Casey Stoner hurt

Crashed during the race at Suzuka in Japan. Multiple broken bones. Seems that if you retire the odds are good you'll get hurt if you try to return. Seen several of my friends got hurt when they tried tried a come back. Hope he gets better soon.

Art

 

Suzuka 8 Hours: Big accident takes Casey Stoner out of race lead | MotoGP 0

Ouch! Stuck throttle reported!? He was leading too...

Scapula and tibia fracture. Not life threatening but....

 

My hope is he stays retired - the sport has been good to him and vice versa...nothing more to prove.

 

Very true.

Stoner should enjoy his retirement and not tempt fate ...

 

I am happy that he is okay.

I miss Stoner in MotoGP. The guy was certainly in the top echelon of talent, and would make any fight for a Championship more interesting.

 

Tough to tell what happened....
Spectacular motorcycle crash sends Casey Stoner flying through air

 

They think, but will instigate, that the throttle stuck.

Art

 

WOW, he smoked that barrier. Wow...

 

I can imagine how he feels. Broken bones on both sides. Been there done that. It sucks.

Art

 

When they race motorcycles, going in they know that serious injuries are part
of the game. It's bound to happen sooner or later.

Remembering watching a Motocross event once and a guy had broken his neck one
week and was back racing the next. It was insane especially once they showed the
x-rays. The guy was lucky to be alive and walking much less going through a Motocross
circuit.

Stoner is an interesting case. Quit MotoGP at the height of his career because he wasn't
comfortable with the media limelight. Then, complained that Rossi got more attention
than him which, in his mind, justified walking away.

Success does strange things to these young guys sometimes.

BHW

 

By the time you get to the professional level, you've been to the hospital more than once. The sport weeds out the wimps rather quickly. However, when you get to motogp, you are pretty weird. The sacrifices needed to get there are huge. I've known, met, represented a few of those guys, and they are pretty much ego driven, and narcissistic,. but fun to hang out with. They definitely aren't you or me, that's for sure.

Art

 

Haha!

Yeah, motorcycle and boat racers are a breed apart.

BHW

 

I thought he quit because of his anemia and stomach issues, which was allegedly from the stress?

Either way, you know these guys are a different breed. One of my favorites was Troy Bayliss, who I believe could have done more in MotoGP - he had a testicle and part of his finger removed after a crash in WSBK...hardcore dude!!!

***EDIT - Honda apologized to Stoner for throttle malfunction.

 

Throttle issue confirmed.....

MotoGP News - Suzuka 8 Hours: Honda apologises for Stoner accident

 

My lord, how many times have we said this about drivers?

Neil Bonnett comes to mind first, there have been others.

 

Not to derail the thread, but Troy Bayliss did a bit of a fill-in/comeback for Ducati early this year and then continued with his new hobby of dirt track. With fan interest he did the Springfield Mile this year but failed to qualify, and then the next week broke his leg is a nasty crash at the Sacramento Mile.

As for Stoner, always appreciated his talent and he was the first rider in nearly a decade that was faster than Rossi overall. All things being equal, Stoner was faster than Rossi. Lorenzo and Marquez today are also arguably faster than Rossi as well, but Stoner was the first.

It is my opinion that we will see Stoner back on the bike, possibly for next years 8-hour. I assume he doesn't need the money, so it must be just to enjoy himself.

In a perfect world he would be in WSBK if he wanted to avoid MotoGP. He would be a great addition to the series.

 

Mark Donohue ?

Nelson Piquet ?