The Riders - Capcom Xbox360 MotoGP08 User Manual

.THE RIDERS

. MotoGP
. CASEY STONER
. AUSTRALIA/DUCATI
Casey Stoner won the title of MotoGP World Champion in 2007, despite it being only his
second season in the category and his fi rst as a works Ducati rider. Already Stoner is the
5th best performer ever in MotoGP and his debut win in Qatar in 2007 also made him the
fi rst Australian rider to win in all three current GP classes.
. DANI PEDROSA
. SPAIN/REPSOL HONDA
This generation's most successful Spanish road racer, Dani Pedrosa served a superlative
apprenticeship in the smaller classes before coming to MotoGP as a works Honda rider
in 2006. Still only 22, Pedrosa has grown up in the world championship paddock since
being spotted at the age of 15. He has since gained a total of 3 titles, 27 wins and 57
podiums. Dani's 2006 victory in China made him the second youngest rider ever to have
won in the premier class.
. ANDREA DOVIZIOSO
. ITALY/JIR TEAM SCOT
Still just 22, Dovizioso is another one of those riders who seems to have been around a
long time. 2008 will be his seventh season at world championship level and his very fi rst
in MotoGP. 2003 was his second full campaign as a pro and it delivered his fi rst 125cc
podiums. Since that time he has not dropped out of the top fi ve in any championship
standing. MotoGP will be tougher, but many feel that this talent from Forli is Italy's future
at the top end of the scale.
. COLIN EDWARDS
. USA/TECH 3 YAMAHA
Down to earth and extremely likeable, the 34-year old is entering the twilight of his MotoGP
career. He started 2008 pursuing a fi rst win that was so close to materializing at Assen in
2006. Edwards has a fantastic record for consistency in MotoGP. He has only missed the
points eight times from his 84 appearances and six seasons prior to 2008. He has made
the top ten in 60 of those 76 points-scores.
. CHRIS VERMEULEN
. AUSTRALIA/SUZUKI
After forging his name and reputation in the UK through Supersport and Superbike racing,
Chris Vermeulen enters his third year as a MotoGP competitor and second as a Suzuki
representative. The 2005 Superbike runner-up, he has impressively gained fi ve podiums
and one victory in his two full campaigns to-date and excelled at driving in the rain at Le
Mans last year to walk the MotoGP podium for the fi rst time.
. ANTHONY WEST
. AUSTRALIA/KAWASAKI RACING
Anthony West cut his teeth racing dirt-track before taking his fi rst steps into road racing.
In 1998 he won the Australian 250cc production title, fi nished 3rd in the Australian 125cc
Championship and qualifi ed for the Australian Grand Prix. In his fi rst full season of world
championship competition he broke into the top-10 eight times and racked up a total of
66 points - fi nishing 12th overall.
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