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Galletta's Karting Club, located in Oswego, NY, is a go-kart racing club that specializes on racing as professionally as we can for as economically as possible. We developed a style of kart racing that is different, but no less competitive than any national karting organization. Our biggest difference is affordability. Our club is free to join and race in, and the only thing anybody pays for is gas and parts. We are the largest and longest-running dirt karting class in the local area, as we were founded in the early 1990s and our average feature is 45-Laps usually consisting of 10-15 karts, with a 200-Lap "Klassic" Championship at Summer's end deciding an Annual Points Champion. We race homemade 1-Wheel-Drive racing karts that can race on professional karting tracks and backyard speedways alike. We have karts rebuilt from used racing chassis, used yard karts and some built from scratch. We have ONE class to ensure a true overall track champion, and not have several smaller classes of divisional champions with no clear winner. We race used 5hp Briggs Flathead motors fueled by pump gas, sped-up by hand-shaved heads, and regulated by stock Fun Power-type carburetors instead of expensive prefabricated 2-WD chassis powered by high-priced methanol-fueled motors. On our own backyard oval speedway, we turn clockwise with our top speeds approximately 45-50MPH. Although we all run in the same division, in addition to a minimum weight requirement, we have something unique to our inclusive class -- a weight-to-power-allowance scale to allow heavier drivers more horsepower via stronger racing cams and more powerful gear ratios, a system proven to be successful as we have the tightest competition and most varied winner's circle locally over the last few years. This way our one class is bigger, almost as fast, and more competitive than the higher-priced karting classes, because heavier and lighter drivers can race equally and having the same chance of winning as the next guy. Racing experience, starting position, and a little bit of luck usually decides the outcome, and money and kart price play no role. To ensure this, we have an expert motor builder -- club cofounder Matt Stevens - who oversees that all of the motors are legal, equalized, and competitive, and does so for no cost - just to have people to race with! Join us and find out what many people, including semipro drivers from local racetracks say - we have the most fun and spend the least money of likely any competitive motorsport class in the world! Just because the track is not located behind a famous race track, and the karts don't cost over a grand doesn't mean this isn't real racing with talented drivers and excellent competition. Earn your karting "street cred" at Galletta's. Enjoy! ATTENTION: New drivers wanted!  You are invited to join the club! We are the longest-running, largest, most affordable and most competitive karting organization in the area, but due to a handful of our weekly veterans selling their karts and/or retiring in the offseason, there are several karts that sit idle every weekend in need of good drivers' butts in their seats to race them every Sunday. Several race-ready karts sit at trackside, and in all of Oswego - supposedly a racing fan town with alleged aspiring drivers - we have more competitive, race-ready karts on the sidelines than on the track. Stop being pussies and race, sons. New drivers are invited, and vets who have missed out this year are as well. 1st-Timer rookies are allowed to schedule rookie races during the week to get ready for the regular races, but we do prefer Sunday before the regular race itself.

Our races are every Summer Sunday evening and switch to Fall Fridays and/or Fall Saturdays. We race on nominal donations. We have several feature-winning arrive-and-drive "Galletta's" karts that are available to drive in a race (consisting of anywhere between 45-70 laps) for $25 (covers gas, engine wear and part wear). If you have your own kart with matching specs to our club, there is a $5 donation (covers gas, water, lights, and truck use in prepping the track) to race. Again, the donations operate the over a dozen karts, and the parts, gas, electricity, lights, and water for the weekly operation of the track.

We race every Sunday in the Summer (June through August, but switch to every-other-Saturday/Fridays/occasional Sundays in the Fall through November). Regular "Summer Season Point Series" ends with Klassic 200-Lapper that determines the points and Klassic Championships of the track, and erratic post-Klassic races are "Fall Bonus Point Challenge races that only count for the All-Time points, but not the summer series. Drivers should come on time or early to help get the track and karts ready to race.

Races are free to watch, but all spectators must stay at least 10 feet away from the track, not in the "hot" pits, and/or in back of a solid object when karts are on the track. People are invited to join us racing, but you must understand basic racing rules, have full body and full helmet protection, and obey and respect all rules and regulations of the property owner, flaggers, kart owners, and your fellow karting competitors - with veteran and regular drivers taking more seniority over newbies.

11/10/2012: 1st Annual D.S. Humphreys Twin-35s Fall Bonus Race

 

10/6/2012: 17th Annual Championship 200-Lap Race

STARTING GRID TO THE 17TH ANNUAL GALLETTA'S GREENHOUSE KARTING KLASSIC 200 FROM 10/6/2012:

OUTSIDE GROOVE ROW   INSIDE GROOVE ROW
Click to enlarge picture! 1st:
Brian Galletta
Starter Kart:
Brian Galletta #13
16.14 | 15.86

Optional Backup Kart:
Brian Galletta/Platt-Num #28
16.27 | 16.28
Click to enlarge picture!
2nd:
Chris Stevens
Starter Kart:
Chrusher.com/Galletta's Greenhouse #8
15.87 | 16.25

Optional Backup Kart:
Chrusher.com/Galletta's Greenhouse #4
16.49 | 16.37
Click to enlarge picture! 3rd:
Randy Platt
Starter Kart:
Platt-Num #187
16.18 | 16.22

Optional Backup Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #0
--.-- | --.--
Click to enlarge picture! 4th:
Matt Stevens
Starter Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #3
16.45 | 16.30

Optional Backup Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #33
15.83 | 15.84
Click to enlarge picture! 5th:
Joe Sereno
Starter Kart:
Galletta's #5
16.38 | 16.55

Optional Backup Kart:
Galletta's #6
17.01 | 16.62
Click to enlarge picture!
6th:
Melissa Stevens
Starter Kart:
Scissors-N-Fur #19
16.43 | 16.49

Optional Backup Kart:
Scissors-N-Fur #80
16.56 | 16.79
Click to enlarge picture!
7th:
Kyle Reuter
Starter Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #2
16.47 | 16.56

Optional Backup Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #1
16.28 | --:--

Click to enlarge picture!

8th:
David Spanfelner
Starter Kart:
D. S. Humphrey's #81
16.56 | 16.49

Optional Backup Kart:
D. S. Humphrey's #54
16.95 | 18.76
Click to enlarge picture!
9th:
Eric Woolworth
Starter Kart:
Woolworth Frankenfreak #78
16.59 | 16.33

Optional Backup Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #1
--:-- | --:--
Click to enlarge picture! 10th:
Billy Ruggio
Starter Kart:
Ruggio Racing #02
16.91 | 16.81

Optional Backup Kart:
Ruggio Racing #02b
--:-- | --:--
Click to enlarge picture! 11th:
Joe Buske
Starter Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #9
17.44 | 17.05

Optional Backup Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #7
--.-- | --.--
Click to enlarge picture! 12th:
Adam Lytle
Starter Kart:Starter Kart:
Lytle Racing #33c
16.92 | --.--

Optional Backup Kart:
Ruggio Racing #02b
--.-- | --.--
Click to enlarge picture!

