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Rick Draper

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23rd Oct 11 at 18:34

quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
What happened before the accident?

Looks like he was out cold drooping off the bike before he got hit?

I believe he had lost the front but not 100% sure.

Cavey

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23rd Oct 11 at 18:45

Ah, fair enough, just listened to this http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motogp/15420719.stm on the BBC site and it supports that, lost front end, put his knee down to try and correct it

Russ

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23rd Oct 11 at 19:34

Rossi

Sic for me was like a youngest brother.so strong on track and so sweet in the normal life.I will miss him a lot.

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23rd Oct 11 at 19:56

Was just about to post vales tweet

gavin18787

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23rd Oct 11 at 20:20

Feel really bad for him about this nothing could be worse then that

How he should be remembered

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VegasPhil

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24th Oct 11 at 09:14

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2052712/Marco-Simoncelli-crash-Valentino-Rossi-pays-tribute-MotoGP-mourns-death.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Tom

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24th Oct 11 at 09:27

Bad times, awful freak accident and definitely highlights how dangerous motor sport is again.

RichR

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24th Oct 11 at 09:53

I'm not looking to cause any offence by the following statement, its meerly trying to make sense of such a terrible accident and the loss of one of the much needed characters of MotoGP who brought entertainment and captivating riding when it was needed most.

I'm trying to get my head round his helmet coming off, nothing has been specifically said and watching the footage, his helmet seems to be in one piece but the strap is broken. I understand the forces involved but could there be a possibility that with the sheer amount of hair he has, he possibly used a helmet which is bigger than someone with a similar sized head would use making it a looser fit? Again, not trying to cause any kind of offence, I'm just trying to make sense of it all

[Edited on 24-10-2011 by LiVe LeE]

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24th Oct 11 at 10:34

quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
I'm not looking to cause any offence by the following statement, its meerly trying to make sense of such a terrible accident and the loss of one of the much needed characters of MotoGP who brought entertainment and captivating riding when it was needed most.

I'm trying to get my head round his helmet coming off, nothing has been specifically said and watching the footage, his helmet seems to be in one piece but the strap is broken. I understand the forces involved but could there be a possibility that with the sheer amount of hair he has, he possibly used a helmet which is bigger than someone with a similar sized head would use making it a looser fit? Again, not trying to cause any kind of offence, I'm just trying to make sense of it all

[Edited on 24-10-2011 by LiVe LeE]

did consider the same

VegasPhil

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24th Oct 11 at 10:39

I thought the hair would be to blame too. Not much speculation about it as of yet. I have read that he needed one size bigger because of it.

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Jamie Walby

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24th Oct 11 at 14:55

Was genuinly shocked/gutted/upset by this. Still hasnt really sunk in yet.

RichR

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24th Oct 11 at 15:45

Tribute on the MotoGP site

http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2011/Tribute+to+Marco+Simoncelli

[Edited on 24-10-2011 by LiVe LeE]

Rsmith

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24th Oct 11 at 20:54

RIP MARCO SIMONCELLI

jimmy 2.1

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25th Oct 11 at 20:26

An absolutely horrific accident! I had the race recorded but not known about what happened before i watched it. It was sickening. I've since seen a replay as like everyone else wondered why his lid came off. It looks like the strap hs come away from the inside.

He was a breath of fresh air in what is becoming a boring championship. I remember him jumping on an Aprilia in '09 WSB as a one off. He was organised chaos and even managed to run his team mate Biaggi off track to take a podium slot!

He's a talant and character that will most deffinately be missed!

Seen this tribute on another forum...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpOsxTNteQQ&feature=player_embedded

[Edited on 25-10-2011 by jimmy 2.1]

Ben G

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27th Oct 11 at 14:18

this video shows how he fell off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzsTGIKuVEc&feature=related

idiot marshalls dropped the stretcher he was on