Retired double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner's first race since Valencia 2012 came to a dramatic conclusion in Sunday's Suzuka 8 Hours. The Australian took over the #634 Honda from team-mate Takumi Takahashi just before the end of the first hour, moving into the lead when Nakasuga pitted soon after. But disaster struck on the fast, curving approach to the hairpin when Stoner ran onto the grass and fell from his CBR1000RR, sending rider and bike somersaulting. Casey Stoner lost the front on the grass under braking for the hairpin #Suzuka8Hours pic.twitter.com/GvAXppBQTM — Crash.net MotoGP (@crash_motogp) July 26, 2015 Stoner tweeted that a 'stuck throttle' caused the incident - which...
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