RIP Marco Simoncelli, Super Sic.
You know something was not good by the way it all unfolded, Rossi & Colin would be feeling it.
I saw another accident like it in the supersport in europe, I think the rider was british and he was hit by Andrew Pitt, i think (Its bad when you can't remember the details anymore) same sort of deal, as soon as he was hit it was lights out, just so quick and all over.
Good riders taken to soon
What The...?
Thats the trouble with reality........not everyone participates
this was a guy who was going to make a truly great racer, next year would have probly have seen him on a factory ride and maybe winning races. it wasn't even a bad accident, he lost the front and would have normally slid off the track and been upset at his race being over. It was just unlucky that he was hit by edwards and vale. RIP Marco, great talent and a huge loss to the sport.
RIP
RIP 8^(
If anyone didn't see it, this is the vid, BUT, please be aware it's graphic as buggery, so don't click it if you don't have the stomach for it... i'm not going to embed it, to be fair to those that don't want to watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlyXlbf3cPU
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...GP-Sepang.html
WARNING LINK IS GRAPHIC *NEWS STORY BY UK NEWS*
hmm just saw it !!!!!bugger how do ya think edwards and rossi feel?? i didnt watch the race ,how did marco come to be in that possi??looks as if he was trying to save it??
another rider gone ,rest in peace mate!!!
Low side,tyres grip up and shoots him hard right,rossi and edwards take corner at roughly 140kph turn in and no where to go,Edwards hits Simo sqaure in the back simo bows in half backwards rossi comes from the right and collects the shoulder,neck and head of Simo,Edwards goes over the top of the debris and carnage,Rossi stays upright and due to the impact Simo's helmet gets torn from his head as he slides face down along the ground.
Noones fault it was a freakish accident one that noone saw coming and one you wouldnt believe if not for the graphic video and pics...
1987: Born in Cattolica, Italy on January 20.
1996: Runner-up in the Italian Minimoto Championship.
1999: Champion of the Italian Minimoto Championship.
2000: Claims a back-to-back title in the Italian Minimoto Championship and is runner-up in the European Minimoto Championship.
2001: Moves up to the the Italian 125cc Championship and wins the title in his rookie year.
2002: Wins the European 125cc title.
2003: Takes part in his first full season in the 125cc World Championship with the Matteoni Racing team.
2004: Joins the Rauch Bravo team and wins his first Grand Prix at a rain-soaked Jerez.
2005: Completes another 125cc campaign with the Nocable.it Race team and finishes fifth in the final standings.
2006: Moves up to the 250cc class riding for Gilera. Finishes the season in 10th overall with a sixth place finish at the Chinese Grand Prix his best result.
2008: June - Wins his first 250cc race (pictured above and below) at the Italian GP in Mugello in controversial circumstances when Hector Barbera crashed into him after Simoncelli appeared to try to block him off.
October - Wins the 250cc World Championship after a successful season with Gilera with a third place finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.
2009: Finishes third overall in the 250cc World Championship behind Japan's Hiroshi Aoyama and Spain's Barbera.
2010: Moves up to ride in his debut MotoGP season for Honda. Finishes 16 of the 18 races en route to eighth place in the championship.
2011: May - Collides with Dani Pedrosa while battling for second in the French GP.
The resulting crash saw Pedrosa break his collarbone and Simoncelli receive a ride-through penalty, eventually finishing fifth. Simoncelli accepted he needed to re-evaluate his driving style and at times be more cautious.
June - Claims his first MotoGP pole at the Catalan GP but a poor start resulted in a sixth placed finish.
October 23 - Killed in a crash during the Malaysian GP in Sepang.
wow... he was 15 days younger than me...
RIP Marco
RIP Simo
I really liked the kid, this hurts a great deal.
Ride on Simo, one of my all time fav's
Dave
what a loss ,best die young RIP supersic
One positive is that I don't think he would have felt a thing.quote:Originally posted by sen
If anyone didn't see it, this is the vid, BUT, please be aware it's graphic as buggery, so don't click it if you don't have the stomach for it... i'm not going to embed it, to be fair to those that don't want to watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlyXlbf3cPU
As others have said, I really feel for Edwards and Rossi, must be terrible for them.
I think one of the sadest shots in the whole video is the ariel shot of Edwards standing there looking back at Marco lying face down and helmetless.
He must have known then the severity of it all.
It would just be being replayed over and over in Edwards and Rossis heads i reacon.
awesome rider to watch. R.I.P...(race in paradise)
RIP Marco.
Ladies and Gentelmen, take my advise. "Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."
rip Marco... great rider to watch
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