PRICES:
Galletta's Kart Club is a free, not-for-profit, backyard racetrack. We operate only on nominal, bare-bones donations. For a regular-season race:
Spectator =
Free.
Donations welcome.
Race your own kart =
$3-5 donation to Matt.
Race a Galletta's Kart =
Veteran: $10-12 donation.
Rookie: $20 donation.
(Why? Rookies wreck more.)
These are not
fees. Donations cover the gas and parts for 12 equalized Galletta-type
racing karts, in addition to electricity for lights, water, and a tip
for Matt's work for the track. Matt prepares 12 racing karts out of his
own wallet every single year, the donations never once have covered gas
and parts.
2009 Season:
11/08/2009
10/11/2009
10/3/2009 Klassic
9/19/2009
9/13/2009
9/7/2009
8/31/2009
8/23/2009
8/16/2009
8/9/2009
8/3/2009
7/27/2009
7/19/2009
7/12/2009
7/5/2009
6/22/2009
6/14/2009
6/7/2009
ALL-TIME STATS:
Galletta's All-Time Points.
Oswego All-Time Points.
2-Track All-Time Points
All-Time Win Stats
All-Time/All-Stars
All-Time
Race Index:
2008 Review
9/21/2008 Galletta's Klassic 200
9/4/2008 Oswego Classic
2007 Season Recap
'07 Galletta's Klassic
'07 Oswego Classic
2006 #17-23
'06 #16: Klassic
2005 Final
'05 #18: Klassic
2004 Season Recap
2003 Season Recap
2002 Season Recap
2001 Season Recap
2000 Season Recap
1996-99 Recaps
Extras:
'00-up
Point/Win List
1900s-2003
Live Chat-room
Sponsored links:
Who wants to spend $3,000-5,000+ to race a go-kart competitively?
Why not try a $300-500 kart and be able to race like this all season?
This is from our Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Event #16:
The 14th ANNUAL GALLETTA'S GO-KART KLASSIC 200-LAP CHAMPIONSHIP RACE onWant to race karts for a World Championship spending only little more than just gas money? Now you can. At Galletta's Backyard Karting Speedway - a free-of-charge 0.14 mile dirt oval with 20-degree banked turns - we hold the World Championship of 1-WD Gas Flathead Karting. In the 1990s, we formed a league of highly affordable, and simply made karts with stock gas motors as an answer to big money karting. What we got is all the excitement of racing professionally AND got to keep our money too! Read more below...
NEW! ALL-TIME 2000-2009 GALLETTA'S WINS & POINTS STANDINGS UPDATED 12/2009: HERE!
Syracuse University/NCC News reporter Zachary James posted a great article about our racing club on their website RTN 665 NCC NEWS:OSWEGO, N.Y. -- On Sunday nights in Oswego beautiful beds of flowers bite the dust. Literally.
Surrounded by a go kart track, Galletta’s greenhouse moonlights as a place to put the pedal to the metal. “Sometimes, More....Here is a great video by Zachary James Janiszewski for NCC News, taken on our June 14th, 2009 race:
You can race fast and highly economical 1-WD karts in 50-lap races weekly for a points championship all Summer, be in our All-Time Points & Wins Series, and then take a shot and
enter our 15th Annual 200-Lap Marathon "Klassic" Championship Race held every Fall! You can also race with some of the winningest and most experienced karters in the local area - some of whom have raced in all sorts of racing classes and race here because we have the best bang for the buck. Plus, you can choose to either race their karts for gas-and-parts money, or build your own for just a few hundred dollars. They will help you get your own kart as fast as theirs and give you tips to compete for wins within your first season or two of racing. No other racing club offers this - no need for expensive engine builders or top-money parts just to be able to field a kart let alone win - you can race and really have fun for a lot less money than you thought. We have rules based on a majority vote of all active drivers, and the rules are based on affordability. We have no cheats, no costly fees, and the fun and lack of bickering that we have shows it. Give it a try. Read more after our...
