Found on another forum, thought I would post on here.
Old news now? considering it is Tuesday...
The German legend had previously made a cautious MotoGP
debut on a 990cc Ducati
during a secret test at Mugello in October of 2005, but the now retired F1
ace picked a much more public 'press and guest' test for his second appearance - and didn't disappoint.
Just one day after the season-ending Valencian Grand Prix, Schumacher took to the same twisty Spanish circuit on board Casey Stoner's 800cc Desmosedici, which won the 2007 MotoGP World Championship and finished second behind Honda's Dani Pedrosa in the season finale.
And, while 'Schumi' had been a distant 18 seconds a lap off MotoGP race pace at Mugello 2005, he put in an incredible performance during his 800cc debut at Valencia - charging around the Spanish track in a best lap time just five seconds behind Pedrosa's race record of 1min 32.748secs!
MOTOGP: <B>Schumacher shocks - on a MotoGP bike!</B>
Old news now? considering it is Tuesday...
The German legend had previously made a cautious MotoGP
debut on a 990cc Ducati
during a secret test at Mugello in October of 2005, but the now retired F1
ace picked a much more public 'press and guest' test for his second appearance - and didn't disappoint.
Just one day after the season-ending Valencian Grand Prix, Schumacher took to the same twisty Spanish circuit on board Casey Stoner's 800cc Desmosedici, which won the 2007 MotoGP World Championship and finished second behind Honda's Dani Pedrosa in the season finale.
And, while 'Schumi' had been a distant 18 seconds a lap off MotoGP race pace at Mugello 2005, he put in an incredible performance during his 800cc debut at Valencia - charging around the Spanish track in a best lap time just five seconds behind Pedrosa's race record of 1min 32.748secs!
MOTOGP: <B>Schumacher shocks - on a MotoGP bike!</B>
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