Stoner to retire

[nobby]

Casey stoner has announced he will retire at the end of the season.
Didn't expect that.

[Brewskie]

What? He's hardly been in GP really, must be a reason for this

[Adam F]

Must be his 6th or 7th season, but he hasn't been the most healthy rider..

Shame though...

[nobby]

Who will get the Honda ride next year then?

[Adam F]

Vale? Would be his best bet for a decent last result...

[Chequered Flag Racing]

wonder if Crutchlow knows?

[Mike Haswell]

There are quite a few riders whose contracts are up at the end of the season. HRC were instrumental in placing Bradl and Bautista with their teams.

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Originally Posted by nobby

Casey stoner has announced he will retire at the end of the season.

Be the wife nagging him how dangerous it is and he has a child to care for now

[eyeayen]

He's had a lot of issues with arm pump that he hasn't seemed to be able to resolve.

I wonder if Honda would want Dovi back ?

Rossi always used to do well on the Honda, shame he's not doing so great at the minute though ?

[wes j.]

Originally Posted by Chequered Flag Racing

Be the wife nagging him how dangerous it is and he has a child to care for now

You wouldn't mind getting nagged at by her. She's Bang Tidy .

[Samspeed1]

I think the only option for Honda is Marc Marquez.

[fidspeed]

Maverick Vinales (probably spelt it wrong cos i'm a dunce)

fid

[Crash]

The lad's done alright for himself - wish I could have retired at 26!!
Going to be a big loss to the paddock though, and the aussies now only have Anthony West in moto2 as a full time rider. I have read that Chris Vermulen has replaced the injured Colin Edwards though on the Suter CRT.

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Originally Posted by Crash

I have read that Chris Vermulen has replaced the injured Colin Edwards though on the Suter CRT.

Just while Edwards recovers I believe

[eyeayen]

Originally Posted by Crash

Going to be a big loss to the paddock though

Have you ever met Casey ? I met him once, a friend saw him a few times at different rounds in different countries. He always came across as rude and not interested in speaking to anyone. I can't believe he was having a bad day every time. I've met countless riders over the years and all of them have been really cool and nice people, Colin Edwards especially !

[badger5]

It will be interesting who HRC will replace hime with, especially as the MotoGP rules state that the factory teams cannot hire a rookie. So that counts out Vinales and Marquez, perhaps they will bump Bradl upto the factory team? Or maybe even Cal will get the ride, unlikely though I think. I can't think of many other riders that will get the ride except Bautista perhaps? Especially with Alberto Puig trying to run the show and dominate the politics, but I bet that Pedrosa will be a bit bemused and left with no more excuses.
One thing for sure is that the series will loose a very fast rider and hard competitor, even if Vale did screw his brain a bit at Laguna Seca.

[terry.sc]

Looks like Casey Stoner has found a new class to race in.








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