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ChrisS
25th March 2008, 04:16
Michael Schumacher gets third in hungarian superbike race.
http://www.pannonia-ring.com/bilder/Motorrad/Schumacher/0051-bild.jpg

http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/65938

the result is not as impressive as it sounds, 3 professionally setup IDM superbikes against mostly amateurs, still, its not an easy thing to do so good for him
maxu05
25th March 2008, 04:24
Still, impressive though.
maxu05
25th March 2008, 04:44
I think the rumors will start flying after this.
Corny
25th March 2008, 08:12
He did not go to the podium afterwards..

At least he's not changed since he retired from F1:P
patnicholls
25th March 2008, 23:16
Fair play to him for going out and doing it - clearly there'd be no truth to any rumours of him doing any racing in a more renowned series at present, but am quite impressed with this news nonetheless.
ChrisS
27th March 2008, 01:14
He did not go to the podium afterwards..

At least he's not changed since he retired from F1:P

Well I guess when you have more trophies than you can fit in a house a little plastic trophy from an amateur superbike race is not a big deal

Also if anything Schumacher always seemed happy to be on the podium even after 150+ F1 podiums, unlike some other F1 greats like Prost and Senna that always seemed to expect to be on the podium.
tha_jackal
27th March 2008, 10:28
Shame he was racing against 600's and was beaten by the only other two 1000cc riders..
NinjaMaster
27th March 2008, 11:23
I don't really like Schumacher at all but the negativity surrounding this is a little amusing. The guy loves bikes, decided to race in a low profile event with no fanfare as opposed to just doing a trackday and managed to finish 3rd, miles behind a couple of professional riders (Andy Meklau was a very handy rider). At least he's seen the light that the bikes are superior to the cars! :up:
MrJan
27th March 2008, 14:01
Much as I enjoy watching bike racing I don't think I would agree that bikes are better.
maxu05
27th March 2008, 16:09
I have to agree with Clint. An ex F1 legend throws the leg over a bike and races against guys that have most likely raced many times before, and come third is awesome. Sure he may have had a 1000cc bike, but it still doesn't diminish this acheivment IMO. Good on him, I hope he gets more involved in 2 wheel racing.