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!
DRIVER PROFILE FOR MELISSA
GABEL STEVENS (2007-2010)
2010 Season, Event #5-
Monday, July 5th, 2010- Independence Day Twin-30s Night:The 2nd of two features went to
Melissa Stevens in her Scissors N' Fur #19 kart, keeping
her streak of at least one feature win per season alive, and she has now
won in three karts - her husband's Galletta's #3, and her own Scissors &
Fur #80 and #19 karts.
Karts: Galletta's Greenhouse/Scissors-N-Fur #80, which is a virtual clone of Matt's Galletta's #33, except for more bumpers. She also drove the Galletta's Greenhouse #3, the very first and most legendary Galletta's Go-Kart in 2007 and most of 2008.
Melissa Gabel with the Galletta's Greenhouse/Scissors-N-Fur #80 at the Galletta's 2008 Klassic (9/21/2008).
Melissa Gabel with the Galletta's Greenhouse #3 at the Galletta's 2007 Klassic (9/23/2007).
Congratulations to Matthew Stevens & Melissa
(Gabel) Stevens, who were married on Saturday, November 8th, 2008! This means 'officially' one more member of the Team Galletta's racing. New pictures are up on my MySpace! Enjoy!
Fun facts about the Galletta's #3: It is her (formerly fiancée, now) husband Matt Stevens' backup kart in which he won countless races between 1990-2006 (including 7 Klassics) in. Matt still rips off track record times in whenever he tests it. The kart used to belong to Chris' childhood friend, David "Screw-a-not" Scruton, who sold it to a small engine shop, who in turn took a good motor off of it, put a crappy motor on it, and then sold it to Matt for a profit in 1990. If Dave knew that Matt was shopping for a kart back then, he would have sold it to him for the better price with a better motor and Matt would have saved a few bucks. The kart has been rebuilt and painted so many times that it no longer resembles its original neon-green Manco yard kart form.
Motor: Briggs & Stratton gas 5hp-type
flathead maintained by Matt Stevens.
Chassis: #19 - A former yard kart rebuilt into a Galletta's 1WD Gas Stocker
2009 Chassis. #80 - A Galletta's 1WD Gas Stocker 2008 Chassis built
by Melissa, Matt, and Wes Stevens. #3 - Originally a 1WD Manco yard kart, rebuilt for racing by Wesley and Matt Stevens. Assorted backup Galletta's Team Karts if the #3 or #80 is OFN.
Years Racing Go-karts at Galletta's: 2007-current.
Career highlights:
Melissa Gabel won the 1st 30-Lapper in her Scissors-N-Fur/Galletta's #80, the 2nd feature win of her career; while Dick Dann won the 2nd in his Dann #68 kart (usually driven by his son Nick) on October 19th, 2008. (More here.)
2007/07/01 - Photo by Chris & Rungnapha Stevens.
Accomplished her first win in 2007 after 10 of the 13 other drivers in the event either gave up and/or wrecked in front of her. But she earned the win, holding off the 3 most accomplished and experienced veterans, Matt, Chris, and Wes Stevens for 2 laps to score the unbelievably exciting victory, further adding to the lore of the Galletta's #3!
Melissa with kart owner and her (formerly fiancée, now husband), Matty-Jo Stevens.
Q&A with Melissa: Name: Melissa
Stevens (formerly Gabel) Hometown: Red Creek, NY Birth date: 11-03-1980 Occupation: Teacher-Aide/Pet Groomer Marital Status:
Married Children: none Year Started Racing: 2007 Year Started Racing at Galletta’s: 2007 Career Wins at Galletta’s:
Three (2007-09) What do you do when you are not racing and/or in the off-season? Bowling and spending time with my Wonderful (formerly fiancée, now husband) Matty!
Website, pictures, artwork, and dialog are all maintained and copyrighted by Chris Stevens & the Galletta's Go-Karts Club:
Webdesigner Chris Galletta-Stevens' artist profile:
Please buy Chris's new children's book (co-created and written by Robert Buchanan) named, Tee and Wee: Health and Nutrition for Young Earthlings, , ON SALE NOW: Buy it or get a sneak-preview.
Chris' kid-friendly/family-friendly comic strip named Towner (with over 10 years of comics):
Chris' 2007 Graphic Novel, Chrusher - End Cycle:
Chris's 1988-1999 teen-to-adult comic book named "ChrusherComix" (with over 19 years of comics):
