6/19/2013: Dave Spanfelner and Brian Galletta take the Mid-Week Twin Features!

Oswego Karting 6/19/2013: Dave Spanfelner and Brian Galletta take the Mid-Week Twin Features!

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH, 2013 – Sunday, June 16th saw a muddy track prevent the 2nd of 3 regularly-scheduled Sunday races for the 2013 season. So for the 2nd time in this young season, we ran a mid-week special rain-date event! Dave Spanfelner won the 1st Twin-30 in his DS Humphrey’s #54 storming by Adam Lytle for the lead on lap 1 and leading the whole show. Then Brian Galletta stormed by his cousin Chris and brother Kevin to take the 2nd feature, which was shortened to 24 laps  by starter Wesley “TrOgre” Stevens due to dark (despite Chris and Matt’s protest to finish the last 6). These two also won the last Twin-30s, the DS Humphrey’s 2012 Fall Finale! (Behold! Buddy the Galletta’s Greenhouse patrol cat photobombed into the pic, too! Ogie’s gotta’ be gettin’ jealous.) More pictures and points below! Read on!

Oswego Karting 6/19/2013 Mid-Week Twin Features!

Feature 1 lines up with Dave Spanfelner behind Adam Lytle.

Feature #1 Start:
1st. Adam Lytle (Lytle Motorsports #33c)
2nd. Dave Spanfelner (DS Humphrey’s #54)
3rd. Brian Galletta (Brian Galletta Motorsports #28)
4th. Matt Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse #3)
5th. Eric Woolworth (Raven Tavern #88)
6th. Chris Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse #8)
7th. Kevin Galletta (Galletta’s Greenhouse #7)
8th. Melissa Stevens – w/Lilybeth Stevens (Scissors ‘n Fur #19)

Oswego Karting 6/19/2013 Mid-Week Twin Features!

Matt Stevens (in his legendary Galletta’s Greenhouse #3) tracks Brian Galletta (#28) and Dave Spanfelner (DS Humphrey’s #54) after Lytle dropped out of contention immediately  with a poorly timed motor, which then blew mid-way through the race.

Feature #1 Finish:
1st. Dave Spanfelner (DS Humphrey’s #54)
2nd. Matt Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse #3)
3rd. Chris Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse #8)
4th. Brian Galletta (Brian Galletta Motorsports #28)
5th. Eric Woolworth (Raven Tavern #88)
6th. Kevin Galletta (Galletta’s Greenhouse #7)
7th. Adam Lytle (Lytle Motorsports #33c)
8th. Melissa Stevens – w/Lilybeth Stevens (Scissors ‘n Fur #19)

RETCON RACE MAKEUP POINTS:
9th. Billy Truax (Ruggio Racing #02) – earned 6/23/2013 makeup heat
10th. Mark “Gooner Gilligan” Groesbeck  (Galletta’s Greenhouse #1) – earned via 6/30/2013 makeup heat
11th. Joseph Sereno (Galletta’s Greenhouse #5) – earned via 7/7/2013 makeup heat
12th. Branden “Toomer” Matott (Inkings Tattoo/Woodchuck Saloon #781) – earned via the 7/21/2013’s makeup heats

Oswego Karting 6/19/2013 Mid-Week Twin Features!

Intense action on 6/19/2013. You will not find another karting dvision that will not only be more affordable, but also more competitive. Period. It does not matter what anybody on a pay track thinks, just ask the guys who race with us now and raced with us in the past. Other than a handful of disgruntled ones out of a few hundred drivers, they will all say the same thing and back me up.

 

Oswego Karting 6/19/2013 Mid-Week Twin Features!

Matt’s new HD helmet cam provides some great shots. But maybe he shouldn’t be sharing this footage on the DVDs/Blu-rays… maybe the other drivers would discover his secrets.

Oswego Karting 6/19/2013 Mid-Week Twin Features!

Matt (in the Galletta’s Greenhouse/Chrusher.com #74) tracks his brother Chris Galletta’s Greenhouse #0), and cousins Brian and Kevin Galletta. Family is making a big percentage of our racing division this season!

Oswego Karting 6/19/2013 Mid-Week Twin Features!

Kevin Galletta (Galletta’s Greenhouse #7) leads the pack in the 2nd feature.

Feature #2 Start:
1st. Kevin Galletta (Galletta’s Greenhouse #7)
2nd. Eric Woolworth (Raven Tavern #88)
3rd. Brian Galletta (Brian Galletta Motorsports #28)
4th. Chris Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse #0)
5th. Matt Stevens (Chrusher.com/Galletta’s Greenhouse #74)
6th. Dave Spanfelner (DS Humphrey’s #54)
7th. Adam Lytle (Lytle Motorsports #33c) – DNS
8th. Melissa Stevens – w/Lilybeth Stevens (Scissors ‘n Fur #19) – DNS

Oswego Karting 6/19/2013 Mid-Week Twin Features!

Kevin Galletta stands straight up after going a bit too high in turn two and slamming into the tire wall after his brother Brian passed him for the lead in the 2nd feature.

