Just read that Marco Simoncelli passed away today from injuries he sustained at the Sepang race today. Both Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi were also involved in the incident. Colin suffered a shoulder injury and Rossi was able to ride away into the pits.

 

Rest in peace to both him and Dan Wheldon. Both will be greatly missed.

 

Oh wow that was the worst case scenario. Front wheel mashed his head and he was done instantly. R.I.P.

 

ouch

 

Such a freak accident

 

Wonder how how he lost control as he didn't wash any tires. Looks like Rossi did the final blow as his bike went over the chest and knocked the helmet off.

I will never forget his awesome fro.

 

Some say that he lost traction on his front wheel, started to go down on a lowside and somehow the front wheel regained traction and just pulled him in that direction.

 

Last year was already Peter Lenz and Tomizawa, and now this. Great riders.

 

Why was he hanging so low? His head was already near the tarmac as it was. And the the helmet splitting and the second bike running over his torso....... Goddamn, it's been a bad week for motorsports....

 

Because he was exiting the turn and still at full lean, and trying to get upright when the mishap happened and threw him off. He was probably trying to ride it through while hanging on.

 

RIP Marco.

He was going to be riding a factory Honda bike next year.

 

I was watching that race live, I can't believe this happened. What happen was this, the turn Marco had clipped the curb and lost control of the bike. He was trying to ride out of it, that is why he is so far hung over the bike. The bike front tire grabed and shot him across the track infront of Edwards and Rossi. Marco made a simple mistake that ended his life, so sad. Marco was going to be a Moto GP champ one day, this is truly a sad day.......

R.I.P. Marco Simoncelli

 

Truly an amazing rider and one of my top favorite riders..rip

 

Man what a horribly bad twist of luck... So many things went wrong there. RIP