13th:
Brandon Matott
Starter Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #7
--.-- | --.--

Optional Backup Kart:
Galletta's Greenhouse #0
--.-- | --.--

Click to enlarge picture!

14th:
Clue Gilman
Starter Kart:
D. S. Humphrey's #54
--.-- | --.--

Optional Backup Kart:
Chrusher.com/Galletta's #74
--.-- | --.--

Guess who won the tremendous 200-lap battle!? Yeeaah, beaotches!

CLICK TO SEE< BEAOTCHES!!!!!!!

The complicated story will be told on the page when all of the points are sorted. In short, the race was highly competitive throughout, with Brian Galletta, Kyle Reuter, Randy Platt, Matt Stevens, and Chris Stevens all leading significant portions of the 200-lapper with karts easily fast enough to get the win. But late in the game, controversy struck with five laps to go! Although Chris Stevens passed the line in 1st place on lap 200 - which would've sealed him his 2nd straight Klassic 200 victory and put him ahead of his brother Matt for the 2012 points title - the race win was lifted. Why? Well, Matt Stevens and Mary Stevens both deeply protested the fact that Matt needlessly and voluntarily went to the rear of the field after he and Chris were battling back and forth for the lead through traffic and bumped the Dave Spanfelner #54 off track during their battle with 5 laps to go. The race was then declared no winner, and Ogie Stevens stepped up to the winning kart and took credit for the win. It is Ogie's 1st career win of any kind, although he claims that he has won everything he's ever tried, including things that he never knew he even was trying. Due to the controversy, the likely decision will Chris and Matt technically tie (with nobody else losing a position), but will split 1st (Chris' final position) and 6th (Matt's final position)'s points. With this being the case, Matt holds on to the points lead and takes the 2012 Galletta's Track Championship. Oh, that tricky Matthew, stealing wins even after he didn't win! ;) PAGE IS FULLY UPDATED!

FINAL TOTAL 2012 Point Standings after 11/10/2012's Fall Event

Pos. (Last Week)

Name (Go-Karts Piloted)
[Most drivers have clickable Driver Profiles]

Total Points (Place)

Average Points Per Feature

2012
Events

2012
Features

2012
Heat Wins/
Entered

2012
Feature Wins
*=Tie

2012
Klassic
Win/
Entered

Career Feature Wins (2000-up)

Years Pro at GKC

1st.

Matt Stevens Profile - Pics from Matt's assorted kartsMaster Matt Stevens (tt)
(Galletta's #3,33, 0, 1, 6, 02, 74, 80)

3,389.5

125.54

19

27

3/9

11*

1*/1

115*

17th

2nd.

Christopher Galletta Stevens Driver Profile - Pics from soorted winning kartsChris "Chrusher" Stevens
(Galletta's #8, 4, 74)

3,068.0

133.39

16

23

2/9

6*

1*/1

64*

17th

3rd.

David Spanfelner - Galletta's #9 -6/17/2012David Spanfelner
(D. S. Humphrey's #54, 81, Galletta's #9, 7, 6) (^) (t)

2,672.5

98.98

18

27

2/9

1

0/1

1

1st

4th.

Brian Galletta - one of the original GKC members!Brian Galletta
(Platt-num #287, Galletta's #7) (tt)

2,660.0

98.52

19

27

1/9

2

0/1

3

7th

5th.

Melissa Gabel Stevens profileMelissa Stevens
(Scissors 'n Fur #19, 80' Galletta's #4)

2,544.0

106.00

17

24

2/9

1

0/1

6

6th

6th.

Etic Woolworth - Galletta's Greenhouse #2 - 6/17/2012Eric Woolworth
(Galletta's #1, 2, Woolworth #78, 02b) (^) (t)

2,398.5

88.83

18

27

1/9

0

0/1

0

1st

7th.

Joe Sereno in the Galletta's #5 (9/1/2012)Joe Sereno
(Galletta's #5, 6, 7) (^^^)

2,106.0

91.57

12

23

1/6

3

0/1

4

2nd

8th.

Adam Lytle #33c - 8/19/2012Adam Lytle
(Lytle #33c, Ruggio #02b) (t) (^) (t)

2,049.0

81.96

16

25

0/9

0

0/1

0

1st

9th.

Bill Ruggio - #02 - 9/1/2012Bill Ruggio
(Ruggio #02, Galletta's #6, 0) (^^^^) (t)

1,821.0

79.17

11

23

1/9

0

0/1

0

1st

10th.

Randy "Bobandi" Platt in Platt-num #28 (2011)Randy "Bobandi" Platt
(Plattnum #187, Galletta's #2) (^^^)

1,456.5

104.04

6

14

1/4

1

0/1

6

5th

11th.

Timmy Galletta (in Galletta's #9)Tim Galletta
(T-Galletta #54) (^) (t)

1,161.0

89.31

8

13

1/4

1

0/0

7

4th

12th.

JOEY BUSKE! (Galletta's #9 on 9/7/2012)Joe Buske
(Galletta's #9, 7, 28) (^)

716.0

119.33

3

6

0/1

0

0/0

0

®

13th.

Kyle Reuter - Galletta's #2 - 10/6/2012 KLASSIC 200!Kyle Reuter
(Galletta's #2, 1)

688.0

688.00

1

1

0/1

0

0/1

4

5th

14th.

William Truax - DS Humprhies #81 - 9/1/2012William Truax
(Galletta's #9, 7, DS Hum. #81) (^^) (t)

528.0

66.00

4

8

1/2

0

0/0

0

®

15th.

Justin Galletta in the Galletta's Greenhouse #7 (2011)Justin Galletta
(Galletta's #7)

523.0

104.60

3

5

0/1

1

0/0

2

2nd

16th.

Click to enlarge picture!Clue Gilman
(DS Humphreys #54)

416.0

138.67

2

3

0/1

0

0/1

0

®

17th.

Click to enlarge picture!Brandon Matott
(Galletta's #7)

280.0

280.00

1

1

0/1

0

0/1

0

®

18th.

Doug Bradford - Galletta's #0 - 6/10/2012Doug Bradford
(Galletta's #0, #1)

257.0

85.67

3

3

1/2

0

0/0

0
®

19th.

Kevin Galletta (Galletta's #0)Kevin Galletta
(Galletta's #7)

246.0

61.50

2

4

0/0

0

0/0

0

2nd

20th.

Eric Sereno - Galletta's Greenhouse #6 - 6/17/2012Eric Sereno
(Galletta's #6)

176.0

88.00

1

2

1/1

0

0/0

0

®

21st.

Brad Rees (Galletta's #7) 11/10/2012Brad Rees
(Galletta's #7)

166.0

83.00

1

2

0/0

0

0/0

0

®


22nd.

Fred Collins (Galletta's #9)Fred Collins
(Galletta's #9) (^)

159.0

79.50

1

2

0/1

0

0/0

2

6th


23rd.

