Famous last words: Don’t believe everything you read! Haven’t decided what I’m doing yet, of corse @v8supercars is on the cards.
Will let you know when I do! tweeted Casey Stoner just last week when the story was leaked – prematurely – that he would be debuting in Australia’s Dunlop series, however now the news is officially official.
In a lengthy interview with the Sunday Daily Telegraph, the former two-time World MotoGP champion confirmed that he has signed a one-year to race a Red Bull backed Commodore V8.
“It is a trial year to see how I go and how I like the sport,” Stoner told the Australian paper.
“We are definitely making a commitment to it, but at the same time we don’t want to go too deep in case it is not for us.
I was going to do 75 per cent of the races, but I have decided to do them all.
I want to get as much time in the seat as I can and try to understand what it is like to drive a V8.
”He also added that he would also like to try his hand at the Bathurst 1000, “I doubt anyone would want me at Bathurst, but I am not ruling it out.
It is every Aussie’s dream to drive there.
”The Australian also talked about an old back injury he is still suffering from, the fear he sometimes rode with and why he dislikes the direction the sport of MotoGP is taking, and also citing the disrespect he received from fans and officials because of his honesty.
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