You beat me to it!
Get the feeling she would not be entirely happy about hubby getting into such a 'dangerous' hobby,hahaha.
Thing is about motorcycle racing ,you WILL end up on your backside at some point!
Gonna hurt those creaky old bones of his when his turn comes

Anyhow, I wish him all the best , he will surely enjoy that adrenalin rush again..



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does it matter? some ex-drivers make laps in a kart for fun, Michael does it with a motor, big deal. But some here really think he's in a real race class with those two wheels but none of his competitors were proferssional racers on two wheels. It's a day in the park and just to relax. It's not on a proffesional level, not much competition/stress and all not all to fast as well.




And to be honnest here, I would like to see that to, only I am 110% sure Schumacher would never ever do that. Damon just isn't an amateur (like MS) in that class of sport, so I am able to even BET that Schumacher never ever would DARE to race Damon Hill on two wheels.

If so; Schumacher would be lapped by Hill. Wanna bet?

Oh dear, some people need to get a life...

I agree. I like both Schumi and Damon, as you can tell by my avatar, but Schumi has always distanced himself from a challenge - the real reason he didn't want to partner Kimi, as we know.

Damon's first love was 2 wheels and I think he would decimate Schumi on the track.

Schumi obviously needs to change his braking style as was mentioned by his biking friend or he won't improve.

Well honestly a dictionary would be a good start for Frans, let's worry about a life later ;)

I figure this thread will turn into a massive debate over Spa 1998 any time now...

why not adelaide .......again or something? Zippo.

I have been wondering if Michael's family is that boring that they can't keep him occupied..

lol

Good one!!!

That will be the day - Michael is afraid of ovals.

In his defence, I believe his concern is for the safety standards rather than of his abilities there, and it would also be a step backwards considering his achievements. In any case, I would have thought his ability to drive right on the edge suggests he would perform pretty well on ovals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFER_barrier
There's a great read for you

Yes Frans, of course you are always right.

This Sunday Schumacher will take part in the Trofeo KTM race at Misano, riding a KTM Superduke 990. The weather wasn't so good today but he got to know the circuit.



Schumacher: ''I simply have fun riding a bike. But I don't have special ambitions to enter any racing series. When I ride every now and then, then it's just because I feel like competing and having a good time. I don't want to get back into the same 'machinery' (F1) I left at the end of 2006. And I'm not overconfident either thinking I could still enrol myself in a professional racing series. That's not what I want at all. I simply want to test myself on two wheels: and one thing is clear at that: like in Formula 1 I do mind not to overdo things.''

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he's stay's a comedian heh!

Thanks for the info, AFCA!

Schumacher: ''I've been skiing with Corinna and my kids for a few days, now I can spend my spare time the way I want, without planning anything. Skiing, riding horses and bikes, playing football, apart from being commited to some things not too burdensome, I can enjoy the quiet life of a pensioner.''

Q: But you're on track with a bike the whole time now...
Schumacher: ''But this is just having fun also, no-one forces me to do it. The races in Hungary a week ago and that in Barcelona were only 'test races'. In Spain there were some guys that were testing bikes and I proposed to do a race with them. I won the race but they were young guys. Here (in Misano), instead, this will be a real race, the first official one I will participate in and I don't even know if it will have a continuation in a month time. It will depend on how much I want it and how this race goes.''

Q: Does it depend on whether you win, or on less ?
Schumacher: ''Are you joking ? Here it will be impossible to win, there are real riders here, very well prepared, they're basically professionals whereas I am a simple amateur, a pensioner. I would already be happy if I qualify for the race, I've been riding on the track for a bit and it seems pretty tricky with a lot of corners. And if it were to rain, for me the level of difficulty would increase (even) more.''

Q: Have you seen Ferrari immediately fought back in Malaysia ?
Schumacher: ''Certainly. In Australia only exceptional things happened which are hard to repeat once the reasons behind them have been identified. In Malaysia you saw the real Ferrari and the tifosi can be calm because we will see the team like that again.''