Russ Crutchley (Galletta's #1) 11/10/2012Russ Crutchley
(Galletta's #1)

158.0

79.00

1

2

0/0

0

0/0

0

®


24th.

Kim Rees (Galletta's #6) 11/10/2012Kim Rees
(Galletta's 6)

151.0

75.50

1

2

0/0

0

0/0

0

®


25th.

Matthew McGinley (Galletta's #7, 6) 8/12/2012Matthew McGinley (Galletta's #7, 6) (^)

146.0

48.67

1

3

0/1

0

0/0

0

®

26th.

James Fragale
(Galletta's #6) ^

146.0

48.67

1

3

0/0

0

0/0

0

®


27th.

Jason King (Galletta's #9)  8/12/2012Jason King (Galletta's #9) (^)

145.0

48.33

1

3

0/1

0

0/0

0

®


28th.

John Moore
(Galletta's #9) (^)

137.0

68.50

1

2

0/1

0

0/0

0

®

29th.

shawn malone gallettas 9 on 20120901Shawn Malone
(Galletta's #9) (^)

133.0

66.50

1

2

0/1

0

0/0

0

®

30th.

Shane Fetterly
(Galletta's #6) (^)

127.0

63.50

1

2

0/2

0

0/0

0

®

31st.

Chris Bartlett (Galletta's #6 on 9/1/2012)Chris Bartlett
(Galletta's #6) (^) (ttt)

119.0

59.50

1

2

0/1

0

0/0

0

®

32nd.

Jared Halstead
(Galletta's #5)

116.0

116.00

1

1

0/0

0

0/0

1

1st

33rd.

EDDIE! (Galletta's #6 on 9/7/2012)Edward Bristol
(Galletta's #6) (^)

117.0

39.00

1

3

0/0

0

0/0

0

®

34th.

Alex Santana - Galletta's #2 - 8/8/2012Alex Santana
(Galletta's #2, 0)

95.0

47.50

1

2

0/0

0

0/0

0

®

35th.

John Galvin
(Galletta's #6)

74.0

74.00

1

1

0/2

0

0/0

0

®

36th.

Ron Ingison (Humph's Hideaway #54) 9/24/2012Ron Ingison
(DS Hump's. #54)

74.0

74.00

1

1

0/0

0

0/0

0

®

37th.

Trevor Jock - Galletta's #9 -6/10/2012Trevor Jock
(Galletta's #9) (t)

72.0

72.00

1

1

0/2

0

0/0

0

®

38th.

Mike Ledger (Galletta #28) 10/13/2012Mike Ledger
(Galletta's #28)

41.0

41.00

1

1

0/0

0

0/0

0

®

39th.

Daniel "Busket Case Whiner" Buske (Galletta's #7 on 9/1/2012)Dan "Busket Case" Buske
(Galletta's #7) (^) (tttt)

-93.0

-46.50

1

2

0/1

0

0/0

0

®

 

Here is the last year+ of race coverage's, many of which have YouTube Highlight reels and all of which have $5 complete race DVDs:

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2012: Although Billy Truax, Dave Spanfelner and Chris Stevens were the top three for most of the race, a late wreck put you know who in the lead late. That's right, even with a loose kart, the winner of last week's 45-Lap Feature was none other than... Matty Joey Stevens... again! People... we need more drivers on track to make it harder for Matt to pick up wins, because now even when his kart is loose and he gets passed during the race, the wins STILL fall into his lap. Oh, wait... I forgot... local drivers that don't show up to race with us are wussy pussy wimps, er, I'm sorry... scaredy-pants. Nevermind. Note: Although you can view and comment on the picture via facebook right here, but if you want more, then go here!

9/7/2012: "The “Now THAT'S What I Call Racing! Twin 30s”

Matty Joe and Joe are WINNERS! YAY1!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, 2012: Also known as, "Now THAT'S A Better Buske! Twin 30s", we ran 11-Karts in 60-Laps (our new regular-season favorite it seems - two 30 lap features) and had Joe Sereno take the first feature and Matt Stevens take the second. Great racing all around! And now with a hemet cam for some awesome race footage! What's that you say? You want more? You say, "FEED ME MORE!"? OK, here.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 2012: 12- Karts/50-Laps + 23 caution laps = 73 LAPS?! (23 caution laps! Did I count that right?!) - and so many cautions meant one thing... 1ST TIME ROOKIES! Not terribly unusual for newbies... except for one reeeaaaallly arrogant and loud n00b - who was involved in 8 cautions and warned 4 times about our 3-cautions-and-your-out-n00b rule we've had since 2008 - threw an angry, childish, irrational, and antagonistic temper tantrum of epic proportions when he was asked to sit after his 8th accident. The worst temper tantrum we have ever seen in our 20-year history of racing and 17-year history of racing for points. The funny thing was? Every single one of his arguments was utterly empirically refuted on video. He just didn't like sucking and took it out on us, I guess. And, according to the Busket case, he has bigger balls than every racer who raced here this year and ever because he spoke up about his perceived bias that we supposedly have, even though we gave him every benefit of the doubt until he just had to leave the track so we could finish the race. And when he left... only one caution after he left the race surface. Guess he proved his point, huh? Talk about it on Facebook, or check back later for more coming soon...

PS- Dan "Busket Case" Buske is indefinitely barred from the property for his irrational, out-of-control, unwarranted and empirically false, hysterica-fueled temper tantrum based on ignorance of how terrible of a driver he was and complete disrespect for the agreed upon rules of our backyard speedway).

 

8/26/2012: "Anything Joe Can Do Chris Can Do Better" Twin-30s

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26th, 2012: Winners of the Sunday, August 26th, 2012 "Anything Joe Can Do, Chris Can Do Better 60" race - also known as the "JUSTIN IS MAD THAT SOME ON THE SHOCK ARE SELLIN' ASS ALTHOUGH HE'S SELLIN' ASS ON US! 60" - Joe Sereno won the 1st 30-Lapper in the Galletta's Greenhouse #5, and then Chris Stevens won the 2nd one in the very same Galletta's Greenhouse #5. That means that kart has won three of the last races it was in with two different drivers! Definitely a HOT kart right now a month away from our 17th Annual Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Klassic 200 Championship - and a kart that won two Klassics (2000 and 2001 with Chris Stevens behind the wheel and placed well with several other drivers at the helm)! MORE...

 

 

8/19/2012: "Chris Is On A Tear" - 50-Lap/10-Karts

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19th, 2012: 8/19/2012 - 10-Kart/45-LapperPer usual in Mid-August at Galletta's, we have a mid-summer lull in driver turnout. Only ten drivers showed this past Sunday, but, per usual, this did not stop a tremendous race that saw the lead change six times, and had several battles and wrecks to make things interesting for drivers, spectators, and the video alike. In fact, three 1st-year rookies battled back and forth for the lead most of the feature! But at the end of the day, it was Chris Stevens who emerged in first at the end, winning his fourth feature win in four race events! READ AND SEE MORE HERE!

