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HyperTek
10-23-2011, 01:18 PM
Marco Simoncelli death: safety in Moto GP is never 100 per cent guaranteed, says Sepang circuit chairman - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/8844365/Marco-Simoncelli-death-safety-in-Moto-GP-is-never-100-per-cent-guaranteed-says-Sepang-circuit-chairman.html)

The 24-year-old Italian lost control of his Honda at turn 11 four minutes into the race, but his bike regained partial grip and swerved across the track, straight into the path of American Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi of Italy.
While falling his helmet came off and Medical Director Michele Macchiagodena said that Simoncelli sustained "a very serious trauma to the head, to the neck and the chest" and died of his injures.
It was the first fatality in MotoGP since Japan's Daijiro Katoh died from injuries sustained at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix. Last year, however, Japanese teenager Shoya Tomizawa died after crashing in a Moto2 race at San Marino.
Simoncelli's fatality raised the number of recorded deaths in MotoGP to 47 since it was founded in 1949.

I saw the accident on youtube, horrible
95BoostedS14
10-23-2011, 01:53 PM
I saw the video earlier, really sad. R.I.P.
240KA
10-23-2011, 01:57 PM
omg noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! dude, i liked him!!! i wanted to see him grow and mature in the sport!!!! this is horrible. hyper, tell me this is fake :(
Gnnr
10-23-2011, 02:02 PM
Damn.

RIP. :(

Wonder how the helmet came off.
Smurf_240SX
10-23-2011, 02:11 PM
Sad to see this happen to such a great rider, definitely looked like he was going to have a great season next year. R.I.P Marco

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i320/DJSmurf_1/Bikes/marco-simoncelli.jpg
Okinawandrifter87
10-23-2011, 02:12 PM
Idk they took down the videos of where his helmet came off so I didn't get a chance to see how but I did see the vid where it showed him crash :(

R.I.P. :(
word sux
10-23-2011, 03:10 PM
rip



there isn't much you can do when you get hit in the head with a motorcycle
ManoNegra
10-23-2011, 03:12 PM
Fuck, I don't follow MotoGP but it's
never a good thing to hear of a death in motorsports
two so close to each other... man
RIP
Danb
10-23-2011, 03:29 PM
this is so unfortunate for him at the age he was and the potential he had in the sport.

heres a video of the wreck.
LiveLeak.com - Marco Simoncelli death - Shocking video! (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cee_1319365525)
erik05v
10-23-2011, 03:53 PM
he was really coming up in motogp great rider this really does suck...RIP SUPER SIC
jesse_s13
10-23-2011, 03:54 PM
I Just found out about this today. I dont really follow motogp much but still sad.Rip
s14>integra
10-23-2011, 04:13 PM
After watching that video all i can say is wow.... he was a brilliant rider and the sport will miss him. RIP Marco.
tricky_ab
10-23-2011, 04:17 PM
I had watched the crash earlier. That was intense....

Gone at 24 :( RIP...
Otto347
10-24-2011, 08:46 AM
How did the helmet come off?
slamburger
10-24-2011, 08:48 AM
I am an avid motorcyclist and MotoGP follower...this is really sad. I was watching the race Live at 1am. The next morning i woke up to show my GF and Direct TV deleted the race from my DVR. After the crash they stopped the race of course and the announcers were really struggling to say anything at all. The track and the whole stadium was silent. RIP Marco, he would've been one of the best.
conrad_s13.5
10-24-2011, 09:03 AM
wouldnt wish that for anyone

rip
wangan_cruiser
10-24-2011, 09:07 AM
saw the vid. it looks like he was already gone and the bike was just dragging him before he collided with another rider.

too young too die. rip
wangan_cruiser
10-24-2011, 02:28 PM
heres another angle of the vid


MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli dies after crash in Malaysia - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-Ght1eYwQ)
HyperTek
10-24-2011, 03:54 PM
How did the helmet come off?

i never had that much hair with a helmet on, im wondering if he had a bigger size to fit all his hair in there
slamburger
10-24-2011, 04:00 PM
He did have an oversized helmet...they are saying maybe that played a part.
sw20>>s14
10-24-2011, 04:05 PM
watching his lifeless body slide across the pavement is one of the most disturbing scenes i have ever witnessed. i don't think im going to ride for the next week or so.

what a tragic loss of talent. RIP
slamburger
10-24-2011, 04:08 PM
Cant think that way man, i went out and rode that day. Be safe, ride smart. Racing is dangerous....riding is dangerous. But we know this already. We need to look forward and appreciate Marco for being so brave and such a good rider.
sw20>>s14
10-25-2011, 05:44 PM
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/iloves14/article00e7ec8ac0000057.jpg


:-/ :wtc:
!Zar!
10-25-2011, 07:38 PM
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DS562
10-25-2011, 07:53 PM
:cry: i dont like seeing riders lay down their bike. my dad, bro, uncle and cousins and soon myself ride. this sort of stuff makes feel strange
wangan_cruiser
10-26-2011, 12:27 PM
they couldnt try to avoid that? looks like rossi ran over his head and thats the cause of the helmet to come off.
mkezzo16
10-26-2011, 12:43 PM
they couldnt try to avoid that? looks like rossi ran over his head and thats the cause of the helmet to come off.

They were focused on their lines..not like they were going straight.
slamburger
10-26-2011, 12:55 PM
they couldnt try to avoid that? looks like rossi ran over his head and thats the cause of the helmet to come off.
They did try to avoid it. but it all happened so fast. normally guys slide out to the outside of the track but marco was sliding to the inside as the other 2 were coming out of the corner.