Galletta's Go-Karts, Oswego, NY, USA

Racing points championship racing from 1996-current
at Galletta's Greenhouse's "Racing Yard Kart"/Go-Kart Speedway
Every weekend from June-October at Galletta's, and formerly weekly all summer at Oswego Speedway's Dirt Kartway.

We race exclusively with limited-modified 5hp Briggs and Stratton flat-head motors all with affordable 100% stock parts at Galletta's & Oswego
to make the most affordable karting league in the world - Racing yard karts, AKA Single-Wheel-Drive Gas Stockers!

 

Race Index:

ALL-TIME GALLETTA'S POINTS
ALL-TIME OSWEGO POINTS



 

 

DRIVER PROFILE FOR MELISSA GABEL STEVENS (2007-up)

Melissa Stevens before the 17th Annual Oswego 200-Lap Karting Klassic Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Speedway 10/6/2012.Melissa Stevens before the 17th Annual Oswego 200-Lap Karting Klassic Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Speedway 10/6/2012. Also available via Facebook here.

Name:
Melissa Ann Stevens (Formerly Melissa Ann Gabel)

Motor:
Briggs & Stratton gas 5hp-type flathead w/Galletta-Style racing enhacements maintained by Matt Stevens.

Chassis:
#19 - A former yard kart rebuilt into a Galletta's 1WD Gas Stocker 2009 Chassis.
#80 - A 2008 Galletta's 1WD Race Chassis built by Melissa, Matt, and Wes Stevens.
#3 - Originally a 1980's 1WD Manco yard kart, rebuilt for racing by Wesley and Matt Stevens.
Assorted backup Galletta's Team Karts if the #3, #19, or #80 is OFN.

Sponsors:
Scissors-N-Fur, Galletta's Greenhouse, Herself

Years Racing Go-karts at Galletta's:
2007-current.

Career Point Standings:

Galletta's Karting Club Website

Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Club
(and Backyard Speedway):

Positioning in the
Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Speedway All-Time Points & Wins List
from 2000-to-last-completed-year, the only class in the history of the track.

Unpaid logo - The Oswego Kartway used these logos and banners on their website and printed materials for the 2008 season, and never paid ChrusherComix Studios for them!

Oswego Speedway Dirt Oval / Oswego Kartway
(Gas Stock Dirt Division):

Positioning in the
Oswego Speedway Kartway 1-WD Gas All-Time Points & Wins List

from 2006-2008, the largest class in the history of the track.

Profile Pictures, Wins & Career Highlights:


2012

7/15/2012 - Twin-30s (11 karts)And now rule the galaxy... as FATHER AND SON! Tim and Justin Galletta win the Twin-30s on 7/8/2012 at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Karting Raceway!SUNDAY, JULY 15th, 2012: Brian Galletta - one of the original members of the Galletta's Karting Club - got his first feature win in eight years by winning the 2nd 30-Lapper in his Plattitude #287 (chassis built by Randy Platt, motor by Matt Stevens). And even though Dave Spanfelner, Matt Stevens, and Chris Stevens all almost took the win in the first feature, it was Melissa Stevens who evaded several spinning and wrecking karts to take it in her Scissor's-n-Fur #19. Facebook discussion on the victory photos are here (Galletta's Karting Club Facebook) and here (Brian Galletta's Facebook). As for the race, here is MORE...


2011

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Melissa before the 16th Annual 200-Lap Oswego Kart Klassic at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway on 10/8/2011.

Melissa Stevens wins Har-Bore-Fest '11 at Galletta's!7/31/2011 Harborfest race at Galletta's my niggahz!JULY 31st, 2011: You wanna' crown someone the winner of Har-bore-fest? We crowned 'em! The only local track with enough bawls to run ran and we crowned the champion to the city's annual gigantic waste of time cluttering the city's roads because it needed a champion. And got one it did. Melissa Stevens dominated the Har-Bore-Fest 50, and embarrassed your @$$, son. Details forthcoming for your fine self, my brahs! 8/3/2011 Update: RACE PAGE IS UP
12/18/2011 Update: Complete 30+ minute race YOUTUBE VIDEO IS UP!

Twin-30s for '11 week 2 at Galletta's on 6/12/2011.Joe Sereno & Melissa Stevens win the twin 30-lappers at Galletta's Greenhouse Backyard Karting Speedway on 6/12/2011!JUNE 12TH, 2011: Twin 30s were in store for week two of the Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Club Season. Rookie Joe Sereno won his first feature in his 2nd race he's ever entered in the Galletta's Greenhouse #5 kart, while Melissa Stevens took her Scissors-n-Fur #19 back into victory lane in the second 30-lapper. Both features were close and action-packed! July 6th, 2011 Update: Details, pictures, points up, and YouTube videos are here).


2010

Melissa Stevens w/Scissors n' Fur #19

Melissa before the 2010 (15th Annual) Galletta's Karting Klassic 200-Lap Championship.

Melissa Stevens wins in the #19 kart
2010 Season, Event #5- Monday, July 5th, 2010 - Independence Day Twin-30s Night: The 2nd of two features went to Melissa Stevens in her Scissors N' Fur #19 kart, keeping her streak of at least one feature win per season alive, and she has now won in three karts - her husband's Galletta's #3, and her own Scissors & Fur #80 and #19 karts.


