AMA Formula Xtreme Championship Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 1, 2008 Provisional Combined Qualifying Results:

1. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:25.902 2. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:26.340 3. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:26.362 4. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:26.970 5. Larry Pegram (Duc 848), Pirelli, 1:27.040 6. Chaz Davies (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:27.054 7. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:27.815 8. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:27.886 9. Garrett Carter (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:28.373 10. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:28.394 11. Taylor Knapp (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:28.551 12. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:28.824 13. Nicky Moore (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:29.008 14. Tommy Aquino, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:29.068 15. Shane Narbonne (Tri Daytona 675), Dunlop, 1:29.819 16. Eric Wood (Duc 848), Dunlop, 1:30.250 17. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, 1:30.343 18. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:30.845 19. Jonas McCluskey (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.250 20. Jonathan Lawrence (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:31.367 21. Tony Kasper (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.536 22. Dan Ortega (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.257 23. Ryan Patterson (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:32.741 24. Arnold Hastings (Duc 848), 1:32.981 25. Robert McLendon (Tri Daytona 675), 1:33.144 26. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.161 27. Eric Pinson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.185 28. Ryan Clay (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.341 29. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:33.413 30. Blake Kelly (Hon CBR600RR), 1:33.521 31. Scott Rosey (Tri Daytona 675), 1:33.983 32. Misti Hurst (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, 1:34.242 33. Terry Taylor (Suz GSX-R600), 1:34.436 34. Jessica Zalusky (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.453

110% of Fast Time: 1:34.492 Did Not Qualify:

35. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.141 36. Mark Hatten (Duc 749R), 1:35.166 37. Michael Flis (Duc 848), 1:35.668 38. John Hart (Suz GSX-R600), 1:36.854 39. Eddie Kraft (Yam YZF-R6), 1:36.900 40. Eric Josephsen (Yam YZF-R6), 1:38.257

More, from a press release issued by Pirelli:

Rapp and Cardenas Put Pirelli on Formula Xtreme Front Row

At the illimitable Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course of Lexington, Ohio, located pretty much amid the middle of Ohio, racer Steve Rapp put Pirelli on the front row for Saturday s Formula Xtreme race, setting the second-quickest time of the session. Bam, Bitchen, said Rapp s raven-haired Cyrcee, of his excellent performance. Rapp said, I like the track here. It s flowing and all the bad spots have been smoothed over. It s a lot of fun to ride.

Sharing the front row with Rapp for Saturday s FX race is fellow Pirelli rider Martin Cardenas, earning the outside spot on the front row with the fourth best time of the day on his M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600. So quick so soon, doesn’t tend to be Cardenas style, so the thought is he’ll be in front fast. Right behind Cardenas, on row two, are Larry Pegram on his Leo Vince/Foremost Insurance Ducati 848, and Rapp s teammate Chaz Davies, in fifth and sixth on the grid, respectively.

Rapp also rode his Attack Kawasaki to the third-fastest lap in Friday s Supersport practice, on a set of Diablo Supercorsa tires. Teammate Chaz Davies was sixth quickest, followed immediately by Blake Young and Martin Cardenas from the M4 EMGO Suzuki team, Bobby Fong on his Safety First Suzuki, and M4 EMGO Suzuki teammate Cory West, rounding out the top ten.

In Superstock practice Blake Young rode his M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R1000 to the front row of the time sheet, with the fourth quickest lap of the session, barely .5s of a second from the fastest bike. Other Pirelli riders in the front pack for Saturday s qualifying include Scott Jensen, Robertino Pietri, David Anthony, and Ryan Elleby, setting the eighth, ninth, tenth and 11th quickest times of the session.

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More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki:

CARDENAS ON FRONT ROW FOR MID-OHIO FORMULA XTREME

Team M4 EMGO Suzuki claimed a front-row grid position on the opening day of AMA competition at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH.

Martin Cardenas closed out the successful day by qualifying fourth fastest for tomorrow’s 16-lap Formula Xtreme race. The Colombian guided his Pirelli-shod GSX-R600 around the undulating circuit with a fast time of 1:26.970 to lay claim to the outside of the front row.

“This qualifying session went very well for me,” Cardenas said. “We got in some laps on our race tire and then we tried a couple qualifiers to go for a quick time. On my second try I made a good lap and we ended up on the front row. I’m very happy.”

Blake Young also notched up a top-four performance earlier the day, clocking the fourth fastest time of the morning’s Superstock session. The Wisconsin native registered a best lap of 1:26.431 aboard his potent GSX-R1000.

Young, Cardenas, and Cory West all managed to figure in the top ten in the day’s Supersport free session. Young led the way in seventh at 1:27.886, followed closely behind by eighth ranked Cardenas (1:28.028) and tenth ranked West (1:28.206).

West expects even more as the weekend moves forward.

He explained, “We worked really hard yesterday and it kind of took us a while to get a good set-up, but we came out hot this morning. We tried a few different tires Pirelli had for us this weekend, and I think we’re finding a pretty good combination. Our lap times are pretty consistent — we had a few pretty quick ones but we never really chased anyone today, and I felt like I might have pulled a couple people to their fast laps too.

“I think it’s going to be good if I can just get in a good qualifying session — do something better than the fourth row. I think we can have a really good race this weekend. I like tracks like this where you really have to muscle the bike around. Hopefully we’ll have a little advantage over the little guys that are 130 pounds.”

On Saturday Cardenas will shoot for the podium in the Formula Xtreme final after the team solidifies their grid positions for Sunday’s Superstock and Supersport races.