Round Six Michelin Pro Series Qualifying New Jersey Motorsports Park-Thunderbolt August 13, 2011 Blake, Meringolo and Bemisderfer Earn Michelin Pro Series Pole Positions at New Jersey Motorsport Park Millville, NJ Under sunny skies and warm temperatures the ASRA/Michelin Pro Series competitors took to the track to start the Saturday action at the NJMP Thunderbolt Course. Opening the qualifying sessions was the Sportbike class and Blake Kelly held off fellow Yamaha riders Jim Cohrs and 2010 ASRA SuperBike Champion Mark Miller Jr to capture his first Michelin Pro Series pole position and the point that goes with it. For Michelin Pro ThunderBikes it was Peter Meringolo who took the pole position with his final lap of 1:31.919 to set a new qualifying record for the course. He was followed by Joey Thomas, the former record holder, then David Zylberberg. All three were on Ducati 1000’s and Meringolo’s qualifying effort made it two riders taking their first Michelin Pro Series pole positions this weekend. In Michelin Pro Series SuperStock qualifying was down to the wire as Timothy Bemisderfer and Lloyd Bailey took their Suzuki 1000’s to the final lap of qualifying before Bemisderfer was able to pull out the pole position for Sunday’s final event. It was Bemisderfer at 1:26.665, edging Bailey by .382 seconds with Blake Kelly in third .568 seconds behind Bemisderfer. For complete qualifying results, go to www.asraracing.com The American SportBike Racing Association (ASRA) is the parent organization to the Championship Cup Series (CCS), the largest amateur motorcycle road racing organization in the United States with 4,000 licensed riders. ASRA sanctions eight Michelin Pro Series and eight Michelin Team Challenge road racing events for 2011. The CCS Series runs 50 events at popular tracks around the United States. Tracks include Daytona, Loudon, Firebird, Heartland Park, and Virginia International among other fine venues. In 2011 ASRA and CCS provide riders with access to millions of dollars of sponsorship awards through participation in its sanctioned events. Join CCS and ASRA in the greatest road racing experience available today. Race CCS! To learn more visit our website at http://www.ccsracing.us or call us at (817) 246-1127.