Some people just dont know when to quit....

[Agemax]

Stoner is back!

http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/stoner-set-to-make-shock-return-to-track-with-repsol-honda/

 

[Guest]

That would be awesome if he came back... but I don't see similar info anywhere else? I can't stand the V8's so was destined never to see him race again... to be honest I was a little disappointed he didn't come back and join the Aussie Superbike scene like Kevin Curtain did. That would've been really good for a struggling series...

 

[Agemax]

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/s...13/July/jul2213-stoner-to-test-factory-honda/

 

[Big T]

He's not "back" he's still under contract to Honda, so he's lending some expertise to their technical guys on the new bikes

If he races at Phillip Island, then I need better sources

 

[Agemax]

He's not "back" he's still under contract to Honda, so he's lending some expertise to their technical guys on the new bikes

If he races at Phillip Island, then I need better sources

he is "back", he officially retired at the end of 2012.
his contract was finished with Honda.

he is "back" to test for Honda with a new deal and possibly a "new" contract for 2014

 

[Guest]

So everyone's denying he'll make a comeback as such and is only doing 8 days of testing in total... guess we'll just have to wait and see hey?

 

[slayer61]

Casey Stoner is a swollen headed jack-off. Who else in the world would bitch about having a dream job, making good money and getting your way on your team. Poor sod... you have to sign autographs once in a while and do interviews with the press. **** off you spoiled brat!

 

[Agemax]

what really pi$$ed Stoner off at the end of 2012 was Repsol only offered him $10m to renew his contract and that was less than Ducati were paying Rossi, which was more than Ducati were paying Stoner when he was riding the Dukes.

 

[salty_monk]

I was there on Sunday...

 

[Guest]

Lucky sod! How good was it to see Marquez do a Stoner on Rossi (like Stoner did on Lorenzo last year around the outside towards the corkscrew) and then do a Rossi on Rossi through the corkscrew?

As for Stoner being whinger... yeah he has his moments, but why would you keep doing something you no longer get enjoyment from? And I agree with him on the rules they're introducing... MotoGP bikes shouldn't be lapped!

 

[slayer61]

Lucky sod! How good was it to see Marquez do a Stoner on Rossi (like Stoner did on Lorenzo last year around the outside towards the corkscrew) and then do a Rossi on Rossi through the corkscrew?

As for Stoner being whinger... yeah he has his moments, but why would you keep doing something you no longer get enjoyment from? And I agree with him on the rules they're introducing... MotoGP bikes shouldn't be lapped!

If you didn't see the pass, this website has a series of pictures that captures it pretty well.
http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/rac...tino-rossi-pass-corkscrew-laguna-seca-photos/
Paul

 

[oldgrumpy]

stoner is NOT back.......he,s helping honda

stoner is NOT back.......he,s helping honda

casey stoner is not back ,,,,,,yet he,s only test riding for honda tooooooo help them out how many ex champions have you guys seen that doen,t suceed when they return ,,,, i deo agree he does,nt like the 2nd step of v8 racingbut then look at old jojnston that was on current affair crying poor,,,, but he,s kept his factory and 30 workers in pay chaecks all this time.. get a life dick johnston regards oldgrumpy

 

[GregT]

casey stoner is not back ,,,,,,yet he,s only test riding for honda tooooooo help them out how many ex champions have you guys seen that doen,t suceed when they return ,,,, i deo agree he does,nt like the 2nd step of v8 racingbut then look at old jojnston that was on current affair crying poor,,,, but he,s kept his factory and 30 workers in pay chaecks all this time.. get a life dick johnston regards oldgrumpy

You'd better draft him into the Aussie cricket team then, quick smart...

And tricky Dicky for team manager too.

 

[boingk]

Like a lot of people, we don't like having to tolerate bullsh!t. Australians in particular seem to have a short fuse for it, at least the ones I know anyway.

I don't think its a coincidence that both Stoner and Webber have retired at the peak of their careers after facing situations that are unacceptable to them.

Webber in particular I feel for, his press release post race after his teammate illegally passed him - and received no penalty for despite being counter to team orders - was particularly devastating. "No comment; no comment; no comment." He looked like he could have killed someone, but he kept his calm and, later, made a rational decision to quit.

I like racing at amateur level, there are no (or by far fewer!) beurocratic bungles and everyone is there to have a good time, not just win.

- boingk

 

[salty_monk]

I was streaming the race back on the BBC when I thought, hmm I was about there 4-5 laps after the race started and with a couple of freeze frames...

I was also right in front of the Corkscrew camera when Joe played the US Anthem but of course the BBC didn't play that bit!

I was wearing my "red bull" take-off t-shirt from the Hustler store, pretty easy to pick out.... You can see I'm taking pics/video above my head so I have the pictures looking back at the camera too. Pretty cool

 

[Agemax]

I was streaming the race back on the BBC when I thought, hmm I was about there 4-5 laps after the race started and with a couple of freeze frames...

I was also right in front of the Corkscrew camera when Joe played the US Anthem but of course the BBC didn't play that bit!

I was wearing my "red bull" take-off t-shirt from the Hustler store, pretty easy to pick out.... You can see I'm taking pics/video above my head so I have the pictures looking back at the camera too. Pretty cool

wow, that must have been an awesome place to spectate from. they always emphasize on the TV that the cameras do not justify how steep the corkscrew actually is.

 

[Tim Tom]

Dan thats awesome you were there! Speeds coverage had Satch`s version of our anthem I thought it sounded fitting for a motorcycle race! As for stoner.. I suspect the speculation will continue until the speculation ends. On a serious note everyone seems to be focusing more on 2014 then what is happening on the track now! Isnt that what winter is for??

 

[Agemax]

this is a pic of Marquez before the race apparently planning a manouvre in the corkscrew.
see how the sand off track is all but gone leaving the bare tarmac below. so, apart from the drain cover, it is a pretty safe place to ride over (in the dry anyway)...

 

[GregT]

Like a lot of people, we don't like having to tolerate bullsh!t. Australians in particular seem to have a short fuse for it, at least the ones I know anyway.

I don't think its a coincidence that both Stoner and Webber have retired at the peak of their careers after facing situations that are unacceptable to them.

Webber in particular I feel for, his press release post race after his teammate illegally passed him - and received no penalty for despite being counter to team orders - was particularly devastating. "No comment; no comment; no comment." He looked like he could have killed someone, but he kept his calm and, later, made a rational decision to quit.

I like racing at amateur level, there are no (or by far fewer!) beurocratic bungles and everyone is there to have a good time, not just win.

- boingk

Ha - you Aussies are getting soft. I met Jack Brabham many years back when i was a kid - The old man had helped him out on his first visit to NZ so we always saw him when he was back for the Tasman series.
Now that man would never have retired because he didn't like what was happening. He would have forced a change to suit himself.
Rather sorry that the post race interview was not around in his day - he was often pretty forthright about what had happened....pungent even occasionally, LOL.

 

[slayer61]

wow, that must have been an awesome place to spectate from. they always emphasize on the TV that the cameras do not justify how steep the corkscrew actually is.

"The Corkscrew" is an incredibly daunting corner, what with the completely blind entrance and a VERY steep drop off. I had seen it on television many times, but the first time I saw it in person was in 2000 at a Keith Code Superbike School looking over the handlebars of a ZX-6! What an experience! I will never forget it! Paul