American Honda’s Jake Zemke earned the AMA Formula Xtreme pole position during qualifying Friday at California Speedway with a new lap record time of 1:26.039 on his CBR600RR. Zemke held the old record of 1:27.276 since last season. Zemke’s teammate Miguel Duhamel was second-fastest with a time of 1:27.067. Australian Ben Attard qualified third with a time of 1:27.764 on his Attack Kawasaki ZX-6RR. Chris Peris claimed the final spot on the front row with a lap of 1:28.587 on his Topline Printing Yamaha YZF-R6. All of the front-row qualifiers rode on Dunlop tires. The first non-Dunlop user on the grid is Vincent Haskovec, who recorded a fifth-fastest time of 1:28.933 on his Pirelli-equipped Team M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600. Update: Ben Attard was disqualified for his Kawasaki ZX-6RR being under the minimum allowable weight during post-qualifying inspections. Provisional AMA Formula Xtreme Qualifying Results: 1. Jake Zemke, Hon CBR600RR, 1:26.039 2. Miguel Duhamel, Hon CBR600RR, 1:27.067 3. Chris Peris, Yam YZF-R6, 1:28.587 4. Vincent Haskovec, Suz GSX-R600, 1:28.933 5. Danny Eslick, Suz GSX-R600, 1:29.074 6. Nicky Moore, Yam YZF-R6, 1:29.173 7. Robert Jensen, Yam YZF-R6, 1:29.201 8. Chris Caylor, Suz GSX-R600, 1:29.427 9. Heath Small, Yam YZF-R6, 1:29.862 10. Alex Gobert, Hon CBR600RR, 1:30.016 11. Nathan Hester, Yam YZF-R6, 1:31.776 12. Matt Furtek, Kaw ZX-6RR, 1:31.816 13. Ryan Andrews, Duc 749R, 1:31.901 14. Tim Knutson, Yam YZF-R6, 1:32.343 15. Armando Ferrer, Yam YZF-R6, 1:32.728 16. Corey Neuer, Suz GSX-R600, 1:33.309 17. Taylor Knapp, Yam YZF-R6, 1:33.362 18. Victor Chirinos, Yam YZF-R6, 1:33.739 19. Craig McLean, Duc 749R, 1:34.138 20. Justin Filice, Hon CBR600RR, 1:34.384 21. Jay Tanner, Yam YZF-R6, 1:34.399 22. Ron Northup, Yam YZF-R6, 1:37.889 23. Paolo Mariano, Suz GSX-R600, 1:39.086 24. J.C. Gibbs, Kaw ZX-6RR, 1:43.354 DQ. Ben Attard, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:27.763 More, from a press release issued by M4 EMGO Suzuki: HASKOVEC ON FX FRONT ROW AT FONTANA Following two stellar weekends to kick off the season 2005 AMA season, Team M4 EMGO Suzuki came into Friday’s opening day of action at California Speedway in Fontana, CA with high expectations. And while the team put in a solid day’s effort, they came away wanting more. Vincent Haskovec qualified his Pirelli-shod GSX-R600 Formula Xtreme racer on the front row for tomorrow’s final with a best lap of 1:28.993. However, despite qualifying fourth, the team feels it will need to make improvements overnight if the Czech Republic native is to dice for the win as he did a week ago at Barber Motorsports Park. Immediately following FX qualifying, Haskovec returned to the 2.3-mile circuit and put his Superstock-spec GSX-R1000 tenth on the provisional Superbike grid with a fast time of 1:26.994. His teammate, Geoff May, wasn’t far back, provisionally qualifying thirteenth for the twin 100k Superbike races at 1:27.572. Earlier in the day, the two put in time during the morning’s free practices in order to prepare for Saturday’s Superstock and Supersport qualifying heats. Haskovec was tenth fastest in the hour-long Superstock session (1:27.624), while his May was twelfth (1:28.021). May was also twelfth aboard his GSX-R600 Supersport racer, stopping the clocks at 1:30.629. Crew Chief Keith Perry summed up Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Friday at California Speedway. “The day didn’t go as well as what we’ve been accustomed to. Actually, we struggled a bit on every machine that we had. I want to tell you some of it’s because we didn’t get to come test here, but I really don’t think that’s all of it. We’ve got some set-up issues that are totally different from where we’ve been. I think we were finally starting to get a handle on it late this afternoon. “But everyone’s working hard, keeping their head up, and keeping a positive attitude,” Perry continued. “The two weekends up until now have been so much better, so much easier. Everybody has been competitive in everything we do. We expect that to continue and we’re disappointed when it’s not. We’re going to work hard to correct that.” Haskovec will race the 17-lap Formula Xtreme final tomorrow afternoon.