Our 14th Year of Points Racing at Galletta’s Greenhouse Backyard Speedway was a year of very good and very bad. First, the good: 2009 was beholden to 48 drivers who raced 22 features with an impressive 12 winners in 2009, as we utilized a new weight/power system on lighter drivers and extra motor for heavier ones who felt disadvantaged. The system was a success, as it was the most competitive year in our track history in terms of so many different feature winners.
However, the bad: We went back to being a single-track club after Oswego Kartway not only barred our karting class from competing in our fourth year there in the 2008-09 offseason (based primarily on disagreements on motor-to-weight rules amongst other issues that piled on), but salt was rubbed into the wound due to several people on the track’s message boards (including IP addresses affiliated with them) exacerbating hard feelings when they not only startlingly insulted, mocked, demeaned us during the offseason but then even upped the ante when they threatened us with bodily harm during the season.
Galletta’s Greenhouse Go-Karting Speedway – 2009 Season & 14th Annual Klassic 200
2009 Season -14th Annual Point Championship Recap (+ Complete Season on YouTube!)
Welcome! We are a Karting Club that invented and races extremely affordable 5hp flathead, Single Wheel Drive “Gas stocker” karts for a Points championship every summer at Galletta’s Greenhouse Karting Speedway and a traveling points show at other local area tracks. Hybrid between a…
11/8/2009 – Fall Bonus Points Race ’09 Finale won by Matt Stevens (+YouTube)
Galletta’s Karting Club – 2009 Season, Race Event 18: Sunday, November 8th, 2009 in Oswego, NY – Fall “Bonus Points” Race November 8th, 2009 – Every season at Galletta’s, we race weekly starting in in June, race weekly until our 200-lap Klassic. After that, our Fall series takes place (weather and driver availability dependent) that add bonus points into the All-Time Points list. On November 8th, 2009, we held such a race. …
10/11/2009 – Dick Dann wins a Fall Bonus Point Race in Galletta’s Greenhouse #7 (+YouTube)
Galletta’s Karting Club – 2009 Season, Race Week 17: Sunday, October 11th, 2009 in Oswego, NY – Fall “Bonus Points” Race Due to his work schedule as a trucker and his other racing hobby (getting into clones), Dick Dann could only race around once per month this season at Galletta’s, and to make matters worse, two of those potential race dates were rained out. Having motor problems on his #86 and #68 team…
10/3/2009 – 200-Lap 14th Annual Galletta’s Karting Championship Klassic of Oswego! (+YouTube)
THE 14th ANNUAL GALLETTA’S GO-KART KLASSIC 200-LAP CHAMPIONSHIP RACE on Saturday afternoon, October 3rd, 2009: Galletta’s Karting Club – 2009 Season, Race 16: The World Championship of Gas Flathead Karting Points Series continued on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway The 14th Annual Galletta’s Go-Kart Klassic 200: The 2009 Galletta’s Klassic Time Trial Results & Starting Order: Starting 1st: Russ Hockey – Hockey #00 16.56, 16.22 (3 timeouts earned)* 3rd Galletta’s…
9/19/2009 – Greatest Karter in Oswego, NY, Bar none… Professor Speedmonkey (+YouTube)
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…
9/13/2009 – Matt Stevens wins 12-kart/45-Lap Feature as 200-Lap Klassic Approaches (+YouTube)
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: Matt Stevens is on a roll as the 14th Annual Galletta’s Klassic 200 approaches. He wins a tough, 12-kart, 45-lap gas flathead karting feature in his Galletta’s Greenhouse #33 kart, surviving two wrecks between 4 karts in front of him. First…
9/7/2009 – Matt Stevens survives intense bumper-to-bumper battle with bro Chris in 9-kart/45-lapper! (+YouTube)
Galletta’s Karting Club – 2009 Season, Week 13: The Gas Flathead Karting Championship Series of The Planet continued on Monday, September 7th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway: “Master” Matty Jo Stevens wins the 45-lap, 9-kart Labor Day 45-Lap Feature on September 9th, 2009 at Galletta’s Backyard Karting Club Speedway. He was able to find the lead early and held it for most of the race, and although his…
8/31/2009 – Flippin’ Freddy Collins & Rapid Russ Hockey Win Twin 30s! (+YouTube)
Galletta’s Karting Club – 2009 Season, Week 12: The Gas Flathead Championship Series of The Planet continued on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Speedway: 70 green-flag laps, 13 karts, and two feature winners were in store for Monday, August 31st, 2009 – a Twin-30s Night! Rapid Rollin’ Russell Hockey took the first feature of the night, followed by Furiously Fast Fred Collins taking the second. George Russell…
8/23/2009 – Galletta ’09 Family Reunion 15-Kart Races Won by Brian Galletta & Matt Stevens (+YouTube)
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: A special evening of racing was ahead for August 23rd, 2009, as we had two feature events lined up. The late John J. Galletta – the founder of Galletta’s Greenhouse – would have been proud, and was surely looking down from heaven as four…
