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Drama ... Casey Stoner crashes out of his V8 Supercars debut. Source: Campbell Brodie / News Limited
Not much could stop Casey Stoner on two wheels, but Adelaide's notoriously tough street circuit proved more than a handful for Stoner on four.
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Not much could stop Casey Stoner on two wheels, but Adelaide's notoriously tough street circuit proved more than a handful for Stoner on four.
The two-time MotoGP world champion's much anticipated V8 Supercars second-tier race debut became a major anti-climax after Stoner crashed out on the 12th of 20 laps on Friday.
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Stoner's biggest injury was hurt pride after he hit the concrete wall before sitting idle in his Triple Eight Holden Commodore for the rest of the race.
Still he could manage a smile after his V8 "learning experience''.
"I had inside locking on the front tyre by lap four,'' Stoner explained.
"I dropped back (to mid-field) to try and save the tyres and finish the race but I kept locking up.
"Unfortunately it popped on me on turn three. Once the tyre burst it was game over.''
Stoner, 27, was the biggest thing to hit the second tier touring car category in its 13-year history when he ended "will he, won't he'' social media speculation by signing on for Triple Eight's Red Bull Racing team.
He created extra buzz with his impressive efforts in Adelaide leading up to the Dunlop Series season-opener.
Almost 68,000 people packed the street circuit daring to dream for Stoner after he backed up Thursday's top 10 practice effort by clocking a fastest lap of 1min 22.89sec in qualifying early on Friday, barely a second behind pole-sitter Chaz Mostert (1:21.85).
Stoner qualified 12th fastest in the 30-strong field and crashed out while in 14th spot.
The race was won by Ford's Ash Walsh, ahead of Mostert and Dale Wood.
"It was definitely a learning experience,'' Stoner said.
"In general I had a ball on those first laps.
"I am not an emotional dude but I would say before first practice I was a little bit nervous.
"But once I got practice out of the way I have been good.''
The Dunlop Series' opening round concludes with race two on Saturday.
"This crash won't put me in a good position for race two but, oh well. We can tune the car up and see what we can do tomorrow,'' Stoner said.
He is driving the Commodore used last year by three-time V8 champion Craig Lowndes.
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