8/13/2012: "Awww Yeah, Son" - Raindate Twin-30s

8/13/2012 - 11-Kart/45-LapperMONDAY, AUGUST 13th, 2012: Sunday saw, for the second week in a row, a monsoon-like downpour turn turn 2 into a small lake--but this time DURING the race--and again was postponed for Monday. The first feature saw Randy Platt break in the lead which set up Chris and Matt Stevens battling for the win (with Chris getting him by a wheel). The 2nd feature saw Randy Platt extract sweet revenge on all with a win, but not before his "hip bar" broke (the left side of our seats, which is essentially what you ride in a 1-WD Galletta-kart) which led to an exciting close race! READ BELOW...

 

8/8/2012: "One More For Tim" - Mid-Week Twin-30s

8/8/2012 in Oswego Dirt Karting (THE Original, most talented, and largest division in the County)WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8th, 2012: To make up for a couple rain-dates we've lost and the fact that one of our regular racers is moving south for a while and may miss most of if not the rest of the year, we held a special mid-week Twin 30s night. Joe Sereno FINALLY did not break while leading the race to win the first 30-lapper. The second one saw the returning Randy Platt dominate most of the race until Matt Stevens caught him in traffic late. Now... Matt usually is unbeatable once he takes the lead, but with two laps to go, his brother Chris caught him sleeping on a restart to take his own 2nd feature win in three nights, and keeping hope alive in terms of keeping Matt within distance in the points race! As for the race descriptions, READ MORE...

8/6/2012: "Brotherly Love" - Raindate Make-up Twin-30s

8/6/2012 Oswego Dirt Karting Club (The original and STILL the largest, most talented from top to bottom. Period.MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 2012: Sunday saw a monsoon-like downpour turn turn 2 into a small lake, so the race was postponed for Monday. Another good show was in store, but that crafty lil' Matt Stevens pulled out another win by trapping his fellow competitors behind early-leader Dave Spanfelner and not looking back. The 2nd feature saw Chris Stevens and Joe Sereno battle back and forth, but Joe was able to execute the pass on Adam Lytle for the lead around the half-way point. Then, he broke. Again. Chris Stevens took the rest of the laps for his first feature win since the 2011 Klassic 200-Lapper. And when the victory photos were being taken... a long-lost karter decided to call... and announce his return for the next race! READ MORE...

 

7/29/2012: Justin's Got Soft, He's In Love 45

7/29/2012 - 11-Kart/45-Lapper7/29/2012 - Matt wins... again... dammit.SUNDAY, JULY 29th, 2012: After we took a week off (the property owner was not feeling well and we all decided it was going to be better to take a week off for her sake), the racing resumed at Galletta's Speedway for our Annual HarBOREfest Championship. And Softy McSoft Pants Justin Galletta (formerly known as Justin "Hard As F***" Beiber "The Credit Carder" Galletta) couldn't make it because he's in love, so we named the race after him in a loving tribute. And what a race it was, with lots of passing and action. But damn it all... that crafty Matty-Joey Stevens did it again. He just wins, and wins often. Yeah, Matt, you are already the all-time leader in feature wins in all of Oswego County, you don't have to rub it in. Anyways, Mighty Matt, posing here with his wife Melissa, flexed for you all to let you know that you can't beat him. Yaawwwnn... As for the race, here is MORE...

7/15/2012: Twin 30s Night - The Brian Finally Got One 60

7/15/2012 - Twin-30s (11 karts)Brian Galletta and Melissa  Stevens took the Twin-30s on 7/16/2012!SUNDAY, JULY 15th, 2012: Brian Galletta - one of the original members of the Galletta's Karting Club - got his first feature win in eight years by winning the 2nd 30-Lapper in his Plattitude #287 (chassis built by Randy Platt, motor by Matt Stevens). And even though Dave Spanfelner, Matt Stevens, and Chris Stevens all almost took the win in the first feature, it was Melissa Stevens who evaded several spinning and wrecking karts to take it in her Scissor's-n-Fur #19. The story is coming soon....

 

7/8/2012: Twin 30s Night (w/Father-&-Son Love)

7/8/2012 - Twin-30s (11 karts)And now rule the galaxy... as FATHER AND SON! Tim and Justin Galletta win the Twin-30s on 7/8/2012 at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Karting Raceway!SUNDAY, JULY 8th, 2012: Father and son - Tim and Justin Galletta - took the eleven-competitor twin-30 features at Galletta's, finally breaking their cousin Matt's furious streak of FOUR straight wins to open the 2012 season. It was (driving his own Galletta #54) Tim's seventh feature win in his four year career, while his son Justin took the Galletta's Greenhouse #7 and secured his second feature win in just his second season. And both look stronger and stronger with each race. Here is the story....

 

7/1/2012: 17th Annual GKC Independence Day 45

Click to "Like" and "Comment" on facebook!Independence Day 2012 - 45-laps/9-karts!SUNDAY, JULY 1st, 2012: WTH. I mean.. seriously. I mean, every week, we know what Matt's going to try to do. And we can't stop him. No matter what kart he drives, he is able to run a lower groove than his fellow competitors, stay out of entanglements, and pick up wins. For the 1st time ever in our club's history, we have the same person win four straight to open the season, and it is the undisputedly winningest karter in the local area and likely points beyond - Matt Stevens (yes, people at the lil' track out back downtown may think they're the $#!t until they look at Matt's track record and that he's been winning kart races since before most of them were born, and before the track they race at even existed. They may even write us off as unsanctioned "yard karts" with weird rules on specs that don't adhere to WKA/NKA guidelines. But just remember... real men don't race in the missionary position... and the ones that do wuss out against Matt, so the locals who do not show up on raceday forfeit by default). If this were any other track, he'd be booed out of town. But, let's step back a bit... it isn't like he is utterly dominating anybody this season - although he has done that in past years. Rather, he is being challenged every race by people the same speed, and sometimes a little more. He just gets to the front being the crafty (and sometimes lucky) lil' driver that he is and keeps taking that checker. How'd he do it this time? That's what this website is for. Here is the story....

 

6/23/2012: The Brian Almost Had It 50 60 Lapper?!