8/16/2009 – Chris Stevens endures the 12-kart “Night of A Thousand Cautions” 45 for win! (+YouTube)
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: Low-res highlight reel. Don’t forget to vote and comment here. Points-leader Chris Stevens survives The Night of a Thousand Cautions, AKA The Accidental Winner 45 on August 16th, 2009 and took a win that fell right into his lap! 12 drivers using 15 karts, 15 cautions,…
8/9/2009 – Chris Stevens wins the 10-kart “The Runs 45” lap Feature! (+YouTube)
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: Low-res highlight reel. Don’t forget to vote for our video on YouTube! What is it with having the flu and winning? For the 2nd straight week, someone with a stomach bug won the feature at Galletta’s — and while the flu in…
8/3/2009 – Melissa Stevens wins The Oswego Kartway Shovel Stalker Pussied Out 50 & becomes 10th different winner in 11 features in ’09! (+YouTube)
Galletta’s Karting Club – 2009 Season, Week 8: The Gas Flathead Championship Series of The Planet continued on Monday, August 3rd, 2009 (Rain Date for Sunday, the 2nd) at John J. Galletta Memorial Speedway: Don’t forget to vote for this video here. Melissa Stevens picked up her third career feature win on Monday – “THE SHOVELER DIDN’T MAKE IT 60” – and this makes her the 10th different winner in 11 feature races this season at…
7/27/2009 – Flippin’ Freddy Collins & Nick Dann win 15-kart Twin 30s to become 8th and 9th different winners in 10 features thus far in ’09! (+YouTube)
Galletta’s Karting Club – 2009 Season, Week 7: The Gas Flathead Championship Series of Oswego, NY continued on Monday, July 27th, 2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Speedway (Rain Date for Sunday, the 26th): July 27th, 2009, Oswego, N.Y. — This has been the closest season of racing so far in Galletta’s Backyard Speedway history. We have 9 different winners in 10 features so far this season at Galletta’s, with the…
7/19/2009 – Larry Phillips puts L&K Small Engine #04 Into Victory Lane after 9-kart/45-lapper! (+YouTube)
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 53-year-old Leapin’ Liquid Lawnmower Lumberjack Lookalike Larry Phillips led all 45-laps in a 9-veteran-karter “Revenge of the Elders” feature to take the win at Galletta’s on July 19th, 2009 – his 1st career win in his 2nd season racing. He held off challenges by 49-year-old…
7/12/2009 – Russ Hockey Dominates 50-Lapper, 6th Winner in 7 Features (+YouTube)
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: “Us Hockeys Don’t Puck Around!” Russell Hockey won a 50-lapper on July 12th, 2009, his 2nd career win. Russ dominated most of the event, holding off several charges by Buddy Cottom late in the race via traffic. 8 competitors…
7/5/2009 – Buddy Cottom & Chris Stevens take the ’09 Independence Twin-30s! (+YouTube)
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: Our SUNDAY, JULY 5th, 2009 Independence Day Twin-30s was a bonanza. First, we had an entertaining Rookie Powder-puff race, then a Rookie-&-Refresher heat featuring two returning vets – who hadn’t raced much in the past year – and three rookies. Then, the night…
6/22/2009 – Jason “The Hammer” Mills Dominates 11-kart/45-Lapper in Galletta’s #2! (+YouTube)
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: On Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at Galletta’s Greenhouse’s at John J. Galletta Memorial Karting Speedway, Jason “The Hammer” Mills won his 3rd career feature, and in dominant fashion. The 11-kart, 45-lap feature was his first win in only his second race back since…
6/16/2009 – Greenhouse or Go-Karts? by NCC News reporter Zachary James reports on the Galletta’s Karting Club (w/footage from 6/14/2009)
? Tuesday, June 16, 2009 – Report on our 6/14/2009 event: Greenhouse or Go-Karts? From Singapore (above) to Oswego, Go-Kart racing is a popular fastime Galletta’s… greenhouse or go-karts? 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…
6/14/2009 – NCC News Report Night Twin-30s won by Gary Miller Sr. & Matt Stevens! (+YouTube)
Galletta’s Kart Club – 2009 Season, Week 2: Sunday, June 14th, 2009 in Oswego, NY Above are highlights of the Twin-30 races on 6/14/2009 at John J. Galletta Memorial Backyard Karting Speedway. Below is a report on our racing club by Zachary James, taped during these races on 6/14/2009. ?? NOTE: People at the Oswego Kartway – via public message board posts and IP addresses and names pointed directly at track…
6/7/2009 – The 14th Annual Season Opener, 45-Laps/10-Karts won by Matt Stevens (+YouTube)
Galletta’s Kart Club – 2009 Season Opener: Sunday, June 7th, 2009 in Oswego, NY YouTube Video to our weekly DVD Highlights 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.…
Oswego Kartway & The Galletta’s Karting Club History (2008 – 09 Offseason; 1/30/2009)
The story of how the Oswego Speedway Dirt Kartway at 1st owed the Galletta’s for their start & support from 2006-2008, then betrayed, banished, mocked & THREATENED us in 2009.
