7, 1) |
® |
137.0 |
137.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
28 |
 Todd Sharp(Galletta’s #9) |
® |
135.0 |
135.00 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
29 |
|
1st |
132.0 |
132.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
30 |
|
® |
130.0 |
130.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
31 |
|
® |
124.0 |
124.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
32 |
|
® |
123.0 |
123.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
33 |
 Austin Hicks(Galletta’s #24) |
® |
118.0 |
118.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
34 |
|
1st |
118.0 |
118.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
35 |
|
® |
115.0 |
115.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
36 |
|
® |
108.0 |
108.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
37 |
|
® |
108.0 |
108.00 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
38 |
|
® |
106.0 |
106.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
39 |
|
® |
106.0 |
106.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
40 |
|
® |
104.0 |
104.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
41 |
|
® |
101.0 |
101.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
42 |
|
1st |
100.0 |
100.00 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
43 |
 Zack Sawyer(Galletta’s #1) |
® |
95.0 |
95.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
44 |
|
1st |
93.0 |
93.00 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
45 |
|
® |
87.0 |
87.00 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
46 |
|
® |
86.0 |
86.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
47 |
|
® |
84.0 |
84.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0|0 |
0% |
|
48 |
|
N/A |
73.0 |
73.00 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0|0 |
100% |
“CM Bigfoot” 
Soliman Barakat
Jeff Tetro
Justin Bonacquisti
Josh Chetney
Andrew Miller
Nazeha Al-Hanini (Galletta’s #7)
Neaiamh Al-Hanini (Galletta’s #1)
Ron Rowe
Eddie Scruton
Brian Paul
Ken Pierce
Brandon Matott
For the All-Time Points Series — added up after the FINAL Fall race each season — go here.
For the 2009 Summer Season Points Finale — added up after the Klassic — go here.
For the All-Time Points Series, go here.
Galletta’s Kart Club 2009 Volume #15 DVD:
This DVD includes Speedmonkey’s Attack Night race on September 19th, 2009, the Post-Klassic ’09 Fall Bonus Points Race on October 11th, 2009, and previously unreleased bonus practice footage from the All-Galletta’s race on August 23rd, 2009. Almost 2 hours in the highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo/Pro-Logic Surround, and two camera angles of most of the action. Price $5.
