Casey Stoner, AM - Phillip Island V.I.C., Newhaven, Victoria, Australia
S 38° 30.898 E 145° 20.886
55H E 355983 N 5735752
Casey Joel Stoner (b.1985) is a retired professional motorcycle racer, with TWO MotoGP World Championships 'under his belt', and a bust of him is outside the Phillip Island Visitor Information Centre.
Waymark Code: WMX3V6
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 11/23/2017
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Casey was born 16 October, 1985 in Southport, Queensland, and raced from an early age - as a 4 year old in an under-9 race! By the age of 14 he had won 41 dirt and long track titles and 70 State titles!
"One feat he achieved that illustrates his passion and "need" for racing was at age twelve. Over one weekend he raced in 5 different categories in all 7 rounds of each capacity; a weekend consisting of 35 different races. Not only did he compete in all these categories and different engine capacities, the young Stoner went on to win 32 out of the 35 races. There were five Australian titles to be won that weekend, Stoner won all five." Wiki
As the concrete block plinth has inscribed on it, Casey Stoner won the MotoGP Championship in 2007, and 2011. The bust is cast bronze, with painted highlights.
I would think that the bust LIFE-size. Even to having a 'Five-o'clock' shadow.
Being a bust, Casey is not holding anything, but he does appear to looking to his right, giving a 'toothy grin', to where in front of him is a similar bust of Wayne Gardner AM (MotoGP World Champion [500 cc] 1987).
His racing shirt appears to have the shoulder protective plates, with an undershirt appearing at the neck. There is a HRC logo on the left breast of the shirt, and his baseball cap a gold painted flat laurel wreath on the visor, and the cap is branded "BRIDGESTONE".
[To Casey's immediate right is a bust of Mick Doohan, MotoGP World Champion 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998]
From Wikipedia - (
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"Stoner's most successful race was the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix which he dominated with six straight wins until his retirement, having never lost at the event on a factory bike. His next best races were Qatar with four wins and then Great Britain and Laguna Seca with 3 wins apiece. In addition, Casey Stoner won every different Grand Prix that was available to be won during his racing career. As such he won 21 total different Grand Prix events."
Address: 895 Phillip Island Tourist Road, Newhaven, Victoria, 3925
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