Close racing dotted the competition as Metro PCS presented the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam brought to you by Ford trucks at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The competition was matvched by the enthusiasm as the crowd clearly picked their favorites and roared their approval through the show.
Monster truck qualifying opened as Grave Digger posted a solid 19.38 in the first pair to run. Excaliber rolled out and posted a 19.39, getting close to the top spot. Two more trucks slipped below the 20 second mark, but no one could knock Grave Digger from the top spot.
The qualifying set up an unusual pairing for the first round when Maximum Destruction spun during qualifying, ended up with the 12th spot. It put him head to head with fast qualifier Grave Digger and Digger was even faster with a 19.25 pass and eliminating Max D. Other first round winners were Superman (who received his qualifying spot for the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam NGK Spark Plugs World Finals earlier in the night), Gun Slinger, El Toro Loco, and Excaliber. Shock Therapy beat Predator, who suffered a flat tire during the run.
Grave Digger, Gun Slinger and Exacliber added second round wins, but Excaliber broke a rear sway bar, putting Amsoil Shock Therapy back into action. El Toro Loco received the fast loser provisional. El Toro made the best of it, defeating Grave Digger while 2006 Miami r ... Continue reading
It was just last week Scott Hartsock driving Gun Slinger brought home a well deserved freestyle win in his home state of Florida at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, and again this past weekend he tried to dominate the competition and bring home another Monster Jam trophy.
During racing Scott piloted Gun Slinger into Round-1 Joe Sylvester in Bad Habit. Fast acceleration and experience allowed Hartsock to knock out Joe Sylvester, advancing Gun Slinger into Round-2.
Randy Moore and War Wizard paired up against Gun Slinger. Good buddies outside of monster truck racing, both wanted the win to show who’s boss. Hartsock raced hard and took advantage of Randy Moore’s driving ability to fly past the finish line with a victory, advancing Gun Slinger into the Monster Jam semi-finals.
Semi-Finals came down to Maximum Destruction defeating Black Stallion, and Gun Slinger taking on veteran Dennis Anderson and Grave Digger. Dennis, on a winning streak all night, was too tough to tame in Orlando and scored a wi ... Continue reading
Scott Hartsock and Gun Slinger rocked the house that Tampa built this past weekend inside Raymond James Stadium. The impressive monster truck field would be a rather difficult field of trucks to beat, but Hartsock not only ended up in the semi-finals, barely taking a lose to Blue Thunder, but would go into freestyle and walk away with a well deserved and impressive win. Normally Scott dominates Florida events in racing, however the new shock setup for 2010 has proved successful to allow Scott to air it out more and land softer. Next up the team invades the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on January 30th.
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Saturday 7: 30 p.m. - Native Floridian Scott Hartsock’s high flying performance won freestyle in Gunslinger after Dennis Anderson, who treats Florida like a second home, drove Grave Digger to the racing victory in the first of two Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam events scheduled for this winter at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Atlanta was the kick start to a season of air for Gun Slinger. After Atlanta the team headed had a long haul up to Detroit’s Ford Field for a night of Monster Jam action against over a dozen other trucks. Scott Hartsock was cocked, locked, and ready to rock and proved he has what it takes to be a freestyle champion.
Racing witnessed Hartsock defeat Michigan native Jim Koehler in Avenger, only to be knocked out by Koehler’s team mate Chris Bergeron in Brutus during Round 2.
Freestyle would be another story for Scott, with some slight changes to the shock setup, he rocked out in Detroit city finishing 4th out of 14 trucks and tying with Back Draft for a score of 22. ... Continue reading
Scott Hartsock and the Gun Slinger crew arrived in Atlanta early Friday to prepare for the ultimate battle against 13 other Monster Trucks that would all be competing live on SPEED CHANNEL Saturday night. Everything on the truck was thoroughly checked over. The new shock setup was tweaked and modified in preperation for the massive launch ramps being constructed inside the Georgia Dome, and on Friday night the team went to sleep, ready to rock first thing Saturday morning.
During the drivers meeting it was announced that the Georgia Dome was sold out, which has been a tradition for nearly 5 years in a row. Not only would 70,000+ monster truck fans be awarded an amazing Monster Jam event in Atlanta, but those not able to be in Atlanta could watch Monster Jam live on SPEED CHANNEL beginning at 7PM until 10PM. The drivers were excited, and the Monster Jam staff was thrilled.
