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RIP Marco Simoncelli

Wow my heart sank reading this news in the morning..... So much for watching the recorded race this evening. Horrible
 
A different angle shot depicting probably the worst thing I've seen in some years.

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RIP Marco, you were a bright match in the field out of all the dull ones.

sad day, really i will not ride today because of this
 
Crap. I don't follow racing but this is so sad. Condolences to Marco's family and to his countless friends.
 
:rip You are already miss Marco. The paddock and the fans lost a great racer today.
 
B-Cuz said:
A different angle shot depicting probably the worst thing I've seen in some years.

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That is the one that the daily mail has that I was talking about and you can see that they blacked out Marco's head in the photo's.

If you want the gory details, Vimeo has a high resolution, slow motion cap of the accident from another video source than speedtv.
 
Damn, I woke up to this news...Dan Wheldon last Sunday and now this...

RIP racers...:(
 
Angel-be-Good said:
RIP. I haven't been watching this season much but just recently read a couple of issues of Bike which talk with Marco. Knowing his closeness with Rossi, Rossi must be devastated. Holy crap.

What happened before the impact? Looked like Marco's bike was rolling almost perpendicularly across the track with Marco way, way off the right side. Surprised the bike was still upright.
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The front of his bike basically washed out but he was fighting the slide. Normally he would have slid off the race line, and it looks like Edwards and Rossi thought this was happening. Ben Spies was guest commentating on the motogp.com feed and thought that he was fighting it with his elbow when the front tire regripped and maybe the back tire. It looks like the bike even stood itself up a little , but it is pointed in the wrong direction and pulled him right back into the race line and at high speed. It was a blind angle for Edwards and Rossi and it didn't look like there was any chance for them to react to anything but the impact.
 
edwards staring at marco on the side of the track says lot ...

:rip marco
 
The photo of Rossi is just heartbreaking.

What a horrible week - two great personalities, fan favorites, huge talents.

RIP Marco & Dan
 
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R.I.P. Marco Simoncelli :rose
 
The good die young it seems.

I hope 2011 ends soon. Horrible year.
 
Just got done trying to watch the race and found out. I knew something was bad when the footage was half an hour shorter than normal. I was hoping for oil on track. This is just so sad...
 
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