2009 Gas Flathead Dirt Karting World Championship Point Standings:
After 18 combined events at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Go-Kart Speedway from 6/8/2009 -thru- 11/8/2009. Our complete Points Standings from 2000-2009 are found on this webpage.
Pos.
Name (Go-Karts Piloted)
~ Colored Border Pics have Profiles ~Years Pro at Galletta's
Total Points (Place)
Average Points Per Event
Events
Features
Heat Wins
Feature Wins
Win|
KlassicFeature Win %
1
Chris Stevens
(Galletta's #4, 8, 5, 2)14th
2,983.5
165.85
18
22
0
3
0|1
17%
2
Matt Stevens
(Galletta's #33, 3, 1, 7)14th
2,939.5
163.31
18
22
2
8
1|1
36%
3
Russ Hockey
(Hockey #00, Galletta's #9)3rd
2,571.0
171.40
15
18
4
2
0|1
11%
4
Melissa Stevens
(Stevens #19, 80)3rd
2,421.0
142.41
17
21
2
1
0|1
5%
5
Buddy Cottom
(Galletta's #5, 6, 4, 1, 2)3rd
1,934.0
138.14
14
18
2
1
0|0
6%
6
Gary Miller Sr.
(Miller #24, Galletta's #0)5th
1,816.5
121.10
15
19
1
1
0|0
5%
7
Larry Phillips
(L&K Small Engine #04)2nd
1,290.0
117.27
11
14
0
1
0|0
7%
9
Tim Galletta
(Galletta's #7, 9, 2)1st
1,186.0
169.43
7
8
1
0
0|1
0%
8
Fred Collins
(Galletta's #9)5th
1,117.0
139.63
8
11
1
2
0|0
11%
11
George Russell (Galletta's #2)
1st
821.0
273.67
3
4
1
0
0|1
0%
10
Jesse Vivlemore
(Galletta's #0, 5)3rd
773.0
193.25
4
4
1
0
0|1
0%
12
Shadoe Russell (Russell #26, Galletta's #1)
1st
624.0
208.00
3
4
0
0
0|1
0%
13
Jason Mills
(Galletta's #2)9th
482.5
160.83
3
5
1
1
0|0
20%
14
Nick Dann
(Galletta's #7, 4, 0, 1)4th
460.5
115.13
4
6
0
1
0|0
17%
15
Mike "MC" Howell (Galletta's #2, Russell #26, Hockey #00)
3rd
443.0
221.50
2
2
0
0
0|0
0%
16
JD Davis
(Miller #24)®
390.0
390.00
1
1
0
0
0|1
0%
17
Kevin Galletta
(Galletta's #9, 0)1st
370.0
123.33
3
3
0
0
0|0
0%
18
"CM Bigfoot"
(Galletta's N/A)N/A
360.0
360.00
1
1
0
0
0|1
0%
19
Kelly Miller
(Galletta's #7, 4)3rd
320.5
106.83
3
5
1
0
0|0
0%
21
Brian Galletta
(Galletta's #5, 4)4th
309.0
103.00
3
4
0
1
0|0
33%
20
Dick Dann
(Dann #68)1 = Methanol
4th
277.5
138.75
2
2
1
1
0|0
50%
22
Kenny Lindsley III (Galletta's #2, 1)
2nd
240.5
120.25
2
2
0
0
0|0
0%
23
Tony Gonyeau
(Galletta's #1, 7, 0)®
226.0
113.00
2
3
0
0
0|0
0%
24
RaYzor _______
(Last name withheld via paranoia)
(Galletta's #7, 2)1st
147.0
73.50
2
2
0
0
0|0
0%
25
Soliman Barakat
(Galletta's #4, 1)®
144.0
144.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
26
Bob Galletta
(Galletta's #4)®
139.0
139.00
1
1
0
0
0|0
0%
27
Asaad Al-Hanini (Galletta's #2, 7, 1)
®
137.0
137.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
28
Todd Sharp
(Galletta's #9)®
135.0
135.00
1
2
1
0
0|0
0%
29
Jeff Tetro
(Galletta's #6)1st
132.0
132.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
30
Justin Bonacquisti
(Galletta's #5)®
130.0
130.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
31
Josh Chetney
(Galletta's #1)®
124.0
124.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
32
Justin Galletta
(Galletta's #1)®
123.0
123.00
1
1
0
0
0|0
0%
33
Austin Hicks
(Galletta's #24)®
118.0
118.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
34
Dan Woodard
(Woodard #w5)
* = Stock 6.5hp1st
118.0
118.00
1
1
0
0
0|0
0%
35
Gary Galletta
(Galletta's #6)®
115.0
115.00
1
1
0
0
0|0
0%
36
Andrew Miller
(Galletta's #0)®
108.0
108.00
1
1
0
0
0|0
0%
37
Nazeha Al-Hanini (Galletta's #7)
®
108.0
108.00
1
2
1
0
0|0
0%
38
Terry Miller
(Galletta's #5)®
106.0
106.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
39
Jesse Newcombe (Galletta's #4)
®
106.0
106.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
40
Neaiamh Al-Hanini (Galletta's #1)
®
104.0
104.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
41
Ron Rowe
(Galletta's #2)®
101.0
101.00
1
1
0
0
0|0
0%
42
Josh Herscha (Galletta's #0)
1st
100.0
100.00
1
2
0
0
0|0
0%
43
Zack Sawyer
(Galletta's #1)®
95.0
95.00
1
1
0
0
0|0
0%
44
Eddie Scruton
