| Date of Birth: 16th October 1985 | | | | country is 14. |
| Country: Australia | | | | In his first year of road racing, 2000, Casey won the |
| Team: Ducati | | | | Aprilia 125cc championship, his achievement led him to |
| We've all heard the phrase "Racing's in his blood"... A | | | | be noticed by many people and the interested |
| true testament to that fact is the Moto GP rider | | | | parties happened to include on Alberto Puig - the GP |
| Casey Stoner. If you take a look at his date of birth, | | | | racing great. Alberto asked Casey to come on over |
| you can see that he's currently only 21, and he's | | | | across the channel to take part in the Spanish |
| already been in the Moto GP class for a full year. He | | | | Championship riding for the Telefonica Movistar team. |
| just won the Catalunya Moto Grand Prix, in a dog | | | | He obliged, of course. As usual young Stoner wanted |
| fight with Valentino Rossi he proved to all and sundry | | | | to take on as much riding as he possibly could so he |
| he can mix it up with the best. Let's take a look at | | | | raced in both the English and Spanish championships - |
| how he got to where he is: | | | | despite not being able to race in all the races due to |
| His first race was when he was four years old, in an | | | | conflicting race meet dates Casey still finished second |
| under nine years old race at the Hatcher's dirt racing | | | | in both championships in 2001. |
| track on the Gold Coast of Australia - he'd already | | | | At only 16 years old 2002 Casey got a seat with |
| been riding bikes since the age of four. Between his | | | | Safilo Oxydo LCR in the GP, and no not in the 12cc |
| very first race win at the age of nine and the age of | | | | category but rather straight onto a 250cc bike. The |
| fourteen, young Master Stoner won 41 dirt and long | | | | following year he rode in the 125cc category for both |
| track titles and 70 state titles. One feat he achieved | | | | Lucio and Safilo Oxydo LCR and at the end of the |
| that illustrates his passion and "need" for racing was | | | | year at Valencia he took his first race win. From |
| done at age twelve. Over one weekend he raced in | | | | there he raced for first KTM, helping the team |
| 5 different categories in all 7 rounds of each capacity. | | | | develop a bike that could finish on the podium and |
| A mild restful weekend only consisting of 35 different | | | | also giving them their first win ever. The next season |
| races... Not much for a twelve year old. Not only did | | | | he went to race for Lucio Cecchinello's team again, |
| he compete in all these categories and different | | | | this time on a Aprilia 250cc. He battled with Dani |
| capacities, the young Casey Stoner went on to win | | | | Pedrosa taking various podiums and wins in the |
| 32 out of the 35 races. Yes, you read write. There | | | | season. In 2006 hi finally realized his dream of racing |
| were five Australian titles to be won that weekend, | | | | in the Moto GP, only 20 years old, he finished eighth |
| Casey won all 5! | | | | in the championship as a rookie. |
| The legal age to enter into road races in Oz is 16, at | | | | 2007 has seen him take his first win already, so |
| 14 years old Casey Stoner and his parents agreed he | | | | there's obviously much more to come. It's going to |
| was ready to move up onto road racing so they | | | | be a great season to watch, and it's also going to be |
| packed up the family and moved to England- reason | | | | great watching the youngster Casey Stoner challenge |
| being that the legal age for road racing in that | | | | for the championship. So when's the next race then? |