Our 21st Season had 34 different drivers compete in 16 feature events almost every Summer weekend starting June 12th, 2016 and culminating September 24th, 2016 with our 21st Annual 200-Lap Championship Klassic race! Below every race is listed in reverse chronological order, each having complete race videos, all free-to-watch in HD.

Galletta’s Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway – 2016 Season

2016 Season at Galletta’s Greenhouse Karting Club’s Backyard Speedway!

2016 Season at Galletta’s Greenhouse Karting Club’s Backyard Speedway!

Chrusher.ComSep 25, 201625 min read

Welcome to the 2016 Season of the Galletta’s Greenhouse Karting Club & Backyard Speedway! Our 21st Season had 34 different drivers compete in 16 feature events almost every Summer weekend starting June 12th and culminating September 24th with our 21st…

9/24/2016 – 21st Annual Klassic 200: THE World Championship of Gas Flathead Karting & Undisputed Karter Of Oswego – Sponsored by Good Guys Barbershop! +YouTube

9/24/2016 – 21st Annual Klassic 200: THE World Championship of Gas Flathead Karting & Undisputed Karter Of Oswego – Sponsored by Good Guys Barbershop! +YouTube

21st Annual Klassic 200 is coming… no, it’s here! 9/24/2016 – The 21st Annual Galletta’s Greenhouse Karting Club 200-Lap Klassic World Championship – Sponsored by Good Guys Barbershop! Saturday, September 24th, 2016 – The 21st Annual end-of-Summer/Start-of-Fall Karting Championship behind Galletta’s Greenhouses in Oswego always decides the two champions of the year – the overall track champion and…

9/11/2016 – The Track-Blistering Barber of the Good Guys Barbershop Keith Raymond wins Regular Season Finale 45 +YouTube

9/11/2016 – The Track-Blistering Barber of the Good Guys Barbershop Keith Raymond wins Regular Season Finale 45 +YouTube

9/11/2016 – The Track-Blistering Barber of the Good Guys Barbershop Keith Raymond wins Regular Season Finale 45! Sunday, September 11th, 2016, Week 14 – As the 21st Annual Galletta’s Greenhouse Klassic 200-Lapper Championship Event approaches (scheduled in two weeks, Saturday, September 24th, 2016, weather-dependent), the final regular season summer points race was another highly competitive one with…

9/4/2016 – Adam Lytle and Kelly Miller are Oswego’s Labor Day Karting Champs via Twin-30s! +YouTube

9/4/2016 – Adam Lytle and Kelly Miller are Oswego’s Labor Day Karting Champs via Twin-30s! +YouTube

9/4/2016 – Adam Lytle and Kelly Miller are Oswego’s Labor Day Karting Champs via Twin-30s! Sunday, September 4th, 2016, Week 13 – As a handful of the drivers enjoyed the Oswego Speedway Classic weekend, we capped off our traditional post-Oswego Classic Sunday with a race — this year the ever popular Twin-30s. Adam Lytle emerged from his mostly…

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

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 winners visit Victory Lane! Pole-sitter Chad Crouse led all 25-laps of the 1st race and Pole-sitter Jason King did the same in the 2nd 25-lapper. However,…

8/22/2016 – Kelly Miller Wins a Highly Competitive Monday Night Raw 50-Lapper! [YouTube]

8/22/2016 – Kelly Miller Wins a Highly Competitive Monday Night Raw 50-Lapper! [YouTube]

8/22/2016 – Kelly Miller Wins a Highly Competitive Monday Night Raw 50-Lapper! Monday, August 22nd, 2016, Week 11 – Higher Res Victory Pic.  The track was vastly improved this week, but unfortunately, last week’s abuse (rocky track and broken karts) in addition to a Monday rain date led to a somewhat smaller field…

8/14/2016 – Kevin Galletta Survives Another Episode of Night of a Thousand Cautions! +YouTube

8/14/2016 – Kevin Galletta Survives Another Episode of Night of a Thousand Cautions! +YouTube

8/14/2016 – Kevin Galletta Survives Another Episode of Night of a Thousand Cautions – GALLETTA ROCKFEST ’16! Sunday, August 1th, 2016, Week 10 – Every year, we have a week or two where the cautions just pile up. A spin here. A crash there. Oops, a flip. Broken chain. Blown Tire. Bent Axle. Just one of those nights, and…

8/7/2016 – Keith Raymond and 1st-Time Winner Josh Arnold Split the Twin-30s! +YouTube

8/7/2016 – Keith Raymond and 1st-Time Winner Josh Arnold Split the Twin-30s! +YouTube

8/7/2016 – Keith Raymond and Josh Arnold Split the Twin-30s! Sunday, August 7th, 2016, Week 9 – Did the floodgates finally open last week? Finally we got some new faces in Victory Lane, and anybody watching the races is seeing how close and intense the action is! Keith Raymond executed a precise pass on leader of 29 laps, Jason…

