chavez Posted October 23, 2011 Member ID: 206 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 705 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 149 Achievement Points: 4266 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 17 Birthday: 11/29/1961 Device: Windows Share Posted October 23, 2011 Italian rider Marco Simoncelli has died after a horrific crash at the Malaysian MotoGP in Sepang. The race was stopped on lap two when Simoncelli's bike veered across the track at turn 11 into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi. The 24-year-old had his helmet knocked off and was hit by both other riders. American rider Edwards also fell and dislocated his shoulder - while Simoncelli's fellow Italian Rossi was able to return to the pits. Simoncelli lay motionless on the track after the impact, while the race was immediately red-flagged. At first officials were looking to restart the race before the extent of Simoncelli's injuries became clear. The race was cancelled amid confusion in the grandstand, with fans throwing bottles to show their initial displeasure. The death is the first fatality in MotoGP since Japan's Daijiro Katoh died from injuries sustained at the 2003 Japanese GP while, last year, Japan's Shoya Tomizawa died in a similar crash to Simoncelli in a Moto2 race in San Marino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
IceMan NZ Posted October 23, 2011 Member ID: 694 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 14 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 440 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 115 Achievement Points: 2734 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 6, 2022 Birthday: 01/05/1989 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Dan Wheldon last weekend and Simoncelli today very sad time for motorsport RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted October 23, 2011 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted October 23, 2011 what is going on with all the horrific crashes.... 2 racing lives in 1 week. sorry to hear this.... but they live for the danger and we all know part of the risk of playing the game. I guess sometimes you run out of quarters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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