(Galletta's #6)1st
93.0
93.00
1
1
1
0
0|0
0%
45
Brian Paul
(Galletta's #1, 7, 2)®
87.0
87.00
1
1
1
0
0|0
0%
46
Ken Pierce
(Galletta's #7)®
86.0
86.00
1
1
0
0
0|0
0%
47
Brandon Matott
(Galletta's #0)®
84.0
84.00
1
1
0
0
0|0
0%
48
"Professor Speedmonkey"
(Galletta's #1)N/A
73.0
73.00
1
1
0
1
0|0
100%
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Event 18:
The World Championship of Gas Flathead Karting Points Series continued on
Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway:
Every season at Galletta’s Backyard Karting Speedway, we start our season in June, and race every weekend until we end our points season with our 200-lap Galletta’s Go-Kart Klassic. However, when the weather is good and enough drivers attend, we hold a race that adds bonus points into the All-Time Points list. On November 8th, 2009, we held such a race, the last World Championship of 1WD Gas Flathead Karting Race until June 2010!
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week 17:
The World Championship of Gas Flathead Karting Points Series continued on
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway:
Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #15 DVD:
This DVD includes Speedmonkey's Attack Night race on September 19th, 2009, the Post-Klassic '09 Fall Bonus Points Race on October 11th, 2009, and previously unreleased bonus practice footage from the All-Galletta's race on August 23rd, 2009. Almost 2 hours in the highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo/Pro-Logic Surround, and two camera angles of most of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week 16:
The on
After the Klassic, we were attacked by a Sasquatch / Samsquanch / Bigfoot creature!:
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week 15:
The World Championship of Gas Flathead Karting Points Series continued on
Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway:
The Mysterious Professor Speedmonkey stole the Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Feature event at Galletta's Karting Speedway driving the Galletta's #1 kart. He was able to track down Ragin' Russ Hockey, who passed Tim Galletta early on and dominated until he broke his drive hub on the very last lap. Again, poor Russ came close to another victory, but yet so far. No cash-money prizes or stickers here, as Speedmonkey won a banana. Easy to please a true racer such as he. After all, he appears to be a monkey, and made a monkey out of all other karters. And quite the braggart as well.Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week 14:
The World Championship of Gas Flathead Karting Points Series continued on
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway:
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #14 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on September 13th, 2009. 12 competitors, 3 heats, and a 45-Lap Feature race. Over an hour & 1/2 in the highest-quality resolution. YouTube preview. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week
13:
The Gas Flathead Championship Karting Series of
The Planet continued on
Monday,
September 7th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway:
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #13 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on September 7th, 2009. Nine competitors, two heats, and a 45-Lap Feature race. Over an hour in the highest-quality resolution. YouTube preview. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo/Pro-Logic Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of The Planet continued on
Monday, August 31st, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway:
Also, please vote for the video on YouTube, and buy the DVD (nearly 2 hours and higher quality A/V).