At the start of the Monster Jam Built Ford Tough Party in the Pits, the folks from Hedman Headers arrived in style with two new headers for th ... Continue reading
Hot Wheels and Gun Slinger Racing are proud to announce the teams brand new paint scheme for 2010. In conjunction with Hot Wheels, the new paint scheme was designed to look exactly like the teams new Hot Wheels Monster Jam toys in 1:64th scale and 1:24th scale die-casts available throughout the United States at all major retail stores and at Monster Jam events where Gun Slinger will be competing.
Aside from the new paint scheme includes a few additions and changes to the truck itself. Prior to 2010 the truck ran a King coil-over suspension. In 2010 the team will run this same combination in addition to four King bypass shocks, giving the truck a smoother landing allowing Scott Hartsock to jump higher, fly longer, and land better.
The team has also removed the 557 C.I. SVO Ford Blown Alcohol Injected engine and remounted. When questioned, Scott Hartsock refused to say exactly why he moved it, and how far he moved it.
“You’ll just have to guess what we did to the engines placement. We know it’ll greatly increase our ability to be a top performer at Monster Jam events in 2010. Just wait, we’re locked, cocked, and ready to rock come Atlanta,” said an enthusiastic Scott Hartsock, owner and driver of Gun Slinger.
New Schroeder sway bars have also been installed to the front and rear end of Gun Slinger.
Scott Hartsock has been on a roll this Monster Jam season. With several wins under his belt, including three in Charlotte last weekend, Scott was cocked, locked, and ready to rock tonight in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium.
Qualifying with a Top-5 position, Scott went into Round-1 racing against Mopar Magic. The Roundy-round course proved to be too much for Mopar Magic, as Scott was firing on all cylinders clinching the win and advancing to Round-2.
In one of the most amazing photo finishes of 2009, Scott paired up against Dennis Anderson in Grave Digger for Round-2 racing. Tampa fans were convinced Gun Slinger grabbed the win, but USHRA track officials examined the finish multiple times. It would end up being Grave Digger taking the win due to Scott getting a little out of control at the end of the run.
Semi-Finals Scott Hartsock returned! Being fast loser has its advantages, and Scott was ready to come back and whoop ass on Escalade. George Balhan was done for from the beginning as Gun Slinger pulled a power wheelie off th ... Continue reading
Welcome to the new and official online homepage of Gun Slinger and Scott Hartsock! Are you cocked, locked, and ready to rock!? You better be! Enjoy our new website! ... Continue reading
Miami was rocked this past weekend as Monster Jam returned to Pro Player Stadium for one night of action packed goodness. A record turnout for Monster Jam’s Part in the Pits gave a good indicator fans were ready to see Team Gun Slinger and 10 other trucks do battle in racing and freestyle.
Qualifying started out with Grave Digger grabbing the honors with the nights fastest run of 30.75 on the three-hit course. Grave Digger quickly gave up the spot to Glen Logan Jr. in Cowboy with a run of 30.53 seconds. Glen wouldn’t be able to hold down the run for long as Blue Thunder laid down a run of 29.04 seconds, nearly a second and a half faster. Scott Hartsock behind the wheel of Gun Slinger laid down a run of 31.65, qualifying in the middle of the pack.
Round-1 action witnessed Glen Logan whoop up on Randy Moore in War Wizard, who suffered mechanical problems. Glen advanced into Round-2 against Mopar Magic, but issues plagued the truck from returning. Scott Hartsock in Gun Slinger filled the spot and in a close battle lost the round in a photo finish. Not out for the night, Scott Hartsock returned once again as fast loser in the Semi-Finals, but Blue Thunder, with quicker runs each round, edged out Gun Slinger giving Scott Hartsock a 3rd place finish for racing in Miami.
Miami was rocked this past weekend as Monster Jam returned to Pro Player Stadium for one night of action packed goodness. A record turnout for Monster Jam’s Part in the Pits gave a good indicator fans were ready to see Team Gun Slinger and 10 other trucks do battle in racing and freestyle.
