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Stoner hopes for Phillip Island return
Now recovering from an ankle operation, the pint-sized Aussie has no plans to call time on his distinguished MotoGP career earlyWith less than 50 days to go until the 2012 AirAsia Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island from October 26-28, Australia awaits the return of local hero Casey Stoner following a serious ankle injury.
Stoner, 26, is now resting at home in regional NSW after undergoing specialist surgery to repair torn ligaments and remove bone fragments at Sydney's Royal North Shore Private Hospital.
He has given no thought to calling it quits early despite the fear that his right ankle may never be the same again.
"My goal is to get back on the bike, for it to end like this would be a disaster for me," Stoner said.
'I'll see it through to the end. I'll be back as soon as I can to finish as many races as I can before the end of the season.
"Even now with the operation, with the damage done, my ankle probably is never going to be back to 100 per cent.
In May, Stoner announced that he would retire from racing at the end of the 2012 season. The Valencia GP in November is scheduled to be his final race.
He now faces an intense period of recovery and physio as he targets his final home race, the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
"I've still got a season to finish, I've still got a job to do and career to see through," Stoner said.
In seven seasons of MotoGP, Stoner has so far won 37 races and two world championships. On race wins he is level with legendary British rider Mike Hailwood.
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