2009

Melissa Stevens (#19)

Melissa in her brand-new #19 kart, posing before the 14th Annual Galletta's Klassic 200 on October 3rd, 2009.

8/3/2009,Melissa Stevens,Winner,Galletta's Karting
Melissa Stevens picked up her third career feature win on Monday, August 3rd, 2009 - "THE SHOVELER DIDN'T MAKE IT 60".

Here is a YouTube Video of Melissa's most impressive win to date, leading all 60-laps on 8/3/2009:


2008:

Melissa Gabel #80 at Galletta's '08 Klassic
Melissa Gabel with the brand-new Galletta's Greenhouse/Scissors-N-Fur #80 at the Galletta's 2008 Klassic (9/21/2008).

Melissa Gabel & Dick Dann win on 10/19/2008

FALL CHALLENGE TWIN-30s at GALLETTA'S on OCTOBER 19th, 2008:
Melssa Gabel leads this 45mph Super-Yard-Kart racing action on 10/12/2008Melissa Gabel won the 1st 30-Lapper in her Scissors-N-Fur/Galletta's #80, the 2nd feature win of her career; while Dick Dann won the 2nd in his Dann #68 kart (usually driven by his son Nick) on October 19th, 2008. (More here.) While the Summer Series (June-September) is where the majority of your points and victories are earned, but the Fall series has traditionally proved to see some of the most competitive races of the year, and often new winners. This cold night proved no different. Melissa Gabel led from start to finish to win the 1st 30-Lapper, and Dick Dann passed Larry Phillips late in the race to score the 2nd 30-Lapper. With all veterans in both races, we only had 1 caution in 60 green laps. More here.

 

View more pictures from Matt & Melissa's wedding!Congratulations to Matthew Stevens & Melissa (Gabel) Stevens, who were married on Saturday, November 8th, 2008! This means 'officially' one more member of the Team Galletta's racing. New pictures are up on my MySpace! Enjoy!

 

 


2007:

Melissa Gabel and the Galletta's #3
Melissa Gabel with the Galletta's Greenhouse #3 at the Galletta's 2007 Klassic (9/23/2007).


Missy Gabel wins!!!!
2007/07/01 - Photo by Chris & Rungnapha Stevens.

Accomplished her first win in 2007 after 10 of the 13 other drivers in the event either gave up and/or wrecked in front of her. But she earned the win, holding off the 3 most accomplished and experienced veterans, Matt, Chris, and Wes Stevens for 2 laps to score the unbelievably exciting victory, further adding to the lore of the Galletta's #3!

 
YouTube footage from the DVD showing Melissa holding off the three Galletta's Go-Karts Founders/Most experienced racers for two laps to score a win! The accident that led to her getting the lead is found here.

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Melissa with kart owner and her (formerly fiancée, now husband), Matty-Jo Stevens.


2007-09 Q&A with Melissa:

Name: Melissa Stevens (formerly Gabel)
Nickname: Mel
Hometown: Red Creek, NY
Birth date: 11-03-1980
Occupation: Teacher-Aide/Pet Groomer
Marital Status: Married
Children: none
Year Started Racing: 2007
Year Started Racing at Galletta’s: 2007
Career Wins at Galletta’s: Three (2007-09)
What do you do when you are not racing and/or in the off-season? Bowling and spending time with my Wonderful (formerly fiancée, now husband) Matty!
Karts: Galletta's Greenhouse/Scissors-N-Fur #80, which is a virtual clone of Matt's Galletta's #33, except for more bumpers. She also drove the Galletta's Greenhouse #3, the very first and most legendary Galletta's Go-Kart in 2007 and most of 2008.

Fun facts about the Galletta's #3: It is her (formerly fiancée, now) husband Matt Stevens' backup kart in which he won countless races between 1990-2006 (including 7 Klassics) in. Matt still rips off track record times in whenever he tests it. The kart used to belong to Chris' childhood friend, David "Screw-a-not" Scruton, who sold it to a small engine shop, who in turn took a good motor off of it, put a crappy motor on it, and then sold it to Matt for a profit in 1990. If Dave knew that Matt was shopping for a kart back then, he would have sold it to him for the better price with a better motor and Matt would have saved a few bucks. The kart has been rebuilt and painted so many times that it no longer resembles its original neon-green Manco yard kart form, but the ratty-looking old katrt has won more races than anything foud at the Oswego Speedway Kartway or any other local karting track. Period. Think it ain't all that? Come race against it with Matt behind the wheel and see.
 

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Website, pictures, artwork, and dialog are all maintained and copyrighted by Chris Stevens & the Galletta's Go-Karts Club:

Webdesigner Chris Galletta-Stevens' artist profile:
Cartoonist/Graphic Artist, Chris Galletta Stevens

Please buy Chris's new children's book (co-created and written by Robert Buchanan)
named, Tee and Wee: Health and Nutrition for Young Earthlings, , ON SALE NOW:
TEE AND WEE CHILDREN'S BOOK

Buy it
or get a sneak-preview.

Chris' kid-friendly/family-friendly comic strip named Towner (with over 10 years of comics):


Chris' 2007 Graphic Novel, Chrusher - End Cycle:


Chris's 1988-1999 teen-to-adult comic book named "ChrusherComix" (with over 19 years of comics):




 

 

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