Galletta’s Greenhouse Racing Team Kart #3

NEXT RACE:

This Sunday at 6:30pm (Unless otherwise noted to the right. Subject to change based on weather, track conditions, and driver attendance.)

SCHEDULE: We race every Summer Sunday and in late August, we switch to every Fall Saturday. When we have possible weather issues and/or driver scheduling conflicts, we will occasionally race on Fridays or Saturdays during Summer (and on rare occasions, weekdays). Due to our greenhouse, early summer we race after 6pm, but as the summer goes along, we can race in the late afternoon. Regular driver attendance will dictate the exact dates and times. Contact us for more info. Our Point Season Finale - our annual "Upstate New York Karters Invitational 200-Lap Galletta's Backyard Karting Speedway Klassic" is scheduled for a late September Saturday annually.

HOW TO RACE AT GALLETTA'S (Enter your own kart, or rent a kart).

This season we raced Summer Fridays (with occasional Saturdays or Sundays). Date & time is subject to change due to driver availability (if we have more than 8 drivers, we race, if we don't, we'll re-schedule. With 23 karts on site, we don't run with less, as it isn't an accomplishment to race in or win anything less if you're an adult.).

Again, events may be preemptively re-scheduled or postponed due to weather and regular driver availability, but we NEVER miss a week of racing - unless we don't have enough drivers , so come on up! Spectators are free and racers donate nominally to the track and karts to race. Stay tuned, and navigate through our hundreds of race pages dating back to the 1990s and YouTube videos dating back to 2007!

Race with us!

DONATIONS / FEES / RENTAL KARTS:
Arrive-and-drive karts may be rented. Rental donation is bare-bones, covering gas and parts wear only! Galletta's operates on a nominal "donation fees to keep the track ready and karts running. Anything you can donate to the track and karts helps. We also allow drivers to race with us provided they agree to sign a waiver, and the land owner allows recreational karts to run under the New York Recreational Use Statute.

We run 1-wheel-drive gas flathead motors with some racing enhancements all done on site.

Bring your own kart:
- $5 donation to enter your own kart (donation to Matt for his track work, donation waived if you bring multiple racers to rent). If Matt or Wes works on YOUR owned kart, please give him MORE than this $5 bare bones tip. It's worth it, as you will NOT find another karting division ANYWHERE where the top driver and mechanic will help you have a kart capable of beating them on any given race day for so little.We LOVE racing, and we sacrifice our own karts by helping our friends, relatives and total strangers to compete against us!

Galletta's Team Kart for Regular Event (40-70 laps):
We have over 15 arrive-and-drive karts on-site, all competitive feature winners and waiting for drivers to pilot them.
- Regular Driver / Returning Veteran: $20
- Newbie Driver / Rookie Driver: $25
Ask Matt about a full-year membership rental, or rent a kart with your own motor/drive system, which would be considerably less than weekly AND have that kart reserved for you every week.

Galletta's Team Kart for Regular Event (200 laps + qualifiers):
Klassic rental will be more. Contact Matt, as deals can be made, depending on how many laps you run and if you don't break the karts!

We can help you build your own Galletta's-style kart for only a few hundred dollars. From time to time, some drivers sell their Galletta's-style karts for $200-300 as well. You will NOT be able to spend that little on a competitive, feature-winning kart in any other karting division around. Period.

Spectators:
- Spectators are free to watch! (But stay safely away from the track!)
- Pose with a kart and be counted in our points race via 1 lap? Free! Just ask!

The above countdown is usually updated as soon as news breaks (rain-dates, postponements, reschedules, etc.), so pay attention to this sidebar.

If you have not raced with us before, you are welcome to join! We have many arrive-and-drive karts available, and you will not race with a more talented karting group, empirically proven on this website (and erased from the local pay track website because of how good of a show we put on for bottom dollar)! Even if just a lap to earn points, or race in a newbie qualifier... give it a shot. 99% of the time, people love it! 2014 will now have membership, which will help regular drivers race the full season. Contact us.

Galletta’s Greenhouse Racing Team Kart #3

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Matt Stevens has won more races in this 30+ year old go-kart than most people have even run in any class anywhere.

Galletta’s Greenhouse Racing Team #3 is Matt Stevens‘ oldest kart. It is THE first Galletta’s Hybrid Racing kart, and is the ALL-TIME WINNINGEST KART IN HISTORY of ANY known karting division. Originally a 1980s neon green machine Manco yard kart–originally owned by one of Chris’ childhood friends Dave Scruton–and rebuilt several times in the 1990s by Wes and Matt Stevens, the #3 was painted red and yellow to look like one of Matt and Chris’ favorite Oswego Supermodifieds, the Doug Didero Skip Matczak #3 that dominated the Speedway and won 3 track championships and a Classic 200 in the mid-1990s. It is owned and driven by Matt Stevens (but was also driven by his now-wife Melissa (Gabel) Stevens in 2007). Has the most races, feature wins and Klassic wins of all Galletta’s karts, and Matt swears that despite it’s age, it is the best handling kart of all. His countless wins in it back him up. This kart and driver are proof that people who buy new karts every year don’t really have what it takes. This old clunky-looking racing-adapted yard kart is unrivaled in it’s rich history of victories.