Father's Day 2012 45-LapperSATURDAY, JUNE 23rd, 2012: That gosh darn it all to heck Matty-Joey. Already he is a class above all Oswego area karters (yes, that includes the other tracks) with his experience and win totals (racing more years that some local racers have been alive, more years than other tracks have been open, and having more wins than countless of the other leading racers combined have), and many have been hard-earned/"damn-it-he's-good" wins, but he wins some where he just doesn't really deserve them as much as another driver... they just fall into his lap anyway! This was another one. Brian Galletta deserved to win this one. He has raced for years - being one of the original members of the club that his cousins founded - with only one regular feature win to his credit (that happened so long ago--2004--most of us forgot about it, including himself, and a second "All-Galletta" race where it was technically a rookie race where he was the only experience driver on the track at the time). He had been fast in prior Klassics. And tonight, he led fifty four of the first fifty-six laps, and at times pulled away from the pack. But then here comes Matt. Now keep in mind, Matt hears the rumors that some people actually have the gall to believe that Matt's karts are just better than the rest and he rigs it. When he hears this, he gets pretty peeved off considering that he often spends more money on and more time repairing everyone else's karts (usually they are slow, and he helps speed them up for them! Yes, that's right... he helps speed up his competition!) and often neglects his own (like in the opener, he gassed visitor's karts while his own was not gassed since last year and he ran out of gas in the lead!). So, he likes to prove naysayers wrong and hops into a kart that everyone else says sucks and can't win. Something that Kyle Reuter also has done. Then he proceeds to smoke them in said kart. Oops, Matt did it again. Here is the tale...

6/17/2012: 17th Annual Father's Day 45

Father's Day 2012 45-LapperSUNDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2012: That darn Matty-Joey. Matt may not have been the fastest kart on the track. Maybe not even the 2nd fastest. But he was the craftiest, and used his patented slingshot maneuvers to sneak by faster karts and win the 2nd half of the postponed 2012 Opener (that grew to 16 karts), and the 13-kart/45-lap Father's Day 45. He's still the most dominant force in Oswego County karting by far, for the seventeeth year. Here is the story....

 

 

6/10/2012: 17th Annual Opener

17th Annual Opener - 6/10/2012SUNDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2012: As most of our fans, followers and racers know, our season usually starts the first Sunday in June annually. For 17 years, this has been the case, as the founders of the club, Matt and Chris Stevens - work at Galletta's Greenhouse and can't get the karts and track ready until then. Even then, it is reeeaaallly pushing it, and things are always rushed. However, our original date of Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 was rained out (technically, it rained too much on Friday and Saturday for the track to dry out suitably despite a nice day). Then, we hit several snags that delayed us further today, and the race was only half completed, ready to resume before next Sunday's race. Here is the story....

 


2011 Gas Flathead Karting World Championship

Our season thus far at Galletta's has been action-packed, competitive, clean, and fun. Instead of blowing a few grand to be herded on and off a pay track racing for stickers, we do it for the fun and have these cool videos and website to star on. Below is the total point standings so far this year, followed by the complete rundown of every race we've had thus far at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Speedway. This season had the top six spots all in play going into the Klassic, with Tim Galletta within 20 points of his cousins Chris and Matt, but Matt and Chris spent so much time in the top 3 positions that they pulled away at the end, and Matt led so many laps - in fact two laps that made the difference - in the Klassic that clinched the title even though Chris won the 200. That is close, folks. The Klassic alters the landscape of the points dramatically, which is why your goal is to be in every race, if you miss a couple, use a retcon makeup race, and *never* miss the Klassic - THE undisputed most important single karting race in Central New York, bar none (needs no trophies or cash prizes, just the prestige of the 16+ year annual marathon event). The 2011 season's races are complete, the All-Time Points were tallied 11/2011.

THE 16th ANNUAL GALLETTA'S KARTING KLASSIC 200!

16th Annual Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Klassic 200 Start

Our 16th Annual Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Klassic 200-Lap Championship -
Saturday, October 8th, 2011:

SATURDAY,OCTOBER 8th, 2011: A grueling 200 laps. But yours truly - webmaster Chris Stevens - broke a 10-year dry-spell by winning his first Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Klassic since 2001 (while running almost on fumes)! It was not easy, as he time trialed 5th, and had to come from the back of the field twice when he blew a tire in 2nd early, then clobbered a tree in 2nd late. But everything fell his way when the leader of the first 157 laps of the race, 16th Annual Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Klassic 200 Start16th Annual Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Klassic 200 StartMatt Stevens, decided to refuel putting Chris in the lead with barely sputtering off enough fumes to get him the win with Matt all over him. Several competitors didn't finish the marathon event, and the closeness of competition made this the HARDEST Klassic to date, with tough competition form first to last, including 2010 defending Klassic Champ Kyle Reuter (who lost a front wheel while in 2nd himself, crashed into the buckwheat in turn 2 and retired). For most of the first 100 laps, Kyle pressured Matt to set a fast pace, which in the end was the deciding factor that forced Matt to refuel with 43 laps to go, which put Chris - who made it back to 2nd for a third time in the race - in the lead. Chris actually benefited from blowing a tire early and conserving gas in the rear during the 2nd 4th of the race, which led to him having enough gas to take the checker, the first time the Galletta's #8 kart won a Klassic - Chris' previous Klassic wins came in the Galletta's #2 (1999) and Galletta's #5 (2000 & 2001). Chris has had several close calls in those last ten years (many 2nd and 3rd places, and a few bad luck breaks while up front in position to win). Outstanding show from start to finish with some close racing and a few exciting accidents to keep you viewers satisfied. Complete race videos on DVD only $5 each disc and are ready. Meanwhile, here is a recap of the 2011 season thus far, including the 2011 Finalized Point Standings, where Matt Stevens led enough laps in the Klassic to earn enough bonus points to surpass his brother by two points! This after Chris had enough top-3 points to beat Matt by 1/2 point in 2010! And consider that going into Klassic, the top 6 were all up for grabs That's racing, folks!


2011 Regular Season Recap

9/17/2011: A F***ed-Up 45

Randy Platt takes his Platt-Num #187 into Victory Lane on 9/17/2011!A F**-Up 45 (I saw Brian go FLYING!)SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 2011: In a day that saw the start time change from 4pm to 5pm to 6pm and finally 7pm as we scrambled to get the Platt-inum #28 race-ready for intended buyer Brian Galletta (only to see it break the drive-wheel right off at the axle bolt during the race... ugh), and the a twin-35 night get turned to twin-30s and then finally a single 45, we just had a long, weird race day, intended to be the last regular show before Klassic (unless our schedule changes, and right now it is OPEN to include as many drivers as possible on a Saturday with a Sunday raindate). It finished with Joe Sereno dominating only to lose a throttle cable in the lead and Randy Platt hold off everybody else in the extremely close and competitive 45-lapper. Pics, descriptions, points and videos all coming, but the webmaster being busy with work and being slightly sleep deprived is slowing all this stuff down! SEPTEMBER 26th, 2011 UPDATE: 9/17/2011 PAGE IS NOW UPDATED WHILE TRACK & KARTS ARE BEING PREPPED DURING THE FULL TWO WEEKS LEADING UP TO THE 16TH ANNUAL KLASSIC 200!

 

9/11/2011: 9-11 Memorial - A Fiery 50?!

