AMA Formula Xtreme Championship Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California May 17, 2008 Provisional Race Results: 1. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 17 laps 2. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -0.066-second 3. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -9.071 seconds 4. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -23.093 seconds 5. Larry Pegram (Duc 848), Pirelli, -24.820 seconds 6. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -41.164 seconds 7. Nicky Moore (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -46.808 seconds 8. Garrett Carter (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -51.058 seconds 9. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, -70.594 seconds 10. Brian Parriott (BMW HP2 Sport), Pirelli, -74.864 seconds 11. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop 12. Tony Meiring (Yam YZF-R6) 13. Chad Herrmann (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop 14. Shane Narbonne (Tri Daytona 675), Dunlop 15. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, DNF, retired 16. Tom Montano (Duc 749R), -1 lap 17. Matthew Green (Duc 749R), -1 lap 18. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -1 lap 19. Liko Miles (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap 20. Berto Wooldridge (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap 21. Sahar Zvik (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap 22. Lance Williams (Duc 749R), -1 lap 23. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap 24. Scott Schwanbeck (Duc 749R), -1 lap 25. Pete Demas (Tri Daytona 675), -1 lap 26. Steve Metz (Duc 749R), -1 lap 27. Chaz Davies (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -2 laps, DNF 28. Chad Lewin (Hon CBR600RR), -8 laps, DNF Provisional Championship Point Standings (after 4 of 11 races): 1. Zemke, 132 points 2. Rapp, 114 3. Pegram, 111 4. Davies, 95 5. Hayes, 89 6. TIE, Amantini/Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 84 8. Eslick, 80 9. TIE, Gobert/Carter, 65 More, from a press release issued by Pirelli: Rome, GA: It s a new total of ten podiums for Pirelli for the 2008 AMA Superbike season, with NorCal local-star Steve Rapp finishing third in Saturday s feature Formula Xtreme race at Infineon Raceway. Rapp s podium came after a race-long battle with teammate Chad Davies on their pair of Attack Kawasaki ZX-6Rs, until Davies suffered technical difficulties two laps from the end of the race. The FX race winner was Jake Zemke. Rapp said, It s great to be racing here with all my friends watching, and finishing on the podium makes it even better. The whole crew did an awesome job. Joining Rapp in the Effects top ten were four other Pirelli riders. Cory West on his M4 EMGO Suzuki won the battle for fourth against Larry Pegram who was fifth on his Leo Vince/Foremost Insurance Ducati 848. This was West s first FX race of the season, being drafted over from his regular duties in Supersport. Seventh was taken by Nicky Moore on his Moto Uno Kawasaki while Brain Parriott nosed his BMW AG/Mersoleil Wines/San Jose BMW sponsored BMW into tenth, again showing the nimbleness of the new Boxer. The 2007 Daytona 200 winner Steve Rapp is now second in FX points for the season with Pegram in third and 2008 Daytona 200 winner Chad Davies in fourth. In Supersport qualifying Blake Young registered fifth on his M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600. Attack Kawasaki s Steve Rapp will start Sunday s race in sixth, while Young s teammate Cory West will grid up in the seventh spot. Sharing the Kawasaki green of Rapp is teammate Chaz Davies in ninth on row three, with Michael Barnes, filling in for the injured Columbian Martin Cardenas, earning tenth on the grid for M4 EMGO Suzuki. Superstock qualifying saw Robertino Pietri, for the second time in a row, clocking in for a front row start with the fourth place on the grid. This give Pietri two front row starts in a row and two front row starts in total, for his AMA career. Blake Young will launch from seventh on his M4 EMGO Suzuki with Taylor Knapp starting from ninth, and Pietri s teammate Chris Ulrich beginning his 17 laps of Infineon from the tenth spot. More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki: CORY WEST EARNS HIS BEST-EVER AMA FINISH AT INFINEON Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Cory West scored the best finish of his AMA career yet in Saturday’s Formula Xtreme race at Infineon Raceway. Making the most of his strong fifth-place qualifying performance in his first FX outing for the team, West went one better in the race, taking the checkered flag in fourth position. The Eureka Springs, Arkansas native battled with Danny Eslick early before moving ahead and turning his attention to keeping veteran racer Larry Pegram behind him. West was firmly set for a top-five result aboard his Pirelli-shod GSX-R600 when a late DNF by Chaz Davies bumped West up one additional position to fourth. After making his fine 2008 FX debut in replacement of the injured Martin Cardenas, West said, “It was awesome. I got a good start and had a little race with Eslick and then Pegram was close the whole time; I could hear that Ducati the whole time in the background. I was just thinking I couldn’t let him by me and that was just enough motivation to keep me going as hard as I did. “The bike just worked awesome today and the Pirelli tires were really hooked up. I got a little help from Chaz when he had his problem and that just gifted me fourth place. “I’ve got to hand it to my crew today. They worked awesome and the bike worked awesome. It’s my best finish yet and I’m very excited about that. I still haven’t got that overwhelming feeling but if I get one more position higher I think I’ll get that. Maybe we can do it tomorrow.” All three of the team’s riders qualified in the top ten for Sunday’s 17-lap Supersport race. Blake Young led the way, just missing out on a front row start by 0.002 seconds. He’ll start from the inside of the second row after laying down the fifth best time of the session at 1:38.315. West will also start on the second row, qualifying seventh fastest at 1:38.552. Michael Barnes, who is subbing for Cardenas in the Supersport class, will start one row back after qualifying tenth on the grid with a fast time of 1:38.673. Young will open the 60k Superstock race from the second row as well, qualifying seventh in the class aboard his GSX-R1000 racebike with a time of 1:37.610. On Sunday Team M4 EMGO Suzuki will conclude the Infineon Raceway weekend with their afternoon Supersport and Superstock races.