– Races tagged as wins in #3
– Races tagged as Klassic wins in #3

Notable wins in the Galletta’s #3

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Sep 22, 2018: 200-Lap Klassic win

Oct 11, 2014: 200-lap Klassic win

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Sep 24, 2016: 200-Lap Klassic win

Matt wins 5/30/2008 Money Show at Oswego Speedway Kartway in Galletta's #3

May 30th, 2008 Oswego Kartway

Tagged wins in the Galletta’s #3

All races after mid-2005 have videos [List last updated after the 2018 Season]

Sep 22, 2018	9/22/2018 – 23rd Annual Galletta’s Greenhouse Go-Kart 200-Lap Klassic Championship [YouTube]
Sep 24, 2016	9/24/2016 – 21st Annual Klassic 200: THE World Championship of Gas Flathead Karting & Undisputed Karter Of Oswego – Sponsored by Good Guys Barbershop! +YouTube
Jul 24, 2016	7/24/2016 – Master of Oswego Karting Matt Stevens DOMINATES Week 7’s 45-Lapper! +YouTube

Jul 19, 2015	7/19/2015 – Matt Stevens’ Mastery of the Low Groove Secures 139th career feature win! +YouTube
Oct 11, 2014	10/11/2014 – 19th Annual Galletta’s Greenhouse Karting Klassic 200 won by Matt Stevens; Clinches Track Title & Overall best karter in Oswego, NY. Again.
Sep 01, 2013	9/1/2013 – Branden “Tumor” Matott & Matt Stevens Win The 18th Annual Oswego Karting Labor Day Championship Twin-30s! +YouTuve Videos

Jul 14, 2013	7/14/2013 – Matt Stevens Breaks Bro’s Streak in 45-Lap Feature Triumph +YouTube Videos!
Jun 23, 2013	6/23/2013 – Matt Stevens Sweeps the Twin-35s in his Galletta’s Greenhouse #3 & 33! +YouTube
Sep 01, 2012	9/1/2012: Matt Stevens wins “The “Dan Buske is an Ignorant, Irrational, Argumentative Busket Case AND A TERRIBLE Driver… 73?! ” +YouTube

Aug 06, 2012	8/6/2012: “Brotherly Love” – Raindate Twin-30s won by 1-2 in NY State Karting, Matt & Chris Stevens! +YouTube Videos!
Jul 29, 2012	7/29/2012: Justin’s Got Soft, He’s In Love 45
Jul 01, 2012	7/1/2012: 17th Annual GKC Independence Day 45

Jun 17, 2012	6/17/2012: 17th Annual Father’s Day 45
Jun 10, 2012	6/10/2012 – 17th Annual Oswego Dirt Gas Flathead Karting Championship Season Opener (45-Laps/12-karts)
Aug 16, 2011	8/16/2011 – Tuesday Night Delight – 40-Lap Special won by an injured-eye Matt Stevens! [+YouTube]

Jul 10, 2011	7/10/2011 – 50-Lap Feature Taken by Matt Stevens (+YouTube Video)
Jul 03, 2011	7/3/2011 – Chris & Matt Stevens Sweep the ’11 Independence Day 70-Lap Night +YouTube Videos!
Oct 10, 2010	10/10/2010 – Matt Stevens & Randy Platt Win The Fall Fury Twin-30s in “CRAPPY ROOKIES & CRAZY KOOKS” End of 2010! [+YouTube]

Aug 29, 2010	8/29/2010 – Matt Stevens Passes Shadoe Russell Late to Seal Yet Another 12-kart/45-Lap Win! +YouTube CRASH Video!
Aug 15, 2010	8/15/2010 – 12-Kart/45-Lapper Winner Matt Stevens Attracts Goose to the Party (+YouTube Videos)
Nov 08, 2009	11/8/2009 – Fall Bonus Points Race ’09 Finale won by Matt Stevens (+YouTube)

Sep 07, 2009	9/7/2009 – Matt Stevens survives intense bumper-to-bumper battle with bro Chris in 9-kart/45-lapper! (+YouTube)
Aug 23, 2009	8/23/2009 – Galletta ’09 Family Reunion 15-Kart Races Won by Brian Galletta & Matt Stevens (+YouTube)
Jun 14, 2009	6/14/2009 – NCC News Report Night Twin-30s won by Gary Miller Sr. & Matt Stevens! (+YouTube)

Oct 12, 2008	10/12/2008 – Russ Hockey & Matt Stevens win the 1st Fall Fury Twin-30s of ’08! [+YouTube Videos]
Sep 07, 2008	9/7/2008 – Gary Miller Jr. & Matt Stevens win the “Chris Flips Violently Twin 30s” Night! +YouTube Videos!
Aug 01, 2008	8/1/2008 – Matt Stevens DOMINATES Oswego Kartway, sweeps 2 classes in Galletta’s Greenhouse #3 & #33! +YouTube Videos of the domination!

