Gun Slinger & Cowboy invade 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.

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.

Destroyer ended his freestyle run with a single digit of 7 after all three judges threw up their scores. Glen Logan Jr. and Team Gun Slinger made repairs to Cowboy during racing, allowing him to return for freestyle where he swept the lead from Destroyer with a healthy score of 19.

Scott Hartsock in Gun Slinger whooped up on every truck before him, ending it with a massive and hard hit flip, badly damaging the Florida native’s truck. The judges laid down a score of 18 as the fans inside Pro Player Stadium booed in disgust of the judges scoring.

After several hours at the post autograph session, the team tired down and prepared for the drive back to Bushnell, Florida. They’ve already completed repairs to both trucks, and will be ready to rock this coming weekend.