Buckmaster Fastest In AMA Formula Xtreme Qualifying At Sears Point

Buckmaster Fastest In AMA Formula Xtreme Qualifying At Sears Point

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Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Damon Buckmaster pitted for a qualifying tire and then took his Graves Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R7/R1 to the top of the time charts in the final moments of Formula Xtreme qualifying at Sears Point on Saturday afternoon. Buckmaster turned a 1:33.505 at an average speed of 97.021 mph. Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Marty Craggill was fastest for most of the session, running race tires with a fastest lap of 1:33.925, 96.587 mph. Cragill ended up third fastest on his GSX-R1000. Right at the end of the session young gun Ben Spies also took on a qualifying tire and blitzed off a 1:33.905, 96.609 mph for second-fastest on his Attack Suzuki GSX-R1000. Jake Zemke was fourth-fastest on a Bruce Transportation Group Honda CBR9545RR, also on a qualifying tire, at 1:34.345. Katja Poensgen, who got a call Tuesday to ride for Corona Extra Suzuki as a replacement for injured Steve Rapp, flew in from Germany on Wednesday, missed Thursday practice and first rolled a wheel on the track on Friday. In Formula Xtreme qualifying, she crashed her GSX-R1000 after bottoming out a footpeg and lifting the rear wheel off the ground in Turn Three. She was 32nd fastest in the session. Times follow: 1. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R7/R1, 1:33.505 2. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:33.905 3. Marty Craggill, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:33.925 4. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR9545RR, 1:34.345 5. Mike Hale, Honda CBR9545RR, 1:34.390 6. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:34.873 7. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR954RR, 1:34.972 8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:35.040 9. Dave Stanton, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:36.340 10. Lance Isaacs, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:37.851 11. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.098 12. James Compton, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:38.559 13. Robert Mesa, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:38.570 14. Jason Curtis, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:38.858 15. Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:38.873 16. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:39.269 17. Cory Call, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:39.646 18. John Wilson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:40.06 19. Bob Siebenhaar, Honda CBR929RR, 1:40.028 20. Kevin Pate, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.030 32. Katja Poensgen, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:42.192

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