Casey Stoner's career has been willfully terminated, when he is at his peak. And don't count on him changing his mind. Then again, he started early, racing from the age of four....
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Reigning World Superbike champion Carlos Checa is testing Ducati's GP12 MotoGP machine this week in a private session at Jerez, but team bosses have put the kibosh on any public comment - even on the new window to riders' minds, Twitter. Checa was reported to focus on the handling of the redesigned, aluminum-frame machine, according to media reports. The only comment on Checa's Twitter feed, @CarlosCheca7: "1st test this year recovering good feelings on bike, we are working well. I can't say so much, tomorrow more work. Ciaoo!...more Delete the scoop?
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There has been no greater on-track fantasy in MotoGP over the last decade than the ultimate Italian motorcycle racer, Valentino Rossi, slicing through the tracks and rivals of the world on the ultimate Italian motorcycle, Ducati. That dream became a reality in 2011 when Rossi joined Ducati Corse, and the result was ... a nightmare....more Delete the scoop?
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American Nick Hayden tweeted Jan. 6 that he will not need surgery for the broken shoulder blade and ribs suffered in a flat-track training accident Dec. 27 at home in Kentucky. 2006 World Champion Hayden recently visited the orthopedist to the two-wheeled stars, Dr. Arthur Ting, in California for an examination of the shoulder blade. Hayden also defended the choice of so many riders to train on motocross or flat-track bikes despite the risk of injury - Hayden, Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi are among the MotoGP riders hurt in the dirt in the last year - by retweeting a post from Moto2 standout Bradley Smith: "Do you think Racers would ride Motocross if we didn't feel it was of 'benefit' to us #readingstupidcomments." Hayden added to Smith's tweet, "true that."...more Delete the scoop?
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Great stuff from Kevin Schwantz in his Soup column: On Suzuki, Bridgestone, Rossi, Ducati http://t.co/4uVGDYGK... Delete the scoop?
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Great recap, bike by bike in Stoner's own words thru his storied career. Includes some intresting insight on the Ducati...
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