Stoner takes to the track on four wheels

"I didn't expect to be in Craig's actual race car. To be behind the wheel of something that won a race a few weeks ago is very special and I appreciate it" - Casey Stoner.
Casey Stoner drives V8 Supercar

Reigning double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has taken to the track on four-w♊heels, after getting the chance to drive Craig Lowndes' TeamVodafone V8 Supercar.

Stoner had expressed his desire to drive the cꦐar after attending the recent Sydney 500 as a guest of Vodafone.

Guided by five-time Bathurst winner Lowndes and his recently crowned V8 S♔upercar champion team-mate Jamie Whincup, Stoner completed no less than 90 laps around the challenging Driving Centre at Norwell, Queensland.

"[It's] something I have wanted to do since I was quite young actually a☂nd the opportunity to finally get in on𒈔e and have a go is something pretty special to me," said the Repsol Honda rider.

"With everything I am learning today, I have to forget everything I know ab🎶out bikes and c✤hange to learn to drive these, and it is the same thing going from cars to bikes.

"I am surprised at how well they absorb the kerbs, they are still going to be a stiff race ma💃chine but they do absorb the bumps pretty well and of course the power is still there.

"We have to deal with a fair bit of power myself. The hardest thing I have had to do is change wh🎃atever I know about braking and changing through gears. I am having to rethink it again.

"I didn't expect to be in Craig's actual race car. To be behin💙d the wheel 🌺of something that won a race a few weeks ago is very special and I appreciate it."

Whin♍cup wouldn't be surprised to see Stoner racing in V8s after hanging up ൩his leathers.

"Casey did a great job today, Lowndsey did a few laps earlier this morning to lay a bit of data down, then he handed the car over. 🎀Hopefully this is an experience he really enjoys.

"Whil♏e it was fun for him I know he wanted to do a good job and he certainlyಌ impressed everyone here.

"I think for sure Casey has something to offer V8's. I am not sure how close that is for him, hopefully he g💦oes on and does awesome stuff for us Aussies in MotoGP and on two wheel𒆙s for a bit longer.

"Life after two wheels for most of those guys is car racing and I am sure his eyes are set on V8 Supercars because it is one of the strongest categories in the world💦."

Lowndes gave the following verdict on Stoner's performance:

"It i🌸s fantastic to have someone of Casey's calibre in one of our cars. To see what he does on TV on t🍒wo wheels and then see what he can actually do on four wheels is a real treat.

"Getting throug💦h the kerbs and across the fast section around the bacജk took some getting used to. The technical side, low speed stuff he was right up to speed on straight away.

"He did a really good job and is the ultimate professional. It🌺 was 🅷an amazing experience to work with him.

"It has been nice 🍎to have the t♛ime to pick his brain and talk about how he copes with the pressure at the level he is at."

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