HURDLE without HURDLING?

[FRC1675]

We are wondering if the definition of HURDLING applies to just the ROBOT or to the TRACKBALL as well. From the manual:

HURDLE: When a TRACKBALL CROSSES a FINISH LINE while passing above the OVERPASS
and then contacts either the floor or another ROBOT before re-contacting the originating ROBOT.
HURDLING: The act of completing a HURDLE. To be considered in the process of HURDLING,
the ROBOT must:
• be in its own HOME STRETCH, and
• be in POSSESSION of a TRACKBALL, and
• be moving toward the OVERPASS and/or elevating the TRACKBALL so that the top of the
TRACKBALL is higher than the LANE DIVIDER.

<G11> Each TRACKBALL that HURDLES its own FINISH LINE will earn 8 points (2 points for
CROSSING the FINISH LINE – re Rule <G10> - and a 6 point bonus, yielding 8 points
total).
<G13> A TRACKBALL that has CROSSED its own FINISH LINE must CROSS the opponent’s
FINISH LINE before it can score by CROSSING its own FINISH LINE again.

If a robot can HURDLE a TRACKBALL while not in it's HOME STRETCH, provided <G13> has been satisfied and the robot does not violate <S01> or <R16> does the HURDLE count? Do the three requirements of HURDLING apply to the ROBOT only for the sake of protection via <G42>?

Thank You!

[GDC]

The rules do not require that a Robot be in its Home Stretch when a Trackball completes a Hurdle. Note however, that any Robot attempting to do so will not satisfy the definition of "Hurdling" (the Robot is not in the Home Stretch), and therefore will not be protected under the provisions of Rule <G42>.