Squeak 17 #1 October 23, 2011 big crash in the Sepang MotoGP, rider down and helmet removed in collision No word as to his condition yet.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #2 October 23, 2011 Race cancelled still no word on rider, that's not good Marco Simoncelli died as a result of injures sustained in a lap 2 crashSad sad news You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 October 23, 2011 RIP (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xander 0 #5 October 23, 2011 Seeing him laying on the track lifeless with mangled bikes 20 yards away is an imagine I will never forget sadly RIP to the owner of the craziest hair on the MotoGP grid! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sacex250 0 #6 October 23, 2011 I feel for Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi; there was nothing more they could have done to avoid it. Rossi's front wheel hit Marco's head so hard the helmet flew off. Can't imagine the helplessness that Edwards felt on the side of the track nursing his own wounds knowing he couldn't do anything to help Marco.It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herky 0 #7 October 23, 2011 Just watched the crash now, that was nasty. The forces involved to pull his helmet off like that, his neck had to have broke. RIP Simoncelli Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #8 October 23, 2011 QuoteJust watched the crash now, that was nasty. The forces involved to pull his helmet off like that, his neck had to have broke. RIP Simoncelli +1 Kind of surprised he was not decapitated. Helmets when properly strapped on (which you have to assume was the case here) never come off. Well now we know never to say never. I only hope the mainstream media don't start a "Let's ban motorsports" movement because of the two recent fatalitues. We as skydivers should stand by our motorsports cousins in case they do. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #9 October 23, 2011 Quote Quote Just watched the crash now, that was nasty. The forces involved to pull his helmet off like that, his neck had to have broke. RIP Simoncelli +1 Kind of surprised he was not decapitated. Helmets when properly strapped on (which you have to assume was the case here) never come off. Well now we know never to say never. I've heard it said before that Simoncelli needed a helmet one size bigger than his head in order to fit his 'Sideshow Bob' hairstyle underneath. Could have meant his helmet was fractionally looser than it otherwise would have been, although being hit 'up' from behind like that is never going to be good. He seemed like the biggest personality in the sport right now after Rossi, great shameDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airgord 1 #10 October 24, 2011 Marco looked up to Vale as his hero, really sad. Condolences to his family and friends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
