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Dowly
10-23-11, 08:03 AM
Simoncelli fell on on lap two of the race, his helmet came off and the rider was
hit by Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi as he slid across the track. "As soon
as I saw the footage it just makes you sick inside," said the MotoGP
champion, Casey Stoner. "Whenever the helmet comes off that's not a good
sign."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/23/motogp-marco-simoncelli-malaysia

RIP :cry:
CCIP
10-23-11, 08:23 AM
This has not been a good week for motorsports fans :(

(of which i'm not one, but it's always terrible to see talented young guys in any field of pursuit have their lives cut short so tragically)
HunterICX
10-23-11, 08:36 AM
Aye, a very tragic loss :cry:

Daring, crazy and went all out for racing.
a sad day for the MotoGP indeed, he might have grown into a champion.

HunterICX
papa_smurf
10-23-11, 09:34 AM
A champion in the making - RIP
mr chris
10-23-11, 10:39 AM
Very sad to see any aspiring sports person die, more so when it is tragically early. May he R.I.P
Jimbuna
10-23-11, 01:33 PM
Truly tragic...RIP
TarJak
10-23-11, 01:51 PM
RIP. A sad week for motorsport indeed. Sometimes we forget ho dangerous it can be.
Onkel Neal
10-23-11, 04:34 PM
RIP.

Amazing save by Rossi in that crash.
Platapus
10-23-11, 04:47 PM
Any information on why Simoncelli veered the way he did at the start of this accident?
HunterICX
10-23-11, 05:13 PM
Any information on why Simoncelli veered the way he did at the start of this accident?

While leaning in a corner he slipped from his pose dropping on his side on the tarmac pulling the bike with him sideways.

you see that briefly in this clip from the highlights:
http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2011/Sepang+2011+MotoGP+Race+Highlights (@0:28 sec)

HunterICX