Casey Stoner

stoner is the best pure talent out there today. its him and marc marquez and you can throw in jorge too. i know i know rossi has won 7 titles but each time like he is doing now everything was already developed. jorge help develop the yamaha now rossi is going there cause he cant win on ducati. just like what he did on honda when he stepped in for nick doohan. when he went to yamaha they doubled the budget never changed the chassis. the chasis was developed by biagi bayless and edwards. they made engine changes only. Rossi only wins when his bike is far and away better then anybody elses. Stoner does more with less then anybody i have ever seen.

zaster said:

You might enjoy this:
Casey Stoner: The Final Lap: Thanks for the Memorys Champ! Gänsehaut

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Thanks for the post also. Nice to see other riders taking off their hats to Casey.Respect earned. I"ts a pity he was ignored by the masses,as a result he was ignored by the cameras. There must be so much awesome riding that we will never see cos it wasn"t recorded,which is a real shame. Only a couple of lucky riders trying to follow will be witness to that. Come back soon Casey.

mark419ny said:

stoner is the best pure talent out there today. its him and marc marquez and you can throw in jorge too. i know i know rossi has won 7 titles but each time like he is doing now everything was already developed. jorge help develop the yamaha now rossi is going there cause he cant win on ducati. just like what he did on honda when he stepped in for nick doohan. when he went to yamaha they doubled the budget never changed the chassis. the chasis was developed by biagi bayless and edwards. they made engine changes only. Rossi only wins when his bike is far and away better then anybody elses. Stoner does more with less then anybody i have ever seen.

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Seriously?? Rossi hasn't ever developed a bike? I think you will find Rossi developed that Yamaha and Jorge has reaped the rewards, don't worry I have full respect for Stoner awesome to watch, although bit immature off track and even occasionally on the track, when he acts like a little school boy, but at the end of the day that's what makes it interesting. I will miss Stoner and his ability to ride the tits off any machine he jumps onto.

But let's not forget most riders when in their prime are awesome to watch....

I draw your attention to...

Rossi on a Honda around the 2003 time, watch this video, a bit long, but some awesome showboating slides and drifts, he even looks over to the crowds while he does it...

valentino rossi derapate drift - YouTube

But I apologise, this is a thread for Stoner and I didn't want to digress, but did.

Can understand why he's going and give him credit, he's got some balls for leaving. But sometimes these riders maybe get a little bit to big for their own boots if you know what I mean..? And that's not specifically aimed at Stoner.

Respect.

your ambition outweighs your talent

He is just in a class of his own.

Stoner Drift Style (Slow Motion) - YouTube

or

Casey Stoner 2011 slide dance - YouTube

or

http://youtu.be/GTQAmOenfPM

Yep if only they had full HD and slow mo back in 2003...!

honestly....i feel like simoncelli was the saviour to motogp....he was way more exciting to watch then anyone out there....i liked how he had no fear in his heart whatsoever....but of course there are consequences for riding that way....after he passed i knew motogp was going to be in bad shape after stoner announced retirement.....simoncelli would have be one of the next GREATS!...RIP homie

No doubt Rossi was one of the greats in motorcycle history but he couldnt ride a bike that Stoner won a world championship on.

Pogley said:

No doubt Rossi was one of the greats in motorcycle history but he couldnt ride a bike that Stoner won a world championship on.

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The bike that Stoner won the championship on is vastly different to the bike that Rossi is on now. If you look back to 2007, Ducati caught Honda and Yamaha with their pants down and Stoner was also on Bridgestone tyres at that time, whilst most other makes were on Michelin which didn't suit the 800 cc bikes as good as the Bridgestones. In 2008, the jap bikes caught up and Ducati were then left lagging behind with their front end woes after moving away from the trellis frame. Ducati hasn't been successful since 2007. Stoner won races on it, but if you look at how many times he crashed while he was pushing the bike to the limit, you can see how problematic the bike was.

I am not a Stoner fan, but you have to give credit where credit is due, he is a great talent and has been the only rider that has been able to ride the Ducati successfully.

On another note, he has once again caused a stir with his comments, this time in the world of the Australian V8 Supercars......

Stoner making V8 enemies | Fox Sports

Guess the only people that understand are his fans


"Casey was the only one rider who could be fast with the Ducati," Rossi told reporters. "All the other guys that tried have destroyed, not his career but his mind"¦ So congratulations to Casey. But two years ago, I still don't understand why there is this difference between Stoner and the other Ducati riders, and after two years that I ride the Ducati I still don't understand."

I was cleaning my hard drive and found the Valencia race from last year where he nabs Spies on the line. Can't get tired of watching that. 2 corners out he's 3 bike lengths behind.