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  1. 12-12-2007, 06:31 AM #1
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    Schumi Kidnaps Taxi Driver

    >>>Michael Schumacher may well be the fastest taxi driver in Germany after
    the seven-times world champion shocked a cab driver by taking over the
    wheel in order to be on time for a flight.
    Schumacher, 38, flew into the aerodrome at the Bavarian town of Coburg on
    Saturday and took a taxi to the village of Gehuelz, 30 kilometres away, to
    pick up a new puppy - an Australian Shepherd dog called "Ed".
    But when the former Formula One ace, plus his wife and two children,
    caught a taxi back to the airport they were short on time and, after a
    polite request, cab driver Tuncer Yilmaz watched in wonder as Schumacher
    took the wheel.
    "I found myself in the passenger seat, which was strange enough, but to
    have "Schumi" behind the wheel of my cab was incredible," Mr Yilmaz told
    the Muenchner Abendzeitung.
    "He drove at full throttle around the corners and over-took in some
    unbelievable places."
    Mr Yilmaz was well rewarded for the unusual journey - on top of the 60
    euros (88 US dollars) fare, he was also given a 100 euros (146 US dollars)
    tip.
    Schumacher's spokesperson Sabine Kehm later confirmed the story.
    The German track ace, who now lives in Switzerland, retired from Formula
    One in 2006 after a glittering career and, despite test drives for his old
    team Ferarri, has insisted there is no chance of a return to racing.<<<
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  2. 12-12-2007, 06:54 AM #2
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    ROTFLMAO.......

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  3. 12-12-2007, 06:57 AM #3
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    Wonder what kind of car the cab was- maybe a BMW 3 series?
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  4. 12-12-2007, 07:39 AM #4
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  5. 12-12-2007, 08:28 AM #5
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    Like an Elvis sighting!
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  6. 12-12-2007, 09:15 AM #6
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    This is funny on sooo many levels. The visualization of Schumi pushing the driver aside and roaring off - you know Schumi had a big smile on his face the whole time while his wife was in the back seat giving him driving tips! And why was he in a taxi to begin with? Then there's the humor of Schumi trying to catch a commercial air flight?! Shouldn't he have his own jet and pilot? It's all hilarious.
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  7. 12-15-2007, 06:15 PM #7
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    I think this might be the BEST story of 2007...
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  8. 12-19-2007, 05:37 AM #8
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    And now its for sale

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