In our 11th year of points championship racing at Galletta's Greenhouse's Go-Kart Speedway
Sundays from June-August & Saturdays from September-October, and Fridays at Oswego Speedway.
We race "yard carts" exclusively with limited modified 5hp Briggs and Stratton flat-head motors.
 

Oswego Speedway Exhibition: 
Friday, June 23rd 2006:

On Friday, June 23rd 2006, a handful of the Galletta's Go-Kart Association ventured to the Oswego Speedway and put on an exhibition that had a 10-lap heat and a 20-lap feature with our limited modification Yard Karts. Matt Stevens, Chris Stevens, Gary Miller, Wesley "Ogre" Stevens, Brian Bortel, Robbie Jimenez and Josh Schute put on a great show, had a great time, and we plan to be back every week with more drivers and karts. Matt won both the heat and the feature, but it didn't count for points. For more info, go to the Speedway's official site here. Now, onto Sunday's race....

2006 Race #3 results:
Sunday, 06/25/2006 

The first thirteen laps took forever to complete, as they were caution-filled thanks mostly to the inexperienced rookie drivers. Opening lap was no exception, as it saw a massive pileup in the 2nd turn. Afterwards, the rookie drivers then whined for their entrance and kart rental money back due to a lack of completed laps, but seemed to overlook the fact that they caused most of the cautions and wrecked the karts. This has forced Chris to institute a new "Heat qualifier" race for rookies only, and if they cannot complete the heat without wrecking and/or breaking, then they will not be allowed to race in the feature event with the experienced drivers.

Last week's winner, Gary Miller (#24), didn't have the same luck, as he found things a little tougher when you don't start on the pole with a points handicap. Early on he was pressured and then passed by Chris and Matt Stevens, then spun Matt out. Gary then stormed off the track due to the amount of cautions. The constant arguing over the amount of cautions and repair breaks has led to a new time-limit system to be discussed and voted on by the drivers. The system would give more time for drivers in the thick of the points race, but rookie drivers who are not competitive will not have as much repair time allotted to them.

(Left) The caution that Gary and Matt caused also caused another accident. At the time, the race was led by another rookie driver who saw the caution, but then slowed up too quickly and caused several karts to check up. Chain reaction saw Ogre then catching a tire and slamming into a tree. Thankfully, with a Supermodified tire in front of it, he was not injured. (Right) Rick Meynes (#9) and Jason Mills (#6) battle near the front.

June 25th, 2006 40-lap Final order or finish:

After Jason Mills (#6) retired with carb pickup problems, the battle for the final twenty-seven laps saw Chris Crusher Stevens (#8) followed by Ed Meynes (#43) and Matt Stevens (#3). The battle for second was particularly furious as Matt kept getting runs on Ed, but couldn't get the pass.

The final lap saw Chris "ChrusherComix" a pull away from Ed Meynes and Matt Stevens to get an impressive victory and take a slim lead in the point standings.


2006 Galletta's Go-Karts Point Standings:
After 3 races from 6/11/2006 thru 6/25/2006

Our races take place at:

Galletta's Greenhouses
60 County Route 20
Oswego, NY 13126-6512
(315) 343-0879
Need directions? Here's a Google Map!

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