9-11 Memorial Fiery 50Chris Stevens wins the 9/11 Memorial 50-Lapper!SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th, 2011: On the 10th anniversary of the worst attack in America's history, we dedicate our special Sunday afternoon race in honor of the people who lost their lives in the attacks and inn the following years defending our country's safety and freedom. The race was worthy of being called special, with close battles throughout, 2010 defending Klassic 200 champ Kyle Reuter getting some track and kart time in in preparation to defend his title in a few weeks, battles in traffic for the lead, a 1st-time rookie flipping a kart and starting a spectacular small fire on the dirt track, and then at the end it comes down between the three point leaders battling it out at the end. Click here for pics, descriptions, and points, now up. Check back soon for videos!

 

9/4/2011: Post-Oswego Speedway Classic 200 - Labor Day 45

Labor Day Extermination 45Tim Galletta gets the win by passing his son coming out of turn 4 on the last lap!SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th, 2011: In honor of the Oswego Speedway's Supermodified Classic 200 -a race which we shaped our own karting club's season and 200-lap "Klassic" championship after - we originally planned to race on Labor Day Monday. However, due to the Oswego Classic being moved up three hours to avoid rain, we tried to race Sunday after Classic knowing that Monday could very well rain-out our race. Kenny Lindsley III flew off the track while leading most of the show, which set up Justin Galletta to lead late. But on turn 4, Justin's clutch teeth literally gave out on the spot and his father Tim Galletta took the Labor Day 45-Lapper! (Oddly, a bit of a mirror image of Otto Sitterly passing his teammate on the last turn to win the Oswego Classic 200). Our own 16th Annual Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Klassic 200-lapper (that's right, not a 40-50 Lapper, that's our regular weekly race, not a championship) will be at either the end of September or the start of October. Racers - please help us plan ahead and lock down a good date by giving us dates that you can and cannot do. Thanks! Pics, descriptions, results & points are up soon (my new work schedule has put me WAYY behind... sorry!). Check back soon for videos!

 

8/29/2011: "'Don't You Have an Off to F***, Irene?' 50"!

'Don't You Have an Off To F***, Irene?'  50'Don't You Have an Off To F***, Irene?'  50MONDAY, AUGUST 29th, 2011: 10 competitors raced karts raced on a Monday due to Hurricane Irene's leftover winds and rain preventing us from racing Sunday (no problem, we've been rained out of a handful of Sundays the last few weeks anyway). Returning veterans Mike "MC" Howell and the two Ken Lindsley's added with the the core group that have raced all year to increase the competition on an already tough and competitive season thus far. And it was Chris Stevens spoiled Randy Platt's plan of putting his freshly reinstated "Murder 187" kart back in victory lane, catching him snoozing on a restart in the Galletta's Greenhouse #8 for his 2nd feature win of the year. Race results, pictures, stats, and videos coming when done! Sorry for the delays, work has been throwing monkeywreches into my usual duties, such as updating the videos and website as quick as I'd like. Pics, descriptions, results & points are up on this page. Check back soon for videos!

 

8/22/2011: Monday Night Return of Randy Twin-30s!

Randy Platt & Tim Galletta won the "Bobandi's Back Twin 30s"!The Return of Randy Bobandi Twin 30s.MONDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 2011: With the regularly scheduled Sunday the 21st getting a washout, our race was moved to Monday the 22nd. Randy "The Bobandi" Platt made his triumphant return from his self-imposed half-summer hiatus to promptly win his first race back relatively unchallenged, taking his first feature win of 2011. The 2nd 30-Lapper saw Chris Stevens lead the first 27 laps only to break a throttle cable, and Tim Galletta took care of the final three en route to his 2nd win of 2011. The track was smooth and fast, and passes were at a premium. In a show of how fast and equal these karts are, the Galletta's #2 has sat idle for most of the season without a pilot, until Randy took it to victory lane just like he did last year. It is no lie, but it seems as if some people don't believe it when we say we have 14 race-ready/feature-winning/arrive-and-drive karts on site, many of which are free to drive, open to anybody who donates for gas/parts, and a good, experienced driver can win in each and any one of them on any given race. And, we can help you build your own potent/feature-winning kart as well for bottom dollar. It is proven and proven again and again, yet some weeks we don't have driver butts in the kart seats. Fortunately, this week was not amongst them, as we had 8 karts on the track... but do the math - that means there were several still sitting idle. Get out and race, people! Our 200-Lapper is coming soon, and you want to be seasoned for that one! Anybody can win, but you have to work at learning the track and the karts to do so. Join us today! Videos and race results are up here! Check back soon!

 

8/17/2011: Tuesday Night Delight - 40-Lap Special!

Matt Stevens wins his 118th feature in the City of Oswego's two dirt karting tracks since 2000. Who is even close to that? Face it. You can't beat him. That's why you didn't show. Puss.8/16/2011 40-LapperTUESDAY, AUGUST 16th, 2011: Now, as many usual-readers knew, our SUNDAY, AUGUST 14th, 2011 race was postponed. Not due to rain, as we thought, as we didn't even get enough to wet the track enough to race on. It was due to our leader, commanda', track operator, and head mechanic Matt Stevens suffering a scratched cornea (that's a part of the eye, for the dumber of our readers. Just kidding... none of our readers are dumb! Just the ones who didn't know and/or got offended by that, heheh...), which forced us to postpone our regular racing action. Why? Well, because unlike any racer in the area, the one-man racer/pit crew didn't have enough karts ready to race, nor could race himself. Oddly enough, the injury occurred in his sleep of all things. While I (webmaster, co-founder, fellow racer and brother Chris) offered to gouge his eye out for him so he could race with one good one, he - very agitated - declined. When I offered to run the races without him since he has a comfortable lead anyway, my life was... ahem... Um... endangered. So, per doctor's orders, Matt was asked to take 7 days off any strenuous activity, and dirt racing, as everyone who has ever been around it knows, can irritate the eyes. However, Matt is too powerful and stubborn of a lad to let a scratched cornea stop him. With a good pair of goggles, he went from last to first -- trapping Tim Galletta and Chris Stevens behind early leader Joe Sereno -- to win our special Tuesday Night Delight. And as any of the 212 different drivers who have raced against Matt (between 2000-2011) at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Speedway and the 39 different drivers who have raced against him at Oswego Kartway (between 2006-2008) knows, he always capitalizes on even the slightest mistake and almost always gets to the front, even with the same motor (or less of one in some cases)! He holds the wins and points on both tracks in the gas flathead division, and will likely never ever be caught in the all-time rankings of both tracks. Good race for sure, but c'mon now... it's getting a little boring. Too bad that in all of Central New York, we have yet to find a driver anywhere who can beat him. We have an open challenge, and have had one for years. We see the results. Now let's review the race: [RACE PAGE UPDATED & YOUTUBE VIDEO UP!]

8/5/2011: Special Friday "10,000-Rocks-To-Win" 60-Lap Night!