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #12 DVD:
JAM PACKED! Two camera angles of the races held on August 31st, 2009. Thirteen competitors, a rookie heat, and Twin-35-Lap Feature races. Almost 2 hours in highest-quality resolution. YouTube preview. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo/Pro-Logic Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week
11:
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of
The Planet continued on
Sunday,
August 23rd 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway:
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #11 DVD:
JAM PACKED! Two camera angles of the races held on August 23rd, 2009. Fourteen competitors, two heats, the 1st "ALL-GALLETTA 30" Feature race and a regular veteran 40-lap feature. Over 2 hours in highest-quality resolution. YouTube preview. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week
10:
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of
The Planet continued on
Sunday, August 16th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway:
Don't forget to vote and comment
here.
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #10 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on August 16th, 2009. Twelve competitors, three heats, and a 45-lap feature. Over 1 & 1/2 hours in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week
9:
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of
The Planet continued on
Sunday, August 9th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway:
Don't
forget to vote for our video on
YouTube!
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #9 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on August 9th, 2009. Ten drivers, and a 50-lap feature. Over 1 hour in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week
8:
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of
The Planet continued on
Monday,
August 3rd, 2009 (Raindate for Sunday, the 2nd) at John J. Galletta Memorial Speedway:
Don't
forget to vote for this video
here.
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #8 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on August 3rd, 2009. Nine drivers, and a 60-lap feature. Over 1 hour in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week
7:
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of Oswego, NY continued on
Monday, July
27th, 2009 (Raindate for Sunday, the 26th) at John J. Galletta Memorial Speedway:
Two camera angles of the races held on July 27th, 2009. Fifteen drivers, a rookie race, and two 30-lap features. Nearly 2 hours, and Fred's flip and complete interview sessions in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week 6:
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of Oswego, NY continued on
Sunday, July 19th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Speedway:
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #6 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on
July
19th, 2009. Nine veteran drivers, two 0-lap heats and a 45-Lap Feature. One hour+ in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action.
Price $5.
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week 5:
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of Oswego, NY continued on
Sunday, July 12th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Speedway:
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #5 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on July 12th, 2009. Eight veteran drivers, and 1 50-Lap Feature. One hour+ in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Prior Races this season:
Galletta's Karting Club - 2009 Season, Week 4:
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of Oswego, NY continued on
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
at John J. Galletta Memorial Speedway:
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #4 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on July 5th, 2009. Thirteen drivers, A Rookie Powder-puff Go-Kart race, a Rookie & Returning Driver Refresher Heat, and two 10-Kart/30-Lap Features. One hour+ in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Kart Club - 2009 Season, Week 3:
The Gas Flathead Championship Series of Oswego, NY continued on
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Speedway:
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #3 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on June 22nd, 2009. Eleven drivers, two 10-lap heats and a 45-lap feature. One hour+ in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Kart Club - 2009 Season, Week 2:
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 in Oswego, NY
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #2 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on June 14th, 2009. Eleven drivers, rookie heat and twin 30-lap features. One hour & 15 minutes in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Galletta's Kart Club - 2009 Season Opener:
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 in Oswego, NY
The Galletta's Kart Club 2009 Volume #1 DVD:
Two camera angles of the races held on June 7th, 2009. Ten drivers, two 10-lap heats and a 45-lap feature. One hour in highest-quality resolution. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Surround, and two camera angles of all of the action. Price $5.
