AMA Formula Xtreme Championship Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama April 18, 2008 Provisional Qualifying Results (previous lap record 1:27.144, Jason DiSalvo, 2006): 1. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:26.022 2. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:26.094 3. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:26.456 4. Chaz Davies (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:26.602 5. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:27.300 6. Larry Pegram (Duc 848), Pirelli, 1:27.337 7. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:27.842 8. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:28.489 9. Eric Wood (Duc 848), Dunlop, 1:29.465 10. Garrett Carter (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:29.585 11. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:30.082 12. Payton Sassaman (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:30.349 13. Barrett Long (Duc 848), 1:30.480 14. Andrew Nelson (Duc 848), Pirelli, 1:31.190 15. Matt McBride (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:31.308 16. Mark Crozier (Tri Daytona 675), 1:31.513 17. Rob McLendon (Tri Daytona 675), 1:31.626 18. Shane Narbonne (Tri Daytona 675), Dunlop, 1:31.732 19. Chad Herrmann (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.765 20. Nate Kern (BMW HP2 Sport), Pirelli, 1:32.041 21. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:32.280 22. Brian Hall (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:32.372 23. J.B. Layman (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.489 24. Scott Ryan (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:32.541 25. Dan Ortega (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.545 26. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R600), 1:32.566 27. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.555 28. Walt Sipp (Buell XBRR), 1:33.624 29. Blake Kelly (Hon CBR600RR), 1:34.169 30. Thomas Moore (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.172 31. Rodney Vest (Suz GSX-R600), 1:34.497 32. Jeremiah Johnson (Suz GSX-R600), 1:34.497 110% of Fast Time: 1:34.624 Did Not Qualify: 33. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.090 34. Lance Yeager (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.123 35. Robert Oliva (Hon CBR600RR), 1:35.589 36. Simon Kowalski (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.704 37. Michael Arwood (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.730 38. Garrett Grier (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:36.484 39. Benjamin Clauss (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:37.950 40. Rhiannon Lucente (Yam YZF-R6), 1:40.036 41. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600), no time recorded 42. Jonathan Lawrence (Yam YZF-R6), no time recorded 43. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, no time recorded 44. Brett Sassaman (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, no time recorded More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki: PODIUM POSSIBILITIES FOR CARDENAS IN ALABAMA FORMULA XTREME Team M4 EMGO Suzuki got off to a quick start on the opening day of the second round of the 2008 AMA road racing championships at Barber Motorsports Park, placing a rider in the top five in all three of their classes. Martin Cardenas qualified for Saturday’s 17-lap Formula Xtreme race on Friday afternoon, posting a 1:27.300 lap around the scenic Alabama circuit. The Colombian’s time was the fifth best in the session, earning him a starting position on the inside of the second row aboard his Pirelli-shod GSX-R600. “I think we have a possibility of getting on the podium,” Cardenas said. “We had a good rhythm today and we’ll see how it goes tomorrow. It was a good session but I wanted to be on the first row and we were close, qualifying fifth. I think we have decided on a tire for tomorrow, and I believe it’s going to work well for the race.” Blake Young entered the weekend with all eyes upon him following his podium-winning Daytona performance. The Wisconsin resident looked strong again today, laying down the fifth fastest times in both the Superstock and Supersport practice sessions. Young put in a 1:27.400 aboard his GSX-R1000 Superstock racer while stopping the clocks at 1:27.756 on his GSX-R600 Supersport machine. Cory West wasn’t too far behind Young in the morning Supersport session, also breaking into the top 10. West ranked eighth aboard his GSX-R600 with a fast lap of 1:28.176. Meanwhile, Cardenas was 12th in Supersport with a time of 1:28.502. On Saturday Team M4 EMGO Suzuki will qualify for Sunday’s 60k Superstock and Supersport races before concluding the day with the Formula Xtreme race.