7/31/2016 – Kings of Harborfest: ‘King Kong’ Kevin Galletta & Adam Lytle +YouTube

7/31/2016 – Kings of Harborfest: ‘King Kong’ Kevin Galletta & Adam Lytle +YouTube

7/31/2016 – Kings of Harborfest are crowned: ‘King Kong’ Kevin Galletta & Partner Adam Lytle – Team ‘You-Don’t-Know-Where-You-Are’ Take the Twin-30s! Sunday, July 31st, 2016, Week 8 – Finally! It took eight weeks, but finally someone else was able to crack victory line besides Matt Stevens (3 wins), Chris Stevens (3 wins) and Kelly Miller (2 wins). Kevin…

7/24/2016 – Master of Oswego Karting Matt Stevens DOMINATES Week 7’s 45-Lapper! +YouTube

7/24/2016 – Master of Oswego Karting Matt Stevens DOMINATES Week 7’s 45-Lapper! +YouTube

7/24/2016 – Master of Oswego Karting Matt Stevens DOMINATES Week 7’s 45-Lapper! Sunday, July 24th, 2016, Week 6 – Thus far this season, three drivers–Matt Stevens (3 wins), Chris Stevens (3 wins) and Kelly Miller (2 wins)–have been have been hogging all of the wins and the high-point-earning top three positions, and it shows in the point standings. Between the…

7/17/2016 – Chris Stevens Inherits 3rd Win in a row, Even His Wife & Kid Won’t Applaud!

7/17/2016 – Chris Stevens Inherits 3rd Win in a row, Even His Wife & Kid Won’t Applaud!

7/17/2016 – Chris Stevens Inherits 3rd Win in a row, Even His Wife & Kid Won’t Applaud! Sunday, July 17th, 2016, Week 6 – A few 1st-year-drivers have been battling back and forth for the lead and making strong cases for their 1st career regular season feature wins – on the cusp of convincing victories all season! But a low-precipitation summer…

7/10/2016 – Chris Stevens Again Emerges on Top After Leaders Drop off for 2nd Week in a Row! +YouTube

7/10/2016 – Chris Stevens Again Emerges on Top After Leaders Drop off for 2nd Week in a Row! +YouTube

7/10/2016 – Chris Stevens Again Emerges on top after Leaders Drop off for 2nd Week in a Row! Sunday, July 10th, 2016, Week 5 – Another great race was in store as a 13-kart / 45-Lap Feature Event went down. Track was a little better than last week, but still had some bumps in turns 1 and 3…

7/2/2016 – Chris Stevens Survives a Bumpy 21st Annual Independence Day 45! +YouTube

7/2/2016 – Chris Stevens Survives a Bumpy 21st Annual Independence Day 45! +YouTube

7/2/2016 – Week 4 of Galletta’s Backyard Karting Season! Chris Stevens with his lovely wife (and heroic camerawoman) Rung “Aou” Stevens, and their daughter Faith Marie Stevens! Saturday, July 2nd, 2016 – A refreshing change of pace for our racing this week, as we ran 2 heats and 45-lap feature with zero accidents…

6/26/2016 – Powder-puff Warriors Hospitalized in Devastating Crash; Matt Stevens Sweeps Victory Lane! +YouTube

6/26/2016 – Powder-puff Warriors Hospitalized in Devastating Crash; Matt Stevens Sweeps Victory Lane! +YouTube

6/26/2016 – Week 3 of Galletta’s Backyard Karting Season! Sunday, June 26th, 2016 – We had an action-packed Twin-30s night that was unfortunately marred by a wreck between the two rookie powder-puff girl warriors coming together and taking a nasty spill in turn one, effectively ending the second race at 18 laps to get them medical…

6/17/2016 – 18-Karts, 35-Laps – Kelly Miller wins 2nd straight to start ’16! +YouTube

6/17/2016 – 18-Karts, 35-Laps – Kelly Miller wins 2nd straight to start ’16! +YouTube

6/17/2016 – Week 2 of Galletta’s Season – 21st Annual Father’s Day Race: 18-Karts, 35-Laps! Friday, June 17th, 2016 – Due to Father’s Day and per the request from a few of our drivers, we switched our 21st Annual Father’s Day race from Sunday the 19th to Friday the 17th. And it was a rousing success driver-wise… we…

6/12/2016 – Our 21st Season begins with 14 karts, 3 heats and a 45-Lapper! And Kelly Miller wins it in his return! +YouTube

6/12/2016 – Our 21st Season begins with 14 karts, 3 heats and a 45-Lapper! And Kelly Miller wins it in his return! +YouTube

6/12/2016 – The 2016 Season begins with 14 karts, 3 heats and a 45-Lapper! And Kelly Miller wins it in his return! Sunday, June 12th, 2016 –  Our 21st points-racing season was originally set to begin June 5th, 2016. However, due to a busy greenhouse season, a very rocky track that is requiring a lot of work,…


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