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ing, the bike shows tremendous
potential. Krawiec qualified num-
ber two with a 6.822, just one-
hundredth of a second slower
than Hines. Krawiec's toughest
challenge also came in the final
four round where he defeated
the Lucas Oil EBR of Las Vegas
winner Hector Arana Jr., 6.863
to a 6.902.
"I am a little worried about
Eddie," Hines admitted. "In the
final, he got behind me early and
then almost caught me. This was
the first race for his bike, and we
haven't done any testing. Once
we get a better handle on what
we're doing, we know we can
pick up more. These new bikes
are really good. They plant the
rear tire very well, and that lets
us use more engine timing and
better gear ratios to apply more
power. The total package is re-
ally good. Both bikes go straight
down the track. You don't have
to make any corrections. I got
moved around a little in the final
because of the wind, but that's
about it. Everything else was re-
ally good."
With the win, Hines is the first
rider to win four of the first five
events to start a season since
his older brother, Matt, in 1998.
"I was 15-years old in 1998,
and I remember Matt winning all
those races," Hines said. "He
won this [Richmond] race and
gave me the winner's jacket. I'm
sure I still have it, so maybe I
should repay the favor and give
him this one."
Kevin McKenna
Final
1. Andrew Hines (H-D)
2. Eddie Krawiec (H-D)