Want to race in a weekly karting series but can't afford it in this economy? Want to race with only $200-$700 karts, race weekly for gas and pocket change, be scored in a professional points chase, all for no entry fees? Now you can! If you live in Oswego County, New York, and this sounds like great fun, then read more! We specialize in being a professional go-kart racing club without the outrageous prices and big-buck snobbery of "organized" racing! How? Friends, family, backyard speedways and an agreement on affordable racing vehicles and simple rules. Read more:
We are a homemade and inexpensive alternative to the costly WKA-type methanol karting series. Literally a grass roots karting league invented in the early 1990s essentially as a "Supermodified Racing Yard Kart" carting league, and running collectively hundreds of drivers in hundreds of races on two tracks every Summer-through-Fall in Central NY. Points standings and online descriptions weekly. Join us racing by either building your own or renting one of our team backup karts. We've been racing this way since the early 1990s. See all these pictures? Each one leads to the race that they were taken from - hundreds over the last thirteen years. Check them all out!
Have a go-kart? Whether it be a racing chassis or a yard kart, we can help you prepare it for racing in our club. Our karts are not only cheaper than WKA/NKA karts, but also cheaper than "Clone/Box Stock" karts, as the entire class uses "used" 5hp flathead motors, mostly used or homemade frames, ban high-priced racing parts and limit most racing modifications. No "rich" engine builders, no secrets kept - all friends and families racing and having FUN! No fighting and no whining about the rules or rough riders!
Clean , affordable racing. Build a kart for a few hundred bucks. Race all season for $10-15 a week - that includes gas and parts. No irate track operators calling you names and throwing you out - even when you pay and obey all the rules. Acquire speeds comparable to karts that cost three to ten times as much for a fraction of that cost. Please read on and learn more about our extremely affordable brand of highly competitive racing! We're always looking for new racers! The season starts in June and lasts until November. Write us about joining the club and racing this very season for just some pocket cash! Start racing, affordably, today!
All you need to race is: [1] a full-faced helmet, [2] a neck brace, [3] full body coverage clothing (sleeves, gloves, pants, shoes) and join the private race club's waiver race-agreement, and you can race all summer long in the Oswego/Minetto, NY area. All fun, no fuss! Bring your kart for testing and help prepping it for racing. Try one of our karts. You will not find tougher, cleaner, nor more affordable karting competition anywhere. Find out why we've been racing for nearly twenty years - ten years with large fields, many winners, and full points series every year - for pocket change.
Galletta's Karting Club season will begin Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 7pm. The 2009 season schedule is here. Weather permitting, we will be racing every Sunday evening in June, every Sunday afternoon in July through August, and every Saturday in September through October. Our track is a private, non-profit backyard track, not a business. We have no fees and anybody who proves he/she can race cleanly can try. Free to join or watch a race with permission. We can arrange for practice sessions (starting in June) for those interested in joining our weekly racing club. We are looking for weekly racers! Since we do not charge money for our races, volunteers and donations are welcome. Gas, tires, lights, flags, flaggers, clay, lumber, plastic, used or new kart parts, track work - all are needed, greatly appreciated and highly welcome!
Motor classes: Our main class features Briggs & Stratton 5hp L-type Flathead gas stock motors with Galletta's-type limited modifications allowed (hand-shaved heads, Dyno 94-S cam, all else stock, especially a '90s-style carburetor is a must for cost and speed regulation). We are also open to a Gas 100% Stock Junior class (keeping it safe for the kids) and a heavy OHV motor class with support.
With all of our classes, they are gas-only, and strict limitations on racing enhancements. We do not race for money, nor for the typical "how much horsepower can I get out of this here lil' engine, dude", just for equalized-racing fun and points with speeds kept down for safety and cost, so no expensive racing enhancements will be allowed, only inexpensive and manageable ones (this means for equalized racing where experience and drivers talent count instead of the domination by wealthier competitors as found in other forms of racing). If you want them, we have nothing against them, and you can spend thousands of dollars per year on WKA-type karts on other tracks, but not this one. We built it for fun, equality, fairness and affordability - in defiance of cheater engine builders, high-priced engine purchasers, and biased track operators, race for the competition found in equalized vehicles, NOT "Dude, I can make my motor faster than yers', no matter the cost!" Making karts with the same motors race better using time-tested and earned driving skills and talent is how we do it.
