Marco Simoncelli was killed today in the opening laps of the moto gp race, very sad
Re: rip Marco
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:30 pm
by lpoolkat
A terrible loss.
I watched it live and you could tell it wasn't going to be good news.
Rossi's body language said it all.
In my opinion a future world champion.
Marco Simoncelli RIP.
Re: rip Marco
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:06 pm
by johnr
aye, tragic accident, think that rossi may call it a day after this.
Re: rip Marco
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:32 pm
by uber pikey
I think it was horrendous, don't know why he crossed the track like that but Collin and Rossi had nowhere to go, man this will run through their minds for a very long time.
Rest In Piece Simoncelli and god bless the family.
Re: rip Marco
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:07 pm
by Pop-Kat
A very sad day, R.I.P
Re: rip Marco
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:43 pm
by Katman
Having just seen the video of the accident, I can't see how he came back across the track like that??
Very sad to hear of a rider losing his life
Re: rip Marco
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:32 pm
by Cat
He looks like he's hanging off badly before the crash?
Sad news
Re: rip Marco
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:08 pm
by johnr
according to the beeb, he came off the bike when it lost grip, and then it gripped and instead of it sliding off the track it carreered back in front of rossi and edwards.
Re: rip Marco
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:02 am
by outrage
A tragedy indeed. Usually the bike goes down or the rider climbs back up. Im interested to find out if his helmet strap broke, slipped or was knocked off. Having to wear a larger size to fit his hair in wouldnt have helped matters none.
Re: rip Marco
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:29 am
by Katman
For those who either didn't see it or who haven't seen this vid, it has onboard footage from Alvaro Bautista's bike
He clearly lost the front, just seems weird how he came back across the track