May 30, 2008	5/30/2008 – Matt Stevens Wins Mixed-Motor Oswego Kartway Money Show (+All Classes on DVD +YouTube)!
Oct 06, 2007	10/6/2007 – Matt Stevens Begins ’07 Fall Frenzy Series where he left off Summer Series – WINNING! +YouTube
Jul 01, 2007	7/1/2007 – 1st Female Winner at Galletta’s: Melissa Gabel steals it late! +YouTube

Nov 26, 2006	9/30 – 11/26/2006 \| ’06 Post-Klassic Fall Bonus Points Series (9 Features – Kyle Reuter, Matt Stevens, Dick Dann and Josh Schute score wins!) +YouTube
Aug 20, 2006	8/20/2006 – Matt Dominating Oswego’s 2 Kart Tracks with 7th Win! (50-Laps/10-Karts) +YouTube
Aug 13, 2006	8/13/2006 – Matt Stevens wins 13-kart/50-Lap Feature win at Galletta’s, following up his Oswego Kartway win! +YouTube

Aug 11, 2006	8/11/2006 – Matt Stevens wins Oswego Speedway Dirt Kartway Track’s Gas Stocker Kart Division Feature… Again…
Jul 23, 2006	7/23/2006 – 11-Kart, 40-Lapper goes to Winningest Oswego Karter, Matt Stevens +YouTube
Jul 02, 2006	7/2/2006 – Matt Stevens Wins 12-Kart at Galletta’s & Ed Maynes Wins 5-Kart Oswego Speedway Dirt Feature on 6/30/2006 +YouTube

Jun 25, 2006	6/25/2006 – Chris Stevens Wins 16-Kart 40-Lapper + Oswego Speedway Inaugural Dirt Gas Karting Event won by Matt Stevens! +YouTube
Jun 11, 2006	6/11/2006 – Matt Stevens steals win from Jason Mills in the 14-kart 11th Annual Season Opener
Oct 31, 2005	10/1 – 10/16/2005 – 16-kart Four Feature Fall Series won by Matt Stevens, Jason Mills & Wes Stevens +YouTube!

Sep 24, 2005	9/24/2005 – 10th Annual Galletta’s Klassic \| Original Oswego Dirt Karting Championship (130-Laps/13 Karts) +YouTube!
Sep 11, 2005	9/10 – 9/11/2005 – Matt Stevens Twin-40 Triumph Weekend Marred by Injury & Several “OHV Outlaw” Drivers Quitting the Club [+YouTube]
Aug 21, 2005	8/21/2005 – Matt Stevens wins 15-kart/50-Lapper as Mark Miller & Mike Billion’s tempers flare over wreck! +YouTube

Aug 03, 2005	8/3/2005 – 12-Kart, 40-Lap, Mid-Week Mixed Motor Feature goes to Matt Stevens
Jul 24, 2005	7/24/2005 – 15-Kart Race won by Matt Stevens (15 Mixed Motors, 40-Laps)
Jun 19, 2005	6/19/2005 – Matt Stevens Beats Bigger Motors for his 1st Win of ’05!

Oct 31, 2004	2004 Season & 9th Annual Klassic 100-Lapper [+YouTube]!
Oct 31, 2003	2003 Season & 8th Annual Klassic 100 [+YouTube Video!]
Sep 29, 2002	2002 Season & 7th Annual Karting Klassic 90 [+YouTube Video!]

Oct 24, 2001	2001 Season & 6th Annual Oswego Karting Klassic Championship
Oct 31, 2000	2000 Season Recap & 5th Annual Klassic 80-Lap Oswego Dirt Karting Championship
Nov 28, 1999	1999 Season & the 4th Annual Galletta’s Kart Klassic 80

Nov 28, 1998	1998 Season & 3rd Annual Galletta’s Karting Klassic 80
Dec 31, 1997	The 1990s Seasons – 1996-1997 Recaps

More of the #3’s highlights and victories

Aug 11, 2006 – An Oswego Speedway Kartway win	Jul 1, 2007 – 1st Female winner at Galletta’s	Jun 14, 2009	Aug 15, 2010
Aug 29, 2010	Jul 14, 2013	Jun 19, 2015	Jul 24, 2016