Jacobsmeyer had the best possible end to a frustrating day. "All the work we did last week didn't help the car at all, so I added several new 'devices' this week," noted the six-time DRO winner and member of the Gateway DSM team (http://www.gatewaydsm.org). "I had a friend doing the wiring and programming in my driveway all afternoon, and he tuned it while I concentrated on driving tonight. Then, we got here late because I had to give my diabetic cat its shots before I left. Justin deserves a lot of credit for getting that eleven-second run because I was trying just as hard." Did Jacobsmeyer really think he'd see an 11-second timeslip from his Talon? "I was hoping we could do it, but I wasn't sure. I knew everything had to come together to make it happen, and it did. It's pretty amazing that we both did it in the same night!"

By the end of the event, Jacobsmeyer had reclaimed the Four-Cylinder SCSS ET Track Record, Bondurant had lowered the Front-Wheel-Drive ET Track Record, and all SCSS track marks had been pushed below 12.00 seconds and above 120 miles per hour. Of note was the 12.64/111.08 performance by Matt Shepherd's Barnhart, MO '98 Eclipse which earned the 13th qualifying spot in the SCSS "Super 16". Ross Accardi's similar 4G63T-powered Mitsubishi clocked a best of 13.08/110.01 for the fourth position in the DRO Sport Tuner Showdown.

CARL'S 4WD SUPER TRUCK SHOWDOWN RESULTS -- 6/7/2005

W: Randy Christy, Granite City, IL; 1991 408 S-10, 0.379, 11.854/115.29
RU: Hal Marshall, Collinsville, IL; 1986 350 S-10, 0.145, 12.903/106.12

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While Randy Christy was busy qualifying in the second berth of the SCSS Street Car Shootout, his small block Chevy-powered S-10 pickup was easily the low qualifier in the Carl's 4WD & Performance Super Truck Showdown with its 11.42/117.04 best. Just prior to claiming the SCSS championship, Christy pushed his S-10 to the victory in the Carl's STSS title match to become the first driver to win two trophies in Gateway's newest Tuesday night division.

Hal Marshall, whose white S-10 had scored a runner-up in the very first Carl's 4WD event, took the second qualifying spot with a 13.03/104.16 best which also anchored the SCSS "Super 16" field. Chad McCaty's primered '73 GMC Sierra took the third qualifying position in the Carl's 4WD program at 13.74/101.17.

In the final round, Christy had several concerns. "I sure didn't want to redlight the Carl's title away, since I wasn't certain how the Street Car Shootout final would turn out. I already decided I was going to save the nitrous for the SCSS final since I knew I probably could get around Hal's S-10 without it and I'm still trying to sell this thing so I didn't want to lean on the motor too much." Christy allowed Marshall a sizeable holeshot but was able to reel in the 350-powered pickup. Twenty minutes later, Christy scored the first "double" in Gateway's Tuesday night series with the SCSS win, as well.