Graves Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo claimed his fifth consecutive AMA Superstock pole position of 2005 with a new, class lap record time of 1:26.294 around the 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca road course, in Monterey, California. The old lap record of 1:26.382 was set in 2004 by Tommy Hayden, who qualified third Saturday morning with a time of 1:27.005. Aaron Yates held the top spot late into the session with a time of 1:26.398 on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, until DiSalvo mounted his second Dunlop qualifying tire and eclipsed the Georgian’s mark. The final spot on the front row goes to DiSalvo’s teammate, defending AMA Superstock Champion Aaron Gobert (1:27.245). The 17-lap AMA Superstock final is scheduled to take place at 11:30 a.m. local time Sunday. Provisional AMA Superstock Qualifying Results: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:26.294 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:26.398 3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:27.005 4. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:27.245 5. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:27.260 6. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:27.321 7. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:27.404 8. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:27.441 9. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:27.694 10. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:27.779 11. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:27.833 12. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:27.951 13. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:28.974 14. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:29.056 15. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:29.352 16. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:29.408 17. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 1:29.927 18. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:30.338 19. Corey Eaton, Suzuki, 1:30.586 20. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:30.771 21. Mark Miller, Suzuki, 1:30.907 22. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, 1:31.097 23. Cory Call, Kawasaki, 1:31.307 24. Eli Edwards, Suzuki, 1:31.556 25. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, 1:32.221 26. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:32.291 27. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, 1:32.656 28. James Kerker, Honda, 1:32.671 29. Christopher Ancien, Suzuki, 1:33.117 30. Montez Stewart, Suzuki, 1:33.231 31. Sean Wray, Yamaha, 1:33.770 32. Skye Girard, Yamaha, 1:34.136 33. Johnny Rock Page, Yamaha, 1:34.226 34. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:34.461 35. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, 1:34.494 36. Brad Puetz, Suzuki, 1:34.522 37. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, 1:34.707 38. Reno Karimian, Suzuki, 1:34.707 39. M. Ivan Garza, Suzuki, 1:37.002 More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki: MAY QUALIFIES ON SECOND ROW AT LAGUNA SECA Team M4 EMGO Suzuki enjoyed a productive day in front of Saturday’s huge crowd at Laguna Seca. Riders Geoff May and Michael Barnes put in solid performances during the day’s practice and qualifying sessions while continuing to make progress in preparation of Sunday’s 17-lap Superstock and Supersport finals. May in particular had some strong moments during the day. First, the Georgian qualified his Pirelli-shod GSX-R1000 Superstock racer on the second row with a fast lap of 1:27.321, sixth fastest in the session. He then recorded a 1:30.473 during the Supersport free practice, sixth quickest overall and fastest among the Suzuki-mounted rider in the field. May then went on to fight in the top ten for much of the 28-lap Superbike final’s opening half. Unfortunately, he ultimately ran off-course and was forced back into the pits. Barnes fought through the pain of a nagging wrist injury to secure a third row grid position for tomorrow’s Superstock final. His best lap, a 1:27.833, was eleventh fastest overall. Not wanting to risk aggravating his injury, the Floridian elected not to start the Superbike race. “It was a little bit of an up and down day,” Crew Chief Keith Perry remarked. “We feel good about our race pace on the big bike. Things didn’t go quite as planned in the Superbike race. Geoff ran off in the last corner and we thought we may have damaged the radiator or had some other issue because he had the problem going into the corner and then it seemed like it was running hot afterwards also. So he played it safe and just wanted to check the bike out. I wish we could have finished that race, but he told us a few things for tomorrow and I think with a couple little adjustments we’ll be good to go.” Perry continued, commenting on Barnes’ condition. “Mike’s wrist has been bothering him for several weeks. It bothered him a good bit at the Mid-Ohio test. It’s been an on-and-off issue, but we feel like with the amount of time on the bike tomorrow, he should be fine.” Perry was encouraged by May’s form on the 600cc Supersport bike. “We found a couple little things in practice today that should help tomorrow. Anytime we’re top five or six in that class, that’s pretty good.” Both the Supersport and Superstock races will be held on Sunday.