Zemke ends Yamaha streak

From amasuperbike.com

Erion Honda's Jake Zemke snapped Yamaha's perfect 2008 pole streak in the Pro Honda Oils Supersport class Saturday morning at Miller Motorsports Park, edging rival Ben Bostrom for pole with a quick lap of 2:51.045.

Zemke claimed he made a mistake on his fastest circulation of the 4.5-mile track and was expecting it would take a time in the '50s to secure the pole, but the Graves Motorsports Yamaha star had his problems as well -- crashing at speed without injury on his intended fast lap. Bostrom's 2:51.266 was still easily good enough for second on the grid, however, with third-ranked Josh Hayes more than a second behind the top two qualifiers.

Attack Kawasaki's Steve Rapp rounded out the front row, with Bobby Fong, Aaron Gobert, Blake Young, and Tommy Aquino filling out the second row.

"We finally stopped the blue bikes' streak of being on the top of the front row," Zemke said after the session, but quickly turned his attention to Yamaha's '08 win streak in the class. "That's what we've got to work on tomorrow. I think it's going to be a good race. I don't know but hopefully me and Ben can break away from the rest of them and make it a two-rider battle and it will be a battle right to the end."

Qualifying Results
1. Jake Zemke Honda CBR600RR 2:51.045
2. Ben Bostrom Yamaha YZF-R6 2:51.266
3. Josh Hayes Honda CBR600RR 2:52.299
4. Steve Rapp Kawasaki ZX-6R 2:52.455
5. Bobby Fong Suzuki GSX-R600 2:53.075
6. Aaron Gobert Honda CBR600RR 2:53.116
7. Blake Young Suzuki GSX-R600 2:53.329
8. Tommy Aquino Yamaha YZF-R6 2:53.724
9. Josh Herrin Yamaha YZF-R6 2:53.866
10. Danny Eslick Suzuki GSX-R600 2:53.872
11. Garrett Carter Suzuki GSX-R600 2:53.995
12. Michael Beck Yamaha YZF-R6 2:54.160
13. Cory West Suzuki GSX-R600 2:54.161
14. Chaz Davies Kawasaki ZX-6R 2:54.218
15. Michael F. Barnes Suzuki GSX-R600 2:54.322
16. Shea Fouchek Honda CBR600RR 2:55.716
17. Taylor Knapp Kawasaki ZX-6R 2:56.153
18. Chad Herrmann Yamaha YZF-R6 2:56.778
19. Nicky Moore Kawasaki ZX-6R 2:56.903
20. Eduard Alberts Honda CBR600RR 2:57.274
21. Ricky Corey Yamaha YZF-R6 2:57.308
22. Chris Siebenhaar Suzuki GSX-R600 2:57.549
23. Chase Vivion Honda CBR600RR 2:57.669
24. Jonathan Lawrence Yamaha YZF-R6 2:58.001
25. Zac Chapman Suzuki GSX-R600 2:59.381
26. Eric Pinson Yamaha YZF-R6 2:59.614
27. Fernando Amantini Kawasaki ZX-6R 2:59.728
28. Dylon Husband Kawasaki ZX-6 3:01.948
29. Josh Galster Kawasaki ZX-6R 3:02.191
30. Sahar Zvik Suzuki GSX-R600 3:02.836
31. J. B. Layman Yamaha YZF-R6 3:03.075
32. C. R. Gittere Suzuki GSX-R600 3:03.861
33. Jesse Sherstan Yamaha YZF-R6 3:05.536
34. Scott Decker Suzuki GSX-R600 3:05.773
35. David Siminski Honda CBR600RR 3:06.405
36. Clinton Gibson Kawasaki ZX-6 3:06.592
37. Misti Hurst Kawasaki ZX-6R 3:06.942
38. Steven Davidsen Suzuki GSX-R600 3:07.190
39. Jeff Brown Yamaha YZF-R6 3:07.768
40. Craig Mason Yamaha YZF-R6 3:08.107