Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Geoff May and Prieto Racing’s Michael Barnes claimed pole positions during qualifying at Daytona International Speedway for Sunday’s Formula USA Sportbike and Thunderbike races, respectively. May turned a 1:45.055 on his Pirelli/Metzeler-shod GSX-R600 to lead all Sportbike riders. Defending F-USA Sportbike Champion Robert Jensen turned the second-fastest time (1:45.418), but he was docked three grid spots when his Kneedraggers.com Jensen Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 went 0.1 horsepower over the class’ limit. Arclight Suzuki’s Jeff Wood (1:46.061) and Scott Harwell (1:46.440) and Rojo Racing’s Jason Perez will complete the Sportbike front row. Barnes started the 15-minute Thunderbike qualifying session without his electronic scoring transponder on his Pirelli-tired Suzuki SV650, had to pit mid-session to get his transponder mounted and re-entered the track with only a few minutes left in the session. But the Floridian was still able to turn a 1:49.313 to claim pole. Harding Buell teammates Dave Estok (1:50.767) and Bryan Bemisderfer (1:52.439), the defending Thunderbike Champion, qualified second and third, respectively. Cyco Cycles’ Derek Keyes earned the final spot on the Thunderbike front row with a 1:53.265 on his Suzuki SV700. Provisional F-USA Qualifying Results: Sportbike: 1. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R600), 1:45.055 2. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600), 1:46.061 3. Scott Harwell (Suz GSX-R600), 1:46.441 4. Jason Perez (Yam YZF-R6), 1:46.523 5. Robert Jensen (Yam YZF-R6), 1:45.418* 6. Scott Greenwood (Yam YZF-R6), 1:46.622 7. Chris Peris (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.163 8. Ryan Elleby, 1:47.338 9. Michael Barnes (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.361 10. Trey Younce (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.729 Thunderbike: 1. Michael Barnes (Suz SV650), 1:49.313 2. Dave Estok (Buell XB12R), 1:50.767 3. Bryan Bemisderfer (Buell XB12R), 1:52.439 4. Derek Keyes (Suz SV700), 1:53.265 5. Shawn Higbee (Buell XB12R), 1:53.579 6. Randy Rega (Buell XB12R), 1:53.812 7. Walt Sipp (Buell XB12R), 1:54.611 8. Dan Bilansky (Buell XB12R), 1:55.787 9. Clint Brotz (Buell XB12R), 1:55.909 10. David Yaakov (Suz SV650), 1:56.136 * docked three positions for being over horsepower