On lap 10 of 17 of Saturday’s Formula Xtreme race at Infineon Raceway, American Honda’s Jake Zemke held a narrow lead over teammate and Championship rival Miguel Duhamel. Ben Attard was third, and Vincent Haskovec was holding off Robert Jensen for fourth. Then Haskovec lowsided his Team M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600 in high-speed turn five. Haskovec preceded his bike into an Armco barrier fronted by car tires. The bike then hit Haskovec solidly. A helicopter was dispatched to the crash scene, and Haskovec was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Trauma Center. His condition was not known at post time. Because over 50% of the race had been completed and the crash scene would require some time to deal with and clean up, the race was not re-started, at the discretion of AMA Pro Racing officials. Scoring was reverted to lap nine of 17, and Zemke was awarded the win over Duhamel by 0.152 second. Attard was six seconds back in third. Provisional AMA Formula Xtreme Race Results: 1. Jake Zemke, Hon CBR600RR, 9 laps 2. Miguel Duhamel, Hon CBR600RR, -0.152 second 3. Ben Attard, Kaw Zx-6RR, -5.982 second 4. Robert Jensen, Yam YZF-R6, -7.606 seconds 5. Chris Peris, Yam YZF-R6, -17.521 seconds 6. Danny Eslick, Suz GSX-R600, -17.900 seconds 7. Alex Gobert, Hon CBR600RR, -29.410 seconds 8. Clint McBain, Suz GSX-R600, -30.439 seconds 9. Chris “Opie” Caylor, Suz GSX-R600, -34.643 seconds 10. Kevin Lacombe, Suz GSX-R600, -37.056 seconds 11. Nicky Moore, Yam YZF-R6, -37.332 seconds 12. Shea Fouchek, Suz GSX-R600, -45.356 seconds 13. Nathan Hester, Yam YZF-R6, -46.279 seconds 14. Eric Gulbransen, Duc 749R, -47.618 seconds 15. Armando Ferrer, Yam YZF-R6, -50.785 seconds 16. Tom Montano, Hon CBR600RR, -52.301 seconds 17. Eli Edwards, Suz GSX-R600, -58.725 seconds 18. Justin Filice, Hon CBR600RR, -62.393 seconds 19. Victor Chirinos, Yam YZF-R6, -67.723 seconds 20. Matt Binns, Suz GSX-R600, -79.617 seconds 21. Craig Wierman, Suz GSX-R600, -86.738 seconds 22. Mark Degross, Hon CBR600RR, -89.055 seconds 23. Vincent Haskovec, Suz GSX-R600, -1 lap, crash, DNF 24. Taylor Knapp, Yam YZF-R6, -1 lap 25. Tim Knutson, Yam YZF-R6, -5 laps, DNF 26. Ryan Andrews, Duc 749R, DNF Provisional AMA Formula Xtreme Point Standings (after 4 of 10 races): 1. Zemke, 142 points 2. Duhamel, 135 points 3. Eslick, 97 points 4. Alex Gobert, 87 points 5. Nicky Moore, 82 points 6. Peris, 78 points 7. TIE, Caylor/Knapp, 69 points 9. Haskovec, 66 points 10. Ferrer, 63 points More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki: HASKOVEC INJURED AT INFINEON Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec suffered a serious injury from a crash at Infineon Raceway on Saturday. The 31-year old Czech-born rider was transported by helicopter to the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. The team is currently awaiting a full report from the doctors. Vincent fell victim to a crash in a high-speed corner in the Formula Xtreme race, slid through a grassy area, and came into contact with a steel barrier fronted by a single row of tires. There were no soft barriers in the turn. More, from a press release issued by Team EMGO Taiwan: Team EMGO Taiwan’s Chris “Opie” Caylor finished in 9th place in an FX race cut short at lap nine by an unfortunate red-flag incident. Opie qualified on the second row by turning consistent lap times that were within two seconds of the final pole position time. At the start, Caylor got a great drive and held position through the first few laps. He then began to uncharacteristically experience “arm-pump” and started falling back nearly a quarter of a second a lap. Arm-pump is temporary yet near debilitating muscle fatigue in the forearm caused by lack of oxygen in the muscles. “On the third lap my hands started going numb,” explained Opie. “By the fifth lap my hands had no feeling and I wasn’t able to use the brakes and throttle like I should. This is only like the third time I’ve ever had arm-pump. I’ve raced hour long endurance race stints and even Daytona 200’s with no problems. It’s extremely frustrating to get everything perfect with the bike and team and then have something like this come out of the blue!” Caylor’s condition and finish are more than over shadowed by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec’s horrific crash into a bare tire wall. Opie and everyone at Team EMGO Taiwan are praying for Vinnie’s quick recovery and look forward to racing with him in the future.