[Ducati] ndc - schumi racing bikes

[Tony Pagliaroli]

Where did you see that he was racing against 600's?  I'm not sure of
any racing organization that would allow 600's and 1000's to compete
against each other (unless of course, all the 600's were bumping up 2
classes, which is unlikely).  Did I miss something?

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Remember those rumors that Michael Schumacher was gearing up to race
motorcycles? Well, despite the initial denials, the retired seven-time
F1 champion surprised crowds at the Pannonia-Ring in Hungary by
showing up on the grid for a motorcycle race.

The paddock was filled largely by amateur riders, but Schumacher was
joined in his appearance by IDM (German Superbike) champion Martin
Bauer on 1000cc Honda Superbikes and fellow IDM rider Andy Meklau. On
his motorbike racing debut, Schumacher took pole despite only running
a few practice laps beforehand, but opted to start the race with the
IDM pros who were handicapped with back-of-the-grid starting
positions. That didn't stop the seasoned trio from dominating the
event, however, as they filled the podium, Schumi coming in third.
(Schumacher, however, shied away from the limelight by not attending
the podium ceremony.) Although Schumi's lap times were six seconds
slower than the IDM pair, he was some 0.6 seconds faster than the rest
of the field. Not bad for his first race. Not too bad at all.
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Pags
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Ducati Superbikes
<ducati1098s at verizon.net> wrote:
> When you read the article, you will find that he was riding a liter bike
>  (Honda) while the others were on 6oo cc machines. Still, not bad for his
>  first 2 wheel race (if it was), but not quite what we first thought.  By the
>  way, Schumi is my all-time F1 hero. He broke (and holds) nearly every record
>  in the book.....