Built from scratch in 1999 by Wes and Matt Stevens, the black-and-purple #1 has had a long history of crazy accidents with various drivers. Often available as a rental kart on most weekends. For years it seemed as if it never can get into victory lane unless Matt Stevens drove it, but in recent years, Nicolas Olivares and Chad Crouse won features piloting it.

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Galletta’s Greenhouse Racing Team #1 was built from scratch in 1999 by Wes and Matt Stevens and given a slight rebuild with ideas from Buddy Cottom in 2009. The #1 has had a long history of crazy accidents with various drivers (many of which were from Brian Galletta), but also a few wins. Chris Stevens and Kyle Reuter once piloted it to impressive Klassic runs. Often available as a rental kart on most weekends. It seems as if it never can get into victory lane… unless Matt Stevens drives it, and he often uses the #1 to prove a point — that he can beat ANYBODY in what many casual racers deemed the worst vehicle on the track. And boy, it’s kind of humiliating!

All Tagged Videos with Feature Wins for the Galletta’s Greenhouse Racing #1

2023/7/30 – Twin-25s won by Nic Olivares & David Hartpence [+YouTube]

2023/7/30 – Twin-25s won by Nic Olivares & David Hartpence [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComJul 30, 20237 min read

Sunday, July 30th, 2023, OSWEGO, NY – Nic Olivares led from green to checker in the 1st feature, while David Hartpence Jr. passed a kart to win the 2nd Feature of the night. Once again, the racing was excellent, and…

2022/07/17 – “Okay, No Pool This Time, But I Ran Over That Bunny!” N. Olivares & A. Hook Win the 25 & 20-Lappers! [+YouTube]

2022/07/17 – “Okay, No Pool This Time, But I Ran Over That Bunny!” N. Olivares & A. Hook Win the 25 & 20-Lappers! [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComJul 17, 20226 min read

July 17th, 2022 – “Okay, No Pool This Time, But I Ran Over That Bunny!” 25 & 20-Lappers! OSWEGO, NEW YORK – Sunday, July 17th, 2022 – Four features, four…

9/6/2020 – Nicolas Olivares Wins 2 Weeks in a Row – a 13-Kart, Labor Day 69-Lapper!

9/6/2020 – Nicolas Olivares Wins 2 Weeks in a Row – a 13-Kart, Labor Day 69-Lapper!

Chrusher.ComSep 6, 20206 min read

9/6/2020 – Nicolas Olivares Wins 2 Weeks in a Row – a 13-Kart, Labor Day 45… no 69-Lapper! Sunday, September 6th, 2020 – 13-Karts, 45-Laps! No… due to cautions, 69…

9/2/2019 – Labor Day Twin-25 Features won by Nicolas Olivares & Greg Blanchard! [+YouTube]

9/2/2019 – Labor Day Twin-25 Features won by Nicolas Olivares & Greg Blanchard! [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComSep 2, 20197 min read

9/2/2019 – Labor Day Twin-25 Features won by Nicolas Olivares & Greg Blanchard! Monday, September 2nd, 2019 – We held a rookie make up race followed by a regular Twin-25…

8/4/2019 – All-Rookie Nite! Twin-15s & Another Flying Kart – Nicolas Olivares & Greg Blanchard Win! [+YouTube]

8/4/2019 – All-Rookie Nite! Twin-15s & Another Flying Kart – Nicolas Olivares & Greg Blanchard Win! [+YouTube]

Chrusher.ComAug 4, 20195 min read

8/4/2019 – All-Rookie Nite! Twin-15s & Another Flying Kart! [+YouTube] Sunday, August 4th, 2019 – For some reason, ZERO regular veteran drivers showed up this week. While this would normally…

8/28/2016 – 1st Time Winners! Chad Crouse & Jason King Take the 16-kart Twin-25s! +YouTube

8/28/2016 – 1st Time Winners! Chad Crouse & Jason King Take the 16-kart Twin-25s! +YouTube

Chrusher.ComAug 28, 201613 min read

8/28/2016 – 1st Time Winners! Chad Crouse & Jason King Take the Twin-25s! Sunday, August 28th, 2016, Week 12 – An extremely packed, 17-kart field led to two more 1st-time…

9/1/2014 – Matt Stevens steals 19th Annual Labor Day 50-Lapper in Galletta’s #1 +YouTube

9/1/2014 – Matt Stevens steals 19th Annual Labor Day 50-Lapper in Galletta’s #1 +YouTube

Chrusher.ComSep 1, 201415 min read

8/31/2014 – 19th Annual Labor Day 50-Lapper Postponed to Monday due to Driver Unavailability 8/31/2014 UPDATE – Due to a severe lack of drivers (3), and camera operators (0), our Saturday, August 30th…

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9/19/2009 – Greatest Karter in Oswego, NY, Bar none… Professor Speedmonkey (+YouTube)

Christopher Galletta StevensSep 19, 200915 min read

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:…

2004 Season & 9th Annual Klassic 100-Lapper [+YouTube]!

2004 Season & 9th Annual Klassic 100-Lapper [+YouTube]!

Chrusher.ComDec 31, 200420 min read

THE 2004 GALLETTA’S BOX STOCK GAS KARTING LEAGUE SEASON The 9th Annual Galletta’s Go-Karts Klassic 100  from 2004 DVD: This disc contains the Galletta’s Go-Kart Klassic Championship 100 from September 26th,…

2003 Season & 8th Annual Klassic 100 [+YouTube Video!]

2003 Season & 8th Annual Klassic 100 [+YouTube Video!]

Chrusher.ComOct 31, 20039 min read

THE 2003 GALLETTA’S BOX STOCK GAS KARTING LEAGUE SEASON This season only saw 13 regular-season events before Klassic, the fewest in the modern era of Galletta’s Super-Yard-Kart racing. The reason…

2002 Season & 7th Annual Karting Klassic 90 [+YouTube Video!]

2002 Season & 7th Annual Karting Klassic 90 [+YouTube Video!]

Chrusher.ComSep 29, 20027 min read

Welcome! We are a Karting Club that invented and races extremely affordable 5hp, Single Wheel Drive “Gas stocker” karts for a Points championship every summer at Galletta’s Greenhouse Karting Speedway. We also…

Collage of Galletta's 2001 Season Highlights (Syrell Team pic by Robert Clark)

2001 Season & 6th Annual Oswego Karting Klassic Championship Recap [+YouTube]

Christopher Galletta StevensDec 24, 20019 min read

THE 2001 GALLETTA’S BOX STOCK GAS KARTING LEAGUE SEASON   2001 Regular Season: In 2001, we raced 22 regular season point events between June 10th & October 13th, 2001. Again, this season…

2000 Season Recap & 5th Annual Klassic 80-Lap Oswego Dirt Karting Championship

2000 Season Recap & 5th Annual Klassic 80-Lap Oswego Dirt Karting Championship

Christopher Galletta StevensOct 31, 20003 min read

THE 2000 GALLETTA’S 5HP BOX STOCK GAS KARTING LEAGUE SEASON Snapshots from the 2000 Galletta’s Go-Kart Klassic: The 2000 year was one that saw Chris, Matt, and Wes Stevens run…


Extended History

 

Pictures of the #1 when it was first built in 1999… before the many accidents ruined the paint job! The kart sports a black-silver-and-purple paint job inspired by the Generation One Transformers Skywarp… although it can barely be made out anymore.

Race Video Posts Tagged Galletta’s Greenhouse #1 win

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