We videotape all of our races and make them available on DVD for $5 per disc. Each DVD contains 2-3 hours of racing action. We have complete race seasons (from 2006, 2007, 2008) available for purchase. Exciting action, talented drivers racing it out, hysterical wrecks, and just hundreds of hours of great karting! Watch our karts race on two local tracks nearly every week for three straight years - and enjoy watching other karting classes as well (including WKA flat chassis, Champ Cage karts).
YouTube And the complete and high quality races found on this site and YouTube can be purchased in our Galletta's Go-Kart DVD store!
THE GALLETTA'S KARTING SPEEDWAY
ALL-TIME POINT STANDINGS:
Through the 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons. CLICK HERE! We also have the Oswego Kartway Gas Stocker All-Time Points Standings.Cheaper karts, more different winners, simpler rules, and closer competition than any other karting classes. Also, past Galletta's Kart Klassic history has been been updated for "Galletta's Kart Klassic" week, including painstaking translation from ink-on-paper to digital for our points charts from 2000-up. We now have a complete history of our first 12 Galletta's Kart Klassics, and points standings from every year from 2000-2008! Observe them all here: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1996-1999. "All-Time-Points" Lists: Galletta's Track All-Time Points, 2006-08 Gas Flatheads Oswego Kartway All-Time Points, 2000-08 2-Track All-Time Point Lists , 2-Track All-Time Win Stats! Enjoy!
What is a Galletta's Go-Kart? Or a Single-Wheel-Drive "Gas Stocker" Kart? Read here!
Also, though we have already announced it earlier, we wanted to reiterate it here that the Galletta's Kart Club will re-institute a mandatory minimum weight (yet to be determined; a good average that every active driver must vote upon) and fixed gearing to go with the pre-existing limited modification Galletta's 5hp flathead motor rules in 2008. By using the weight rule, we have also re-enforces our ban on "Outlaw" type
Gas "Briggs Animal" (6.5hp-appearing)
motors from our competition as well, which is the only way we can institute a weight rule. All motors in our class must be equal. Thank you. We have no animosity or dislike for anybody who has raced us with an OHV motor, as we have made peace with them, and invited them to race their karts in their own series on our track too. Our beef was being to forced to race against their bigger motors by the track operator, who has since banned our karts altogether out of hatred, paranoia, poor thinking skills, and jealousy. Weak stuff. More here.
Oswego Kartway track operator, Jim Losurdo, banned our 1-WD Gas Stocker class from competition at the Oswego Kartway, did not pay for logos used for one year, and childishly mocked us on a public forum. In discriminating against our established and affordable class--which had fully supported the track bringing 6-15 karts (with paying customers) per week ever since it's inception ( 2006-08), gave free promotion to, produced high quality weekly DVDs of their events for, created professional uncompensated and over a year later, STILL unpaid logos and banners for,
never fought at, never had one severe crash or injury at, and raced at despite the track operator's irrational refusal to acknowledge - and even irrational rebellion against - our simple points & rule set--was never answered in either a logical, fair, calm, nor rational manner by one person, including the track operator. He also called us many angry & childish names and did not act like a professional track operator, nor respectful person should.
The Galletta's Kart club will race on our own track and all local tracks that allow us our simple rule set and points system formula upon invite only. You can read about and discuss the situation in this large message board thread here, and see results to our final race there here. All comments, debate points, and opinions on all sides are welcome, and will not be deleted. We believe in freedom of speech & debate, and not deleting anything that isn't 100% positive. However, considering their price increases, the Galletta's Kart Club (averaging between 6-10 weekly competitors) has estimated that we will collectively save $2,000-$3,000 in entrance fees by racing on our own track exclusively for the majority of our points series instead of two tracks like we have been doing the past three years (What they do with all that money is a mystery to me, especially since they still didn't pay for their logo yet)! This news means more enhancements to our own karts and own track with professional AND fun racing, and less problems with dishonest people ruining their parent track's name with their weak simulation of a professional track - no points, no DVDs, no names, booting people, not paying people for work - just the big track's name and money in it. Keep your huge entrance fees and your transponders and and I'll keep my money, thanks.
