MOTORCYCLE NEWS : GENERAL NEWS 21 / 03 / 08
 

Schumacher scores debut podium on Honda Fireblade

Ex-F1 God puts in stunning performance in first-ever superbike race

SQUARE-jawed F1 uber-God Michael Schumacher bagged his first podium finish in a motorcycle race yesterday when he raced a Honda Fireblade to third place in the SKOOX Cup at the Pannoniaring circuit in Hungary.

Clocking a fastest-race lap time of 2m 1. 309 (2m flat in qualifying), Schumacher was third behind winner Martin Bauer and Andreas Meklau in the superstock-rules championship.

Schumacher was riding a bike usually campaigned by IDM champion Martin Farmer in the German championship, but according to race watchers was aggressive on track right from the start - earning him the incredible podium finish in a fraught race.

Team boss Mike Wohner said that it was impossible to talk to Schumacher immediately before the race, because he was so nervous, he said: “I noticed that Schumi was extremely focused before the race. His tactics were pretty simple, he was going to ride the race completely on full attack. He also admitted to me that his nervousness level was high."


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TrickCyclist 
Posted: 21/03/08 12:46:51 51

Smart work, o squarejawed one!

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