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Stoner drives a V8 Supercar
The MotoGP champion has recently taken a keen interest in the class, and now he's experienced the adrenalin rush first-hand in Queensland. There's video footage, tooCasey Stoner’s driven a V8 Supercar for the first time, slotting himself into Craig Lowndes’ TeamVodafone Holden Commodore at the Norwell driver training centre in Queensland on December 15.
The two-time MotoGP world champion completed 90 laps, with Lowndes and 2011 V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup both in attendance to offer some wise counsel.
“It’s something I have wanted to do since I was quite young actually and the opportunity to finally get in one and have a go is something pretty special to me,” said Stoner. “In its own ways the track feels narrower especially going into the left-hand corners. With these cars you can use actually quite a lot of the track so that can feel a little similar to being on the bike.”
Stoner had to change his mindset to get the best out of the Commodore – the actual car that Lowndes drove to victory at the season finale in Sydney on December 3.
“With everything I am learning to day, I have to forget everything I know about bikes and change to learn to drive these, and it’s the same thing going from cars to bikes.
“The hardest thing I have had to do is change whatever I know about braking and changing through gears.
“I am surprised at how well they absorb the kerbs, they are still going to be a stiff race machine but they do absorb the bumps pretty well and of course the power is still there.”
Lowndes was impressed with Stoner’s V8 Supercar baptism.
“He actually knows more about us than what we do; it’s quite incredible!” said Lowndes. “Casey travels the world with MotoGP but keeps a really keen eye on what we do.
“From Bathurst to Homebush and now here, it has been fantastic to get to know him.
“It has also been nice to have the time to pick his brain and talk bout how he copes with the pressure at the level he is at.”
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