The Galletta's Go-Karting Club was founded by brothers Matt and Chris Stevens in the early 1990s when they modified yard karts for racing purposes. They are the inventors of "clockwise 5hp flathead gas stocker kart" racing, and have a 13-kart race team that includes several backup karts available to be rented and raced at both Galletta's and Oswego Speedway all summer. Invented with specifically "gas stock 5hp motor" and "Single Wheel Drive" rules so that a person doesn't have to spend thousands of dollars to race in extremely competitive racing events, the class grows in talent and competition every single year. Join us by building your own kart for less than $500 or rent one of our team karts all Summer-Fall in Oswego, NY and any Central NY dirt track by appointment. Additional details:
Although we do rent karts to friends, family members, and occasional new invitees, we are a PRIVATE go-kart racing club, and not necessarily a kart rental business nor a large spectator facility suitable for numerous spectators. We have no fees, but you must simply obey our rules and sign a waiver to race. From June through October, we race karts in a points series on our backyard track and local kart speedways upon invitation only. We are closed from December through May. While we are open to allowing people to rent our karts if they waive any liability, our club and track is generally a private one.
Although we always invite new people to join us, we are not a racing facility funded by a professional racetrack, nor a business operation for large groups of beginner drivers. That being said, the general rule is that if there are interested parties that do wish to race weekly during the Summer months in the Oswego County area, we are open to small groups of new people giving it a try joining our racing club. We're always looking for new people to race with. But, in general, we don't want people seeking "amusement park" go-karts - in other words, people with no prior experience just looking to have fun racing once or twice for fun, or a bunch of people looking for a one-day recreational karting event. We are a private racing club, but invite any to inquire abut joining us. More details on our rules page, updated 1/2009.
Galletta's Go-Kart Backyard 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 averages over 30 mph (approximately 45-50 mph top speed in the straights). 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. More->
Due to the fact that the karts are so affordable and the oldest veterans have been racing for nearly two decades, it is one of the most difficult karting divisions to win at, but yet you can be instantly competitive for just a couple hundred dollars IF you're a good driver. You can't outspend your opponent due to our gas-powered stock 90's type carb only rule, so you must out-race
them and out-setup them. In fact, nobody has ever defeated Matt & Chris in the open challenge: race a stock 5hp flathead and stop them from scoring 1st & 2nd in a points season. Though hundreds of people have tried in hundreds of races since the early 1990s, Chris and Matt have scored 1 & 2 every year. But it's not just them you have to race. Our regular drivers are all talented and experienced. You can prove
your skills against the winningest karters in the local area AND you won't even have to spend a lot of money to get started! We dare you to try! Most drivers from other karting divisions don't even have the guts to even attempt, and will use "but you won't let us use methanol" or "you won't let us use a different, bigger motor than you use" as a weak excuse. There is no other organized race club in the area can you race your own kart for free, rent a competitive kart (for 50-200 laps on a large track), and have full points records back nearly a decade. Nothing can beat the speed and competition for the price anywhere in the world. Nearly 200 different drivers in nearly 200 events since 2000 can't be wrong. We race every weekend from June through October at Galletta's. Make your own or rent one of our racing team karts. Sound like fun? Read on, explore the website, and join us!
Comments, questions, and additional info with Galletta's Kart Club drivers and officials can be found on our new message boards. ->
Our karting club's home track is located in back of:
Galletta's Greenhouses
60 County Route 20
Oswego, NY 13126-6512
(315) 343-0879 or (315) 343-4281
Need directions? Here they are!
Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Club & Backyard Speedway
60 County Route 20
Oswego, NY, USA
13126-6512
Telephone:
(315) 343-0879
or
(315) 343-4281
(Ask for Matt or Chris only!)
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Every year in mid-September, we have a HUGE Galletta's Go-Kart Klassic Championship race, which is now at 200 laps (and averages 10-15 karts) Judging by our track size, the Galletta's Klassic is the longest single tank karting feature event in the world, and the longest-running and most prestigious dirt karting race in the local area. All karters worth a grain of salt should try to win this event. Even sniffing these guys fumes would be an honor for clown mockers in cookie-cutter carts, but we know why they never try.
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