Jeff Tetro and Matt Stevens win the Friday 8/5/2011 Twin 30s8/5/2011 - Friday Night Twin 30sAUGUST 5th, 2011: A Special Friday Night event took place at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway saw another 60-lap race night. Yep, that's right, sixty 15-17 second green flag laps for one division. Jeff Tetro took the 1st feature, again holding off Matt by a nose at the stripe like he did a few weeks ago, but Matt roared back to take the 2nd 30-lapper after the track developed bumps in turn 2 and Matt survived to take his 5th of the season.
[8/8/2011 UPDATE: RACE PAGE UP & YOUTUBE UP!]

 

7/31/2011: The Winnor of Har-bore-fest 2011 has been crowned!

Melissa Stevens wins Har-Bore-Fest '11 at Galletta's!7/31/2011 Harborfest race at Galletta's my niggahz!JULY 31st, 2011: You wanna' crown someone the winner of Har-bore-fest? We crowned 'em! The only local track with enough bawls to run ran and we crowned the champion to the city's annual gigantic waste of time cluttering the city's roads because it needed a champion. And got one it did. Melissa Stevens dominated the Har-Bore-Fest 50, and embarrassed your @$$, son. Details forthcoming for your fine self, my brahs!
8/3/2011 Update: RACE PAGE IS UP
12/18/2011 Update: Complete 30+ minute race YOUTUBE VIDEO IS UP!

 

7/24/2011: Photo Finish 55-Lapper!

7/24/2011 photo finish!JULY 24TH, 2011: Every week it seems as we say, "What a great race! Close, fast, competitive and clean!" Well, we had another one, as 10 competitors battled it out during the 55-lap feature on July 24th, 2011. One of the original members of the GKC, Brian Galletta led early, challenged by Melissa Stevens and Jeff Tetro. But Tetro got the pass on a good restart and looked tough to catch until Matt Stevens worked his way to 2nd to test Jeff. They battled through lapped traffic, even splitting it 3-wide more than once. And although Matt nearly got him three of four times, Jeff snipped (or is it nipped?) Matt at the finish line for the closest finish of the year! As Russ Bartlett said, "Those last few laps were worth the price of admission!" Good show, and finally, we got to double-digits in 2011! Thanks to all who raced and congrats to Jeff!
12/1/2010 Update: YOUTUBE VIDEO is available now!

 


7/17/2011: 60-Lap Night (Twin-30s Again!)

Tim Galletta and Matt Stevens win the 7/17/2011 Twin 30s!7/17/2011 Twin 30s!

JULY 17TH, 2011: The undisputed winningest karter in Central New York did it again. Matt Stevens won the 2nd Twin-30 of the night, leading all 30 laps, but did so by actually coming in last in the first 30-lapper, which was won by his cousin Tim Galletta. 60 laps of racing only saw 1 caution for one spinout. Clean, competitive racing from green to checker. Come back later today and again all week for more updates. Also, we are looking at Saturday race for next weekend to get more drivers (per request of some drivers who WILL come opposed to leaving Sundays open for a few drivers who used to and might come, but don't anymore), as so far this season, 7-9 drivers per class a week may be cool beans for gyno-exam seat cookie-cutter kart kiddie track classes, but it is not how grown men (and woman) drivers like to race. Contact us and more will be posted soon.
8/10/2011 Update: 7/17/2011' TWIN 30s ON TWO YOUTUBE VIDEOS ARE UP (30 minutes of the COMPLETE races online!!!)!

 

7/10/2011: 50-Lap Feature

Matt nipped Joe Sereno in traffic for this exciting win on 7/10/2011!Matt nipped Joe Sereno in traffic for this exciting win on 7/10/2011!

JULY 10TH, 2011: Seven competitors battled it out on 7/10/2011, and although we have had the smallest summer fields in our recent history, the racing is as close and exciting as ever, and perhaps cleaner. Where else can you see open-wheel go-karts race side-by-side, sometimes three-wide, and race clean and run 50 laps (plus 8 lap heats) with barely a caution all evening? Sure, Matt Stevens won, but it wasn't easy. Polesitter Jeff Tetro looked like the winner early (but had a blown drive tire), Tim Galletta looked poised to win (but pitted to adjust tire pressure), and late leader Joe Sereno had a half-track lead, but a caution and then traffic did rookie in, as Matt - who himself had to fight off his brother the whole race - snuck by him in a pack of 7 karts bottled up wheel-to-wheel to barely pick up the win. Jeff Tetro and Tim Galletta won the heats. Several race-ready, feature-winning karts again sat idle without drivers, and it is easier for Matt to pick off a seven or eight drivers and win than it is for him to do so with ten to fifteen drivers. So we need more -- come on out! So if you are sick of seeing Matt win so much, then do something about it and race him like the rest of us active GKC drivers are doing. If you did, you'd see why he's the most winningest driver in the area. Weighed down, same motor as everyone else, older chassis than anybody else, starts in last almost every week... and he still triumphs. Racing more expensive karts on kiddie tracks doesn't mean you're a better driver. Just means you're afraid. Yes, that does mean local racers who read this page, can race with us, but never show up on race day. Read more: [RACE PAGE UPDATED]
8/1/2011 UPDATE: YOUTUBE RACE VIDEO IS UP!

 

7/3/2011: Independence Day 70-Lap Night

The Founding Bros. of the Galletta's Karting Club - Chris & Matt Stevens take the Twin--35s on 7/3/2011!

SUNDAY, JULY 3RD, 2011: Although we took a week off, the racing did not miss a beat for the Sunday, June 3rd, 2011 show. In fact, so far this season, we had some of the most fun and clean racing that we've had in years, with today's show being possibly the best yet! Tim Galletta and Chris Stevens debuted new motors and were flying. But Tim had an accident in lapped traffic while leading the 1st 35-Lapper, enabling Chris Stevens to take the lead and the win, with Matt pressuring him. Tim also was leading late in the 2nd 35-Lapper, but a bump knocked his foot off the gas, which enabled Matt Stevens (this time pressured by Chris) to sneak by him for the win of the 2nd Feature, as fireworks cracked downtown in Oswego. RACE PAGE IS UP.
7/29/2011 YOUTUBE VIDEO UPDATE: YOUTUBE VIDEO IS UP!

6/19/2011: Father's Day 45

Justin Galletta takes the #7 kart into victory lane at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway on 6/19/2011's Father's Day 45!JUNE 19TH, 2011: Week 3 of the Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Club's 2011 Season saw Rookie Justin Galletta hold off challenges from several veterans,. including his father Tim Galletta, and cousins-once-removed Matt and Chris Stevens to duplicate his brother's feat the prior weekend and win his first feature. The race was exciting and action packed, but all around the great action ON the track it seemed that everything else was... well... some say cursed, as cameras, tapes, lights and caution lamps were all failing. As a result, we only have one camera angle of each race. Read more on our race page.

7/22/2011 Update: YouTube Highlight Video is up!


