.... Schumacher riding a Desmosedici round Mugello. In 1:50 something. !? Rossi lapped in 1:49.2 in the GP Schuey a second off the MotoGP pace? Shawly knot. -- | ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SE-V/CBR1100XX-X/CBX1000Z |_\_____/_| ..78895.../...19992.../..31257. (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 PM#5 WG* '^' RBR 2005: Abandoned - Bronze Award.
Aha. Yahoo and motoring.co.za are reporting 2:15 which is a touch more believable. -- | ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SE-V/CBR1100XX-X/CBX1000Z |_\_____/_| ..78895.../...19992.../..31257. (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 PM#5 WG* '^' RBR 2005: Abandoned - Bronze Award.
And Autosport-Atlas wrote yesterday that he initially ran laptimes of 2m40s which he was able to bring down to a best of just 2m06 - "Under the supervision of [Livio] Suppo and former rider Randy Mamola, the seven-time champion completed a total of 42 laps with a best of 2:05.98".
Extracts from http://www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=1&nid=121283 During the surprise outing, which was apparently arranged at Schumacher's request, the F1 legend began with lap times around the 2min 40secs mark, but improved to an eventual best of 2min 8secs. Yamaha rider Rossi took pole at this year's Italian Grand Prix with a time of 1min 49.223secs. "It was great fun," said Schumacher, who is thought to have only ridden road bikes before. "I wanted to experience something totally different and it was very interesting. The guys at Ducati helped me a lot and (former 500cc GP winner) Randy Mamola explained everything to me. It has been a great experience and I want to thank everyone that made it possible."