Oswego Karting 6/19/2013 Mid-Week Twin Features!

Points leader Brian Galletta (Brian Galletta #28) had to fight off charges from his cousins Chris Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse #0), and Matt Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse/Chrusher.com #74). But starter Wesley “Ogre” Stevens called it at a caution on lap 24 due to dark (with work, we had not had time to prep some of the lights that became damaged over the winter).

 Feature #2 Finish:
1st. Brian Galletta (Brian Galletta Motorsports #28)
2nd. Chris Stevens (Galletta’s Greenhouse #0)
3rd. Matt Stevens (Chrusher.com/Galletta’s Greenhouse #74)
4th. Dave Spanfelner (DS Humphrey’s #54)
5th. Eric Woolworth (Raven Tavern #88)
6th. Kevin Galletta (Galletta’s Greenhouse #7) – DNF
7th. Adam Lytle (Lytle Motorsports #33c) – DNS
8th. Melissa Stevens – w/Lilybeth Stevens (Scissors ‘n Fur #19) – DNS

RETCON RACE MAKEUP POINTS:
9th. Billy Truax (Ruggio Racing #02) – earned 6/23/2013 makeup heat
10th. Mark “Gooner Gilligan” Groesbeck  (Galletta’s Greenhouse #1) – earned via 6/30/2013 makeup heat
11th. Joseph Sereno (Galletta’s Greenhouse #5) – earned via 7/7/2013 makeup heat
12th. Branden “Toomer” Matott (Inkings Tattoo/Woodchuck Saloon #781) – earned via the 7/21/2013’s makeup heats
NOTES:
Kevin Galletta didn’t have anybody to race against in the make-up/retcon race, so his practice session was also counted for a make-up race credit for the 6/5/2013 show.

2013 1-WD Gas Flathead Karting World Championship Point Standings  after 6/19/2013 ‘s Event

For the Galletta’s Karting Club’s World Championship of 1WD Gas Flatheads held on Galletta’s Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway for the 2013 season to date,  scored in this manner . Our complete All-Time Points Standings from 2000-to-‘the-last-completed-season’ are found on  this webpage , and our division’s complete 2006-08 standings on Oswego Speedway’s cutesy lil’ Kiddie Kartway (before our class was  barred from, mocked and threatened ) on  this page . At season’s end, the current totals will be added into the below:

Pos. (Last Week)

Name (Go-Karts Piloted)
[Most drivers have clickable Driver Profiles]
® = Used Retcon Race; # = Used Timeout

Total Points (Place)

Average Points Per Feature

2013
Events
Entered

2013
Features
Entered

2013
Heat Wins/
Entered

2013
Feature Wins
*=Tie

Career Feature Wins (2000-up)

Years Pro in GKC

1st.

Brian Galletta - one of the original GKC members!Brian Galletta
(Brian Galletta #13, 28)

486.0

121.50

3

4

1/1

1

4

8th

2nd.

Christopher Galletta Stevens Driver Profile - Pics from sorted winning kartsChris “ Chrusher ” Stevens
(Galletta’s #2, 8, 4, 0)

461.0

115.25

3

4

0/1

1

65*

18th

3rd.
(4th.)

Matt Stevens Profile - Pics from Matt's assorted kartsMaster Matt Stevens
(Galletta’s #33, 3)

430.0

107.50

3

4

0/1

0

115*

18th

4th
(3rd.)

Eric Woolworth - Raven Tavern #88 (6/9/2013)Eric Woolworth
(Raven Tavern #88)

414.0

103.50

3

4

1/1

1

1

2nd

5th.
(4th.)

David Spanfelner - Galletta's #9 -6/17/2012David Spanfelner
(D. S. Humphrey’s #54, Galletta’s #28, 9)

413.0

103.25

3

4

0/1

1

2

2nd

6th.

Adam Lytle #33c - 8/19/2012Adam Lytle
(Adam Lytle #33c)

339.5

84.88

3

4

0/1

0

0

2nd

7th
(8th.)

Melissa Gabel Stevens profileMelissa Stevens
(Scissors ‘n Fur #19)

292.00

73.00

3

4

0/1

0

6

7th

7th
(8th.)

 photo LilybethRoseStevens_zps4e5982c0.jpgLilybeth Rose Stevens
(Scissors ‘n Fur #19)

180.0

90.00

3

4

0/1

0

0

®

9th
(7th.)

Joe Sereno in the Galletta's #5 (9/1/2012)Joe Sereno
(Galletta’s #5)

205.5

102.75

2

2

0/1

0

4

3rd

10th.

Billy Truax (Galletta's #7) 6/9/2013Billy Truax
(Galletta’s #7) ®

176.0

88.00

1

2

0/1

0

0

1st

11th.

Mark

Mark “Gooner Gilligan” Groesbeck
(Galletta’s #1) ®

161.0

78.00

1

2

0/1

0

0

®

12th.

Kevin Galletta (Galletta's #0)

Kevin Galletta
(Galletta’s #7)

137.50

68.75

1

2

0/10

0

0

1st