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poita
23rd October 2011, 07:34 PM
It has indeed been a horrible week for the motor sport community.

Firstly the Indy crash taking the life of Dan Wheldon in a horrific crash

Then tonight another horrific crash taking the life of MotoGP star Marco Simoncelli.


Thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of both of these guys.

Would also be a terrible time for the teams and fans of both sports.


I'm sure everyone on OpelAus shares these thoughts with me.

poita
23rd October 2011, 07:45 PM
Here is a video of the incident. Please watch at your own discretion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDrgoEvQtTA&feature=share

Shay
23rd October 2011, 07:58 PM
RIP Marco, the crash is almost sickening to watch.
I just hope he died instantly when the bike hit him, not from the horrible slide afterwards.

metry
23rd October 2011, 08:00 PM
man thats painful to watch. RIP marco simoncelli. what caused his bike to veer like that? had he fallen off?

sooty
23rd October 2011, 08:03 PM
He lost the front end, hence veering across the track.
He also regained consciousness after the incident, such a terrible loss!

Shay
23rd October 2011, 08:11 PM
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KgBxWGteC_8/TjARKO1lzeI/AAAAAAAADTA/RGi4peIwweM/s1600/MotoGP%2Bcircuit%253B%2BRicardo%2BTormo%252C%2BPhi lip%2BIsland%252C%2BMotorland%2BAragon%252C%2BMisa no%252C%2BIndianapolis%2BSpeedway%2B1.jpg

He came off at turn 11

And i think he actually oversteered ain. Understeer would have left him relatively safely in the gravel trap.

sooty
23rd October 2011, 08:21 PM
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KgBxWGteC_8/TjARKO1lzeI/AAAAAAAADTA/RGi4peIwweM/s1600/MotoGP%2Bcircuit%253B%2BRicardo%2BTormo%252C%2BPhi lip%2BIsland%252C%2BMotorland%2BAragon%252C%2BMisa no%252C%2BIndianapolis%2BSpeedway%2B1.jpg

He came off at turn 11

And i think he actually oversteered ain. Understeer would have left him relatively safely in the gravel trap.

Just going by what they said on One. Losing the tail makes a lot more sense for how he came across the track

btm
24th October 2011, 08:29 AM
lost the tail on the ripple strip then it regripped on the track and shot him sideways across the path of edwards and rossi

terrible accident and tragic loss

faneca
24th October 2011, 11:28 AM
Just saw it now and it's something you don't like seeing, can only hope thy it never happens again


Sent from a crazy mexican

Greg K
24th October 2011, 11:31 AM
such a sad loss... a genuine nice-guy in the GP.

sadly we will never see him win a championship as he was most destined to do someday.

Rip Marco

benzino
24th October 2011, 12:26 PM
They kept him alive for an hour after the accident...

It is horrible but they wouldn't be racing bikes if they didn't know the risks... it's not like they have a cage or CF cell

RIP Marco + Dan