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MotoGP Phillip Island: Casey Stoner is the king of the Island

31 March, 2020

Casey Stoner has been devasting all weekend and his supremacy was what we expected during today’s Australian GP at Phillip Island. The Ducati rider riding at the speed of light at the end of the first lap already a 1.5s…

Dani Pedrosa and Loris Capirossi ruled out of Phillip Island race

31 March, 2020

Tomorrow’s MotoGP race at Phillip Island will only have fifteen riders on the starting grid, with both Dani Pedrosa and Loris Capirossi having decided to withdraw from the Australian GP.The Honda Repsol rider underwent surgery to fix his fractured collarbone…

Casey Stoner leads FP2 at Phillip Island

27 March, 2020

MotoGP lap times were slightly slower this afternoon’s FP2 at Phillip Island as the wind changed direction, however Casey Stoner was still the fastest rider as he lead the top of the timesheets with a best lap of 1.30.535, and…

Casey Stoner blazes to another pole position at Phillip Island

26 March, 2020

Finding words to describe the performance of Casey Stoner at Phillip Island is becoming impossible. The Repsol Honda rider was faster than light as he blazed to his fifth consecutive pole position, his 11th of this incredible 2011 season.Laying down…

Casey Stoner Australian GP Helmet

26 March, 2020

Casey Stoner was sporting this new helmet design on his Nolan X 802 for his home race at the Australian GP at Phillip Island, not as far out looking as Jorge Lorenzo’s Estoril GP moon landing helmet, Stoner’s lid would…

MotoGP Phillip Island: Casey Stoner dominates FP2

25 March, 2020

Better weather conditions, but more cold and a couple of damp spots on the Phillip Island race circuit was what the the MotoGP riders found in this morning’s second free practice, with birthday boy Casey Stoner taking the top spot…

MotoGP Phillip Island – Casey Stoner Wins and hat tricks the Island

25 March, 2020

Casey Stoner, during the Australia Grand Prix at Phillip Island, silenced any of his final critics taking his third win of this season, more than five months from his last, and winning his home race for the third year in…

Casey Stoner blitzes field in FP2 at Phillip Island

24 March, 2020

There is no stopping Casey Stoner at his home circuit at Phillip Island. The Repsol Honda rider blitzed the field again during this afternoon’s second free practice and also broke Nicky Hayden’s 2008 circuit lap record (1.30.059) with another stunning…

MotoGP, Phillip Island: quotes from the Press Conference

21 March, 2020

The traditional press conference of the MotoGP riders in view of the imminent Australian GP - penultimate round of the 2012 World Championship - was attended by Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing), Repsol Honda duo Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner,…

MotoGP riders preview Phillip Island GP

21 March, 2020

MotoGP is heading to the marvelous venue of Phillip Island this weekend where Casey Stoner could wrap up the 2011 championship on his home turf and also celebrate his 26th birthday all on the same day, if he wins the…

MotoGP rider quotes after Friday practice sessions at Phillip Island

20 March, 2020

Both MotoGP free practice sessions at Phillip Island were blessed with sunny skies and warm temperatures and this heartened a few riders, until they hit the track and found it much bumpier than last year which caused big difficulties in…

Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan to ride demonstration laps at Phillip Island GP

18 March, 2020

MotoGP fans will be in for a special treat when the Australian GP rolls around the weekend of October 14th to 16th, because GP and Australian legends Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan will be riding a series of demonstration laps…

Ben Spies to skip Phillip Island GP – Update

18 March, 2020

While Yamaha has yet to issue an official statement, it looks like Ben Spies will be forced to miss this weekend’s penultimate race of the 2012 season at Phillip Island, following his highside during yesterday’s MotoGP race at Sepang.The unlucky…

Ben Spies: "Happy to be Rookie of the Year"

18 March, 2020

Ben Spies finished in fifth today at Phillip Island and mathematically took this year’s Rookie of the Year title beating Marco Simoncelli not only in the race, but also for the best rookie on a de-tuned satellite Yamaha compared to…

Video: Casey Stoner Phillip Island pre-event press conference

17 March, 2020

Ahead of this weekend’s Phillip Island GP, Casey Stoner was interviewed in a pre, pre-event press conference and the Australian Repsol Honda rider praised the circuit as being the best in the world, has no problems if it should rain…

Jorge Lorenzo crowned 2012 World Champion – Casey Stoner crowned king of Phillip Island

15 March, 2020

Motorcycle racing is unpredictable, just ask Dani Pedrosa who was trying to keep the MotoGP championship going until the final round and make rival Jorge Lorenzo work for it, instead the Repsol Honda rider put his wheels outside the racing…

Casey Stoner unstoppable in FP3 at Phillip Island

15 March, 2020

Casey Stoner was completely unstoppable in this morning’s final practice at Phillip Island. The Repsol Honda rider stopped the clock at 1’30″550, but uncharacteristically he took a little more time than his usual in doing it. The Australian put in…

Casey Stoner sets blistering pace in FP3 at Phillip Island

15 March, 2020

Stoner’s Corner? They should change Phillip Island’s entire name to Casey Stoner’s Island - at least when MotoGP is in town - as the Repsol Honda rider again utterly dominated the session during this morning’s third and final practice. Stoner…

Nicky Hayden has tire issues, while Valentino Rossi doesn't trust his Ducati

13 March, 2020

Not even Nicky Hayden’s 7th place finish could save the Ducati’s factory works team honour today at Phillip Island a track where the Ducati has always gone well. Not only did Hayden finish behind Pramac’s Randy de Puniet because he…