Stoner to Use New Ducati Front Fork at Indianapolis

Racing at Indy for the first time since he took fourth place in the inaugural race in 2008, Casey Stoner will be trying out Ducati’s latest front fork at the upcoming Indianapolis GP, to confirm whether technical updates introduced at the post-race test at Brno have a positive effect at the famous old circuit.

“I'm really looking forward to going back to Indy because it's a circuit where we were in good shape in 2008 despite the crazy weather. Unfortunately I wasn't able to race last year but hopefully this time around we can make the most of the work we did in the Brno test, even though we didn't have much time,” stated the Australian rider.

The new front fork design will be first fitted on Stoner's bike, who will test it during the practice run on Friday, and if the results prove successful, it will also be incorporated into Hayden’s bike as well.

“We'll start out on Friday with the new front fork because our first impressions of it were good although we still have to decide whether we'll use it for the race. We'll also try some settings on the rear that we managed to get a few laps on at Brno but that also need checking out," Stoner added.

“We go to Indy with some things to try that we hope can give Casey those two tenths he's missing. Over the past few months he's been happy with the engine and the handling of the GP10 but never really able to get a good feeling for the front. The new fork we tried in the Czech Republic seems to have given him a little confidence so we'll fit it to one of his two bikes on Friday afternoon. If his feeling is as good as it was at Brno we'll use it in the race,” stated team manager Vittoriano Guareschi.