IN
THE
WIND
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The Stoner story broke on
Saturday, with a report in Crash.
net quoting team sources that he
was "unlikely to continue."
Stoner won Ducati's first world
championship in 2007 before
moving to Honda and winning
another title in 2011.
After his retirement at the
end of 2012, Stoner did some
testing for Honda and then suf-
fered shoulder injuries racing in
the Suzuka 8-Hours, where his
throttle jammed open.
Then he switched allegiance
back to Ducati, with a three-year
contract as a test rider. He took
part in official Dorna tests at
Sepang in 2016, 2017 and 2018,
setting fastest time in '17, but he
required surgery for his Suzuka
injuries after this year's tests, and
has not been back on track since.
Michael Scott
BAYLISS V4 SELLS FOR $139,000
T
he collection of Ducati Panigale V4S models that were used during the Ducati Race of Champions
at the recent World Ducati Week 2018 have all been sold, with Troy Bayliss' machine fetching a mas-
sive $139,000.
The auction generated 7084 bids from across the world, where buyers went head to head for Pani-
gale V4S motorcycles ridden by Andrea Dovizioso, Jorge Lorenzo, Marco Melandri, Michele Pirro,
Danilo Petrucci, Jack Miller, Tito Rabat, Xavi Fores, Karel Abraham, Michael Rinaldi and Xavier Simeon,
with prices ranging between $46,000-$72,000. CN
The Ducatisti
certainly love
Mr. Bayliss!
His bike sold
for a massive
$139,000—way
more than
anyone else.
