250th. Gary Galletta

115.0 Points | 0 Wins (0%) | 1 Feature Races Entered [2009 Last Active Update]

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Gary posing with the Galletta’s #7 at the 8/23/2009 All-Galletta Race!

FUN FACTS:

  • He is one of the many grandsons of Galletta’s Greenhouse founder John J. Galletta and a 1st cousin of Galletta’s Karting Club founders Chris and Matt Stevens.
  • While he and his oldest brother Bob also tried it once, his middle brother Timmy stuck with it to become one of the All-Time best karters in track history.
  • Gary is quite busy with work, family and other hobbies to race more, but had fun in his single race, the 2009 Galletta Family Reunion Race. We thought maybe both or at least one of his sons (who were in college at the time literally 7 minutes down the road) would’ve loved to run with us, but oddly enough they never even tried it once.
  • A young Gary actually drove a go-kart around Galletta’s Greenhouse in the early 1980s before Chris and Matt were even old enough to. He may have even driven it up and down the road — yes, up and down the big hill of County Route 20 where the Greenhouse resides! All the years we’ve raced karts, none of us were crazy enough to try that one! This makes him — if only technically — was possibly the ORIGINAL Galletta’s Go-Karter (although their uncle Paul Galletta also tried it out back then)!

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8/23/2009 – Galletta ’09 Family Reunion 15-Kart Races Won by Brian Galletta & Matt Stevens (+YouTube)

Christopher Galletta StevensAug 23, 200911 min read

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,…

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Brian Galletta –  the only competitor who has had any substantial prior experience – drew the pole for the FIRST EVER ALL-GALLETTA race – which featured all cousins of Galletta’s Karting founders Chris and Matt Stevens, and also all grandsons (and one great-grandson) of Galletta’s Greenhouse founder John J. Galletta. The draw made it very easy for him to use his knowledge of the karts and track (including a feature win, some heat wins, time-trialing 2nd fastest and and leading a large chunk of the 2003 Klassic) and dominate all 30 laps unchallenged for the win, his 2nd career feature win at Galletta’s.