INTERVIEW
NHRA PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE CHAMPION ANDREW HINES
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titles, regardless of class.
"For the last month or
so, I was just trying to keep
my head level," Hines said.
"As good as Jerry's bike
has been, I didn't think the
championship would be
decided this way. Jerry has
been so fast, especially
during the Countdown, but
it's good to have a team-
mate like Eddie that you
can rely on. My outstand-
ing Harley-Davidson team
did a great job of keeping
me focused and keeping
the pressure off of me. We
didn't have a single run this
season where I had to shut
off early or abort due to a
mechanical problem. They
look after every meticulous
detail. That made a big
difference because as we
saw, the championship was
really close and every round
counted."
For Hines, 2015 wasn't
the best season of his
career, but it may have been
one of his most reward-
ing. He won four races,
which was two less than last
season and his round-win
record was 30-12, far less
than the dominating 42-10
"We stunk up the
joint for the first
half of the season
but my team stuck
together and overcame
everything that was
thrown at us."
Hines never
gets tired
of winning.
