Racing points championship racing from 1996-current
at Galletta's Greenhouse's
"Racing Yard Kart"/Go-Kart Speedway Every weekend from June-October at
Galletta's, and weekly all summer at Oswego Speedway's Dirt
Kartway.
We race exclusively with limited-modified
5hp Briggs and Stratton flat-head motors all with affordable 100% stock parts at
Galletta's & Oswego
to make the most affordable karting league in the world - Racing yard karts, AKA
Single-Wheel-Drive Gas Stockers!
Nick Dann with his Dann Destroyer #68 & the
Galletta's #7 Gas Stocker Karts (2008).
Name:
Nick Dann
Years Racing Go-karts at Galletta's:
2006-2009. Nick took the 2010 season
off due to work and the fact that he claims that he will not be able
to compete until he gets back into shape, and plans to be back in
2011.
A 15-kart event on
7/27/2009, the first 30-lap feature saw Nick Dann emerge as the
winner of the first 30-lapper in the Galletta's #0. Here he poses
with his dad and fellow Galletta's Karting veteran, Dick Dann.
It was his 3rd feature win at Galletta's and 4th overall in the 1WD
Gas Flathead division. Highlights below:
Since it was so cold, we
skipped our usual Fall Challenge Twin-30s for a regular 45-Lapper on
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008. And it was
Wavin' Nicholas Dann who passed both Larry Phillips and Gary Miller
after they broke chains, and then held off the Chris and Matt Stevens to
get his 2nd Feature win in two Feature races in the Galletta's #7, after
going winless for 3 years before now!
On Friday,
October 24th, 2008, we held twin-30s as
they are very popular with all active
drivers because it gives a reset and a chance for potentially two winners per
night. On a special Friday Night show (to avoid the predicted rainfalls on
the weekend), Chris Stevens won the first 30-lapper in his trusty old Galletta's #5, and
Nick Dann won the second; his first feature ever at Galletta's to add to
his first feature ever at Oswego earlier in the year, and it comes in the Galletta's #7.
On
July 4th, 2008 at Oswego Kartway,
Wavin' Nick Dann (AKA "Chris Griffin" in the Dann #68) led every
lap from his handicap pole sitting position to win his first
feature race of his three year karting career! Nick was followed by is dad,
Dick Dann (Dann #86); Chris Stevens (Galletta's #8); Matt
Stevens (Galletta's #33); Wesley Stevens (Galletta's #4); Russ
Hockey (Hockey #00); and Gary Miller (Miller #24).
All people familiar with
Galletta's Karting Club were thrilled for Nick, as
he had one stolen from him earlier in
the season
when he was spun out by a large man who "doesn't care" and calls
us "whiners" despite the fact that he himself whines and will
only race people if he has a gas Animal motor vs. a limited-mod
gas stocker 5hp.
Winner of the 2006-07 Funniest Visiting
Karter. Won a heat in 2007, waving
bye-bye to Matt and Ogre Stevens. However, due to him using time-travel to defeat them (see pictures for evidence), he earned
the name, "Nick-Of-Time." The pictures are on his
computer background and screensaver.
Dick Dann passed Larry Phillips
late in the race to win the 2nd 30-Lapper on
October 19th, 2008 (Melissa Gabel won the 1st 30-Lapper,
although Dick was in 2nd for most of that race as well). It was the 1st time that the
Dann #68 kart (usually driven by his son Nick) visited victory
lane at Galletta's, although Nick did score an Oswego Kartway win
earlier that year on. More
here.
Nicknames: Wavin' Nick Dann, Nick Of Time, Chain-Lube Man "I AM.... CHAIN-LUBE MAN!!!"
Mottos: "Hey Matt, what're you doing to my mom?!" "...that's what she said!"
Karts: Team Dann (#02 #68). Driven Galletta's rentals in past.
Won in the Galletta's #7.
An old shot of Nick before his Dann #68 was
rebuilt.
2006/09/23 Pre-Klassic Photo- Photo by Gene Galletta, Remastered by
Chris Stevens. Nick's kart has since been rebuilt several times.
Did you know? Fun Fact: That Nick's dad,
Dick has brought a lot of visitors to the Galletta's
Go-Karts website, just from people doing Google image searches
for "Dick." Also, his former Dann #68 was purchased
and raced by
AJ
Nason during the 2010 Season, re-numbered #35.
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