The Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock Bike drag racing team spent the off-season working hard on a development program which returned strong initial test results. Those results have given the team the confidence to field a second bike and rider in 2003, effectively doubling the team’s track and testing time

Andrew Hines will join G. T. Tonglet aboard Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock V-Rod motorcycles. Both riders are 19 years old, with career top speeds over 190 miles per hour. Tonglet already has an NHRA Pro Stock Bike career win to his credit.

Beginning immediately after the final NHRA round of 2002, the team conducted wind tunnel aerodynamic testing and developed several iterations of new engine parts and calibrations, which resulted in substantial performance improvements in testing, according to the team.

“Immediately after the Pomona round, we began a very aggressive round-the-clock testing and development program aimed at getting us ready to achieve our goals of qualifying and becoming competitive. We’ve seen some good results in testing and we think G.T. and Andrew are the right guys to help bring us to the next level,” said Mike Kennedy, director of marketing Harley-Davidson Parts and Accessories. “We’re also excited to bring aboard two additional sponsors for 2003 in Dunlop and S100. We think this will be another season of great strides for us and look forward to the Gainesville opener.”