Casey and Ducati Testing

Earlier this month the Ducati MotoGP team completed two days testing at the Valencia track on the brand new Desmosedici GP7 800cc bikes. Both riders, Aussie Casey Stoner and italian Loris Caparossi put in some solid practice.

On the final day Casey completed 68 laps and Loris 75 laps. Some good news for Casey fans (such as myself and my 3yr old son), Casey posted a faster best lap time than Loris on the final day. Casey’s best time was 1 minute 32.940 secs, compared to Loris’s 1 minute 33.011 secs. Sure it is only a matter of 7 hundreths of a second, but in racing you will take that.

By all accounts the Ducati 800’s will really suit Casey’s (and Honda rider Dani Pedrosa) style. Casye was quoted to say ” The 800 seems similar to the 250s in rideability, allowing for quicker cornering speeds”.

The final round of testing is at Jerez, then the team will have a break over the Xmas period, to resume early in 2007. The season only ended a few weeks ago and I am already salivating at 2007s prospects…

Thanks to Justin for his comment on my last Casey Stoner post, and as requested Justin here is a photo of Casey from the Valencia testing.