HINES IN WIN-WIN SITUATION
Mon, 2009-06-29 08:01
No matter how three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Andrew Hines figured his odds in the final round of
the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, they all seemed to work in his favor.
If he lost, his team still won.
If he won, they still won.
If he tried to push the tree, he couldn’t go red.
That’s all the incentive Hines needed to beat teammate Eddie Krawiec in an all Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson final round where he laid down a .005 reaction and outran the world champion to the finish line.
the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, they all seemed to work in his favor.
If he lost, his team still won.
If he won, they still won.
If he tried to push the tree, he couldn’t go red.
That’s all the incentive Hines needed to beat teammate Eddie Krawiec in an all Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson final round where he laid down a .005 reaction and outran the world champion to the finish line.
“I wanted to see just how far I could push the tree and when I went a .008 reaction time I knew I could push it in the final round,” Hines admitted. “I threw everything at it.”
Krawiec was competing in his fifth consecutive final round.
“It was a win-win situation for us and I had to win because Eddie has been kicking my butt lately,” Hines said.
Hines lost to Krawiec in the semi-finals of the NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago, so beating him served as a measure of friendly revenge. It also served as a relief for the slumping Hines who hadn’t won a national event since St. Louis last season.
Credit
a semi-final bye run, when Matt Guidera couldn’t make the call, for
setting the stage for the two team mates to meet in the final.
Hines has won two of the last three seasons in Norwalk.
This season’s victory was considerably different than the years prior because of the condition of the racing surface. Hines was consistently stout in the first 60-foot of the track but the latter part of the quarter-mile proved to be more than a challenge.
The important thing for Hines is that he proved that he could win on both a loose and tight track. Regardless of the track’s condition, winning felt rewarding to Hines.
“It’s just gratifying to win,” Hines admitted. “It really feels good to win on a race track like this. I was worried about the repaving of the track. I was afraid it was going to be all bumpy but they did a great job on it.”
The win is Hines’ sixteenth career win.
Roger Richards Photos
If he lost, his team still won.
If he won, they still won.
If he tried to push the tree, he couldn’t go red.
That’s all the incentive Hines needed to beat teammate Eddie Krawiec in an all Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson final round where he laid down a .005 reaction and outran the world champion to the finish line.
No matter how three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Andrew Hines figured his odds in the final round of
Roger Richards Photos
If he lost, his team still won.
If he won, they still won.
If he tried to push the tree, he couldn’t go red.
That’s all the incentive Hines needed to beat teammate Eddie Krawiec in an all Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson final round where he laid down a .005 reaction and outran the world champion to the finish line.
“I wanted to see just how far I could push the tree and when I went a .008 reaction time I knew I could push it in the final round,” Hines admitted. “I threw everything at it.”
Krawiec was competing in his fifth consecutive final round.
“It was a win-win situation for us and I had to win because Eddie has been kicking my butt lately,” Hines said.
Hines lost to Krawiec in the semi-finals of the NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago, so beating him served as a measure of friendly revenge. It also served as a relief for the slumping Hines who hadn’t won a national event since St. Louis last season.
Credit
a semi-final bye run, when Matt Guidera couldn’t make the call, for
setting the stage for the two team mates to meet in the final.Hines has won two of the last three seasons in Norwalk.
This season’s victory was considerably different than the years prior because of the condition of the racing surface. Hines was consistently stout in the first 60-foot of the track but the latter part of the quarter-mile proved to be more than a challenge.
The important thing for Hines is that he proved that he could win on both a loose and tight track. Regardless of the track’s condition, winning felt rewarding to Hines.
“It’s just gratifying to win,” Hines admitted. “It really feels good to win on a race track like this. I was worried about the repaving of the track. I was afraid it was going to be all bumpy but they did a great job on it.”
The win is Hines’ sixteenth career win.
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