Barber Motorsports Park
Leeds, Alabama    4/18-20/2008

Formula Extreme

Steve Rapp (15) and Chaz Davies (57) each qualified for a front row start,  posting fast qualifying laps only .435 sec. and .582, respectively, behind pole sitter Josh Hayes.

A bad start hampered Davies, knocking him back to p6 as his team mate and the competition got away.  Early in the race, Rapp ran wide in Turn 5 and then put the hammer down to catch the leaders and crashed while trying to make up time.  He picked the bike up and clawed through the field in a masterful attempt to catch back up with the leaders.

Davies, meanwhile, raced skillfully and all-out trying to find his way back toward the front of the pack.  Attempting to pass Martin Cardenas, Chaz hit a bump and ran off the track, but quickly recovered and steamed forward to claim his second podium finish of the season, snatching 3rd away from his rival at the stripe. Rapp never slowed down, and made his way through the pack to finish 5th.

Supersport

The team and both riders struggled throughout the weekend trying to get better edge grip by altering chassis set up, but to little avail.  Rapp qualified 4th, almost finishing the race in the same position after getting nipped at the line and finishing 5th.  Davies had an even tougher time finding that elusive sweet spot, qualifying and finishing in 10th position.