Racing points championship
racing from 1996-current
at Galletta's Greenhouse's Go-Kart
Speedway
Sundays from June-August &
Saturdays from September-October, and summer Fridays at Oswego Speedway.
We race exclusively with limited-modified 5hp Briggs and Stratton
flat-head motors all with affordable 100% stock parts.
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DRIVER PROFILE FOR BARRELIN' BRIAN BORTEL (2007)
2007/08/26 - Photo by Chris Stevens.
Name:
Barrelin' Brian Bortel
Trademark moves: The Barrel Roll
Years Racing at Galletta’s: 2004-2007.
Retired in 2008 due to absolutely no extra funds to race anymore
despite his love for his kart and racing. Sold his kart in the
2009 off-season to an unknown buyer who probably had no idea
that they had a kart that could be raced at Galletta's Backyard
Speedway.
Career Wins at Galletta’s & Oswego Gas Stocker Kart Racing
Clubs:
At Galletta's, he scored
Heat and Feature Wins (2005 and
2006),
Scored a Gas Stocker Kart Heat and Feature wins at Oswego Speedway's Dirt Oval (2006).
Retired from Oswego Kartway when the Kartway
moved to Thursdays, further impounded by the outrageously higher
fees and Oswego's forced rule changes to Galletta's just flat priced him out.
This also forced him to retire from Galletta's,
as Galletta's adapted our rules to compete at Oswego. Unable to
afford the changes, he sold his kart. Then, Oswego booted the
whole class anyways. (Assholes!)
Karts Raced: Several different Galletta's Karts in 2004, but just the Barrelin' Bortel #15 since 2005.
Crew Chief: Himself, with occasional assists from Matt Stevens.
Fun Facts: Brian acquired his name by
barrel-rolling every kart that he raced with between 2004-2006.
He also has been known to deliver elbow drops to opposing
drivers that get into him, though the activity is banned and
extremely frowned upon. Thankfully, it only happened once (but
one too many times for Kelly Miller's taste).
The
Barrel Roll & Bionic Elbow Drop of 2005: DO NOT WRECK INTO BRIAN! OR
ELSE!!!
Did you know? That although Brian once
crashed with and also dropped an elbow upon Kelly Miller of the
Galletta's Go-Kart club, there were no hard feelings, as he
bought a go-kart off of him a few years later, but then in turn
sold to Chris in the 2007-08 off-season!
Mottos: "Brakes? Who needs f***ing brakes?!" "I felt that f***er goin' over, so I thought to myself, 'Here I go again, living up to my name!'"
"I was gonna' lay out that f***ing cu*t! F***in' bi*** better get the f*** out of my face." "The f***er got into me, I had to f***in' break free, so I f***in' hit him. The f***er!"
Complete online archive of
Galletta's Karting Club events from 1996-2009:
Website by
Chris Galletta Stevens - professional cartoonist, graphic novelist &
affordable website designer:
Please buy Chris's new children's book (co-created and
written by Robert Buchanan)
named, Tee and Wee: Health and Nutrition for Young Earthlings,
ON SALE NOW:
Buy it or get a
sneak-preview.
Chris' kid-friendly/family-friendly comic strip named Towner (with
over 10 years of comics):
Chris' 2007 Graphic Novel, Chrusher - End Cycle:
Chris's 1988-1999 teen-to-adult comic book named "ChrusherComix" (with over 19 years of comics):