Casey Stoner Bags First Place in Sepang MotoGP Testing
Australia’s very own Casey Stoner, a professional motorbike racer and awarded 2008 Young Australian of The Year, emerged at the top of the 2nd pre-season MotoGP Testing held in Sepang, Malaysia.
Casey Stoner
Over the course of the 2nd pre-season MotoGP Testing, Casey Stoner has been amping up his driving and racing skills. In fact, the second day of the race showed just how ready Stoner was to take the lead. It was on this day that he broke Valentino Rossi’s record in 2009. The new track record to beat now is at 1:59.665, thanks to the young Australian Casey Stoner. It is also good to note that Stoner was the fastest in all of the preseason sessions held in Malaysia.
On the other hand, Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa also clocked in at less than 2 minutes. His official time was 1:59.803. The results of the recently concluded MotoGP Testing in Sepang, Malaysia brings great news to Honda as the team dominated this season—with its members taking the four highest ranks for the racing event.
On the tails of the Honda team is Ben Spies, a team rider for Yamaha. He clocked in at 2:00.678.
Two other Yamaha riders followed soon afterwards. They are Colin Edwards and Jorge Lorenzo.
Coming in at eighth place is Alvaro Bautista, who rides a Rizla Suzuki. Next to him were Hiroshi Aoyama and Hector Barbera.
Motorcycle racing is no easy feat. You should always check that everything about your bike is running smoothly—from the motorbike speedometer down to the LED work lights. Incidentally, it is always a good idea to check that your motorbike speedometer cables are compatible with your bike. The best way to check on this is to confirm from your motorbike manual or a specialist. On the other hand, you should also make sure that your LED work lights are working perfectly. Otherwise, you and the other riders could get into serious trouble if your motorcycle led turn signal indicator lights aren’t functioning properly. This was helped by one of the event sponsors, S3 performance who provided motorcycle parts such as motorbike speedometers and LED work lights to help with the safety of all racers.
Aside from checking that the motorcycle is working perfectly, it is also important to make sure that your driving skills are impeccable. Accidents and even deaths have been a part of many races. In fact, Ben Spies have suffered a few injuries himself in previous races. Even Valentino Rossi, who has won 7 GP’s has his share of accidents. Hence, double check that your motorbike speedometer and LED work lights are at their best conditions.