6/12/2011: Twin-30s Night

Twin-30s for '11 week 2 at Galletta's on 6/12/2011.Joe Sereno & Melissa Stevens win the twin 30-lappers at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway on 6/12/2011!JUNE 12TH, 2011: Twin 30s were in store for week two of the Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Club Season. Rookie Joe Sereno won his first feature in his 2nd race he's ever entered in the Galletta's Greenhouse #5 kart, while Melissa Stevens took her Scissors-n-Fur #19 back into victory lane in the second 30-lapper. Both features were close and action-packed! July 6th, 2011 Update: Details, pictures, points up, and YouTube videos are here).

 

6/5/2011: 16th Annual Season Opener

Matt Stevens wins the 16th Annual Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Club Season Opener on 6/5/2011!The 16th Annual Opener at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway! 6/5/2011JUNE 5TH, 2011: The Galletta's Karting Club kicked off it's 16th Points Season (and 21st season of kart racing overall) with a bang. Literally a few! Nine karts battled it out, with five of the drivers battled to five different lead changes during the 55-Lap feature, with Randy Platt going for a wild ride off the track in his new "Platt-num" #28, and Chris Stevens blowing the motor on the Galletta's #8 while leading with only 4 laps to go. This left Matt Stevens to capture the first feature of the season when he inherited the lead late, coming back from a couple early cautions! Plus three rookies drove an impressive race on top of all that! June 22nd, 2022 Update: Full results, and point standings and TWO YOUTUBE HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS go here.

 

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Our club races every Summer Sunday afternoon starting the first Sunday in June and race on every weekend through October (once every Friday, Saturday or Sunday until the weather/track conditions/driver interest stops us) annually in back of Galletta's Greenhouse.

In addition to every Summer Sunday, we also often switch up to Friday or Saturday in the Fall, or have Monday or Tuesday rain-date nights depending on weather and driver attendance. We race qualifiers and a 45-Lap feature most weeks, but change up to occasional Twin-30s or the occasional 50+ Lapper. All races count for points and are tallied at the end of each season to determine the track champion. The season concludes with the 200-Lap Galletta's Karting Klassic in late-September or early-October. Our club is free to watch and free to join, and runs 100% off donations (gas, parts, lights, money, karts, paint, time, etc.) of the racers. We run primarily 5hp Briggs Flathead motors with shaved heads, select (and often) non-slapper race cams and stock "Fun Power" carbs. We allow other motor types to run with us, but not effect out points chase (you must have our kind of motor to count in our points race). You can race a Galletta's Team Kart for a nominal gas & parts donation, or race your own. We will help you either way, whether it be using a Galletta-kart or building one for yourself. We're not in this to make money and we're not in it to further a career in racing, so we don't have the goal of stomping all competitors at all costs like most pay tracks do. We are in this to have fun racing with friends and family being mini-superstars having fun on our lil' website and YouTube videos for as little money as humanly possible. Sound good? Join us!

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For updates and social networking with other club members, friends, family and fans of our club, "Like" our new Facebook page today. (Note: this one is different from our Facebook Group and App, and posts and members can be seen here on the main website).

Also, because Facebook is confusing between "Groups", "Pages", "Places", and "Applications", we have yet another GKC Facebook page! Please join all of them!

Our Facebook "Page" - I know... confusing since we have like 4 different ones, haha!

Come on out and race! See why, despite with zero funds or publicity (other than our website, videos, and word of mouth), we put on the best races for the buck, period. See why occasional big track drivers over the years try it out and say that they have more fun racing our karts than their big expensive race cars (stress of doing well, money involved, cutthroat competition), and how since our karts are so highly equalized, that it's racing at it's purest form and without big dollar BS and politics. You will NOT be outspent or cheated against in our class, and you will not be screwed by cheaters. We oversee it all to ensure that will not happen, and the same cannot be said for pay tracks or big car tracks. If you are a cheat, stick with pay tracks, as we don't want your kind here. If you have the skill, you will be competing for wins. If you don't... well, enough said.

2010 Season Track & Klassic Champions 

Chris Stevens wins the 2010 Oswego Dirt Gas Flatheads Track Championship by 1/2 point over his brother Matt Stevens, while local Quarter-Midget Legend and Undisputed Methanol Karting Champ Kyle Reuter takes the 16th Annual 2010 Galletta's Klassic 200, the 1st non-founding member to win the annual event! Congrats to Kyle, who is a talented driver and a fun guy to race with! One of the best races in our history - but almost every Galletta's Klassic 200 is!

Galletta's Karting Club - '10 Season, Event #18 - Saturday, Oct. 2nd, 2010
THE 15TH ANNUAL GALLETTA'S KARTING KLASSIC 200:

Kyle Reuter, Matt Stevens, Jeff Tetro, Chris Stevens, and Melissa Stevens took the Top-5 in the 2010 Galletta's Klassic 200!

2010 Season, Event #18 - Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 - A 14-competitor 200-lapper was in store for the 15th Annual Galletta's Karting Klassic 200-Lap Championship, which also doubles as the season Points Finale and again did not disappoint as a close, competitive, fiery race with a lot of drama. At the end, however, it was the intrepid- Kyle Reuter, racing his 1st Feature at Galletta's since the 2007 Klassic, emerged from the marathon race on top in the Galletta's Greenhouse #0 kart. He became 1st visiting driver to ever win a Galletta's Go-Kart Klassic (Matt Stevens won 10, Chris won 3, and Wes won 1)! Point-leaders Chris and Matt -- while  running 2nd and 3rd late -- tangled together and had to  go to the rear, and then-leader Gary Miller Sr. started slowing down, which led Kyle - who did lead over 100 laps early before having to change karts due to a sputtering motor - to take the lead late and not look back. There were many battles and tremendous racing from 1st lap to last. Everyone at Galletta's would like to thank everyone who was at the cookout and all of the drivers, and also congratulate Kyle on a great race. Pics, points and and descriptions up, &  videos within the next few weeks as I get caught up. Now, the points for the 2010 Galletta's Season are finalized, and Chris Stevens narrowly edged his brother Matt by 0.5 points for the closest margin in our 15 year track history!.

 

 

Location & Sponsor

John J. Galletta Memorial KartwayGalletta's Backyard Go-Kart Speedway is a 0.133887 mile dirt oval with 20-degree banked turns. It is located behind Galletta's Greenhouse in Oswego, NY, and can be seen from outer space! The single-wheel-drive gasoline-fueled flathead motor karts take the track between 15-17 seconds per lap which is approximately 45-50 mph top speed in the straights and averiging around 30 mph overall. Our speeds are comparable to alcohol/methanol-fueled karts that cost 8 times as much because we use mostly stock parts and gas on a large track; leading to more karts, more competition, and more fun. Our class is usually the largest and most competitive in the area. Thanks to Google Earth for this Spring 2006 photo. Our karting club's home track is located in back of:
Galletta's Greenhouse of Oswego NY (Official website)

Galletta's Greenhouses
60 County Route 20
Oswego, NY 13126-6512
(315) 343-0879 or (315) 343-4281

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