What a great Grand Prix rider. Casey Stoner!

Going out on top at his peak, really head a & shoulders above the others in all ways.

Eat his dust rossi you mug.

I read somewhere he knocked back a $15 million contract to ride on next year.

A man of his convictions. I like it.

I read somewhere he knocked back a $15 million contract to ride on next year.

A man of his convictions. I like it.

"The Doctor" (rossi) after falling in with some of the best Moto mechanics in Moto GP after doohans retirement, went well at the start of his career with good help. Then to Yamaha where the DR,,,, or rather his 'Team' went to work on the Yamaha taming that beast & tuning it into a sleek handling machine.

The doctyor said Casey doesn't ride the Ducati pig bike "Hard enough", Casey leaves to Honda, & Rossi "the doctor" goes to Ducati to tame that beast. Well "Doctor" what happened to your hard riding ways at Ducati???

relegated to where you should be a bully back in the pack. you should have raced on dirt speedway tracks.

Superceded by a couple a top riders in Stoner,,, & Lorenzo.

come back Casey & show the others who's the master.

I read somewhere he knocked back a $15 million contract to ride on next year.

A man of his convictions. I like it.

MotoGP 2015, Qatar Practice 2, 3: Marc Marquez on top by only a narrow margin from Cal Crutchlow

MARC Marquez’s MotoGP rivals are right on his tail heading into the opening qualifying session for the 2015 season at the Qatar Grand Prix.

The reigning world champion once again topped the times across Friday’s two practice sessions at the Losail circuit, his 1m54.822s best dipping under the lap record set by Casey Stoner in 2008 by three tenths of a second.

Marquez’s margin over the MotoGP field was slashed on Friday. Source: AP

But just 0.096 of a second behind him is Cal Crutchlow on a satellite Honda, with the top ten riders covered by just half a second. The British rider, in his debut for Lucio Cecchinello Racing after splitting with Ducati at the end of last year, turned heads with the late lap and appears to be a genuine threat for pole position when qualifying takes place on Saturday night.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/motogp-2015-qatar-practice-2-3-marc-marquez-on-top-by-only-a-narrow-margin-from-cal-crutchlow/story-fnec58gr-1227282253567

“Obviously I’m happy enough with the lap time tonight and how things were feeling at the end of the session, but the early part of it was a bit of a disaster,” Crutchlow said.

“I’m not sure today’s speed and lap-times are relative to where we will finish the race, but I hope it is!”

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COMEBACK: STONER TO RACE IN SUZUKA 8 HOUR

CASEY Stoner will return to motorcycle racing when he takes part in the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race in Japan in July.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/casey-stoner-comeback-motogp-world-champion-to-return-to-racing-in-2015-at-suzuka-8-hours/story-fnec58gr-1227281470187

The two-time MotoGP world champion has been retired from two-wheel racing since walking away from the championship at the end of 2012.

He will ride a factory-backed Honda in the legendary race, joining World Superbike racer Michael van der Mark and Takumi Takahashi.

“After riding the bike in Sepang a few months ago, I’ve been speaking closely with Honda about the possibility to take part in Suzuka,” Stoner said. “It’s always been an event I wanted to do and something I was never able to consider when I was racing in MotoGP, due to our busy schedules, so I’m really looking forward to taking part!

“The bike is very different to a MotoGP machine, but it will be a new challenge and a chance for me to try something new and unlike what I’ve been used to in my racing to this point. “I’ve been impressed with Michael van der Mark this season and Takumi Takahashi has a lot of experience on this machine, so I’m looking forward to hearing their comments and working together with them in preparation for the July race.

“Now I need to concentrate on my training to be ready for the race.”

Casey Stoner will race in Suzuka 8 Hours in 2015.