Well done Schumi !! He got third in qualifying while he had doubts whether he would qualify at all ! He did a 1:52.201, which was his last lap of a 10 lap stint in which he kept going faster. Journalist Padovani conquered the pole with a 1:50.386.

''It was great fun, I would also have been happy if I had qualified in the middle of the pack.''

true competitor

no matter what he competes in he always gives 100%

Schumi came fourth in the race.

The Rocky Balboa of the motor racing star centrestage after party with a added German Professional intensity, plus a table spoon of an Italian Heart that'll always put peddle to meddle in the ferrari.

That's Schumi.

http://lastampa.it/multimedia/multimedia.a...OTOGALLERY#mpos

I admire his natural skills. I don't dream of him racing again regularly, but it's fun seeing him have fun and letting his fans know that his talent wasn't limited to one field. He probably wouldn't even qualify in a MotoGP race, but who cares, he's out having fun and let's face it on motorbikes he's an amateur, so comparing him to real professionals is a bit much.

I love the thing where everyone is starting to use words like 'probably'. No-one actually dares underestimate the great man none of us dare to guess what his limits are for risk of being continuously surprised like this.
I actually do think he could qualify for a MotoGP race...if or when he thinks he can that is.

Terni (one of the other riders) : ''It was great racing with a myth like Schumacher, we've been surpassing one another well over four times. He's a real computer on the saddle also, he's very precise in everything because he braked and leant in the corner always at the same spot.''

Schumacher: ''I would also have been happy to ride laptimes in the 1:50's (his fastest time was a 1:46.6 - AFCA), I've been going half a second faster than that, for me a great succes. But please don't ask me when I'll ride again, I no longer want to plan anything in life, when I feel like riding again I do it and that's it.''

Friend Badoer was in the pitbox also: ''Michael certainly had fun. His start was a pity (he fell back to 14th place - AFCA), with the pace he had he might have been able to win the race !''

The people at KTM hope Schumi will be with them again at Mugello in August.

Well, he is living a dream life, isn't he? Good for him.

He´s a bloody living legend. Definitely the G.O.A.T.

Who would have thunk it?

M. Schumacher is a bad ass.

He might be back on the bike earlier than that. Around the 20th of April the Moto GP team of Ducati is going to test at Mugello and he might be there...

the guy is pure magic

Wow! Thanks.

A living legend for sure.

I still have a quite hope he might actually participate in a Motogp race this year with a wildcard, just for fun.

he would probably get even closer to the pros this time knowing last time testing the ducati he had a impressive time.

Schumi a Misano Mototemporada trofeo ktm - dopo gara nel box
http://ru.youtube.com/watch?v=IuWM3HxCPrY

Schumi was asked about it yesterday but said he doesn't have a programme so it's a bit unlikely...



Having a laugh with Badoer there

http://www.championsdrinkresponsibly.com/



Advert is good

Yesterday in Belgium

he's filling in for guareschi... wtf?

Damn, he already tested at Mugello today !

Raikkonen: ''Of course I'd like to try out a MotoGP bike once. I've only seen pictures of Schumacher riding at Misano. I've never raced on a bike at a track. I have been riding motorcross multiple times though, that's more in my blood.''

how were his times? still 5 second adrift?

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/new...otogp_bike.html

8 seconds off the fastest time and 5 seconds off the slowest time.

this is more or less how far off was Rossi on the Ferrari F1 car.

hopefully we won't break his neck or something

I think this thread can be a quite corner for all supporters of Michael. The activities of the pensioner are very different and interesting, so they deserve an own topic

he looks really cool in that new environment, and nice to see on the pictures how he commands the attention. Does he have an helmet that turns black as it heats up?

Am really interested to see what's next

Schumi set his best time at very low temperatures (max. 5 C).

19-yeard old testrider Canepa: ''We testriders ride laptimes of around 1:55 or 1:56 in this kind of weather. So Schumi was only two seconds slower than us.''

Absolute Legend!

that's misleading,


8 seconds off absolute best time on 2007 (two thousand SEVEN) Italy GP which was done in different weather. Can't compare.