A sad day in the motorcycle community
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Mikey75702
Member
Godspeed... This sport lost a great rider and one Hell of an entertainer today. Prayers to his family and friends, and also to rossi and Edwards.
warregl
New Member
This was the first race of the year I wasn't able to get up and watch Sunday morning. Now I'm glad I missed it. Hopefully he's riding with Joey Dunlop and Mike the Bike on the road course to end all road courses.
"If there's another world, he lives in bliss;
If there is none, he made the best of this."
- Robert Burns
Farewell 58, you will be missed.
"If there's another world, he lives in bliss;
If there is none, he made the best of this."
- Robert Burns
Farewell 58, you will be missed.
jaren warren
Member
Last year, I only knew his name from seeing the starting grid pics.....look at that hair!
This year, he was constantly improving and pushing towards the top. Would have been interesting to see what happened next year.l
I knew it was coming since someone texted me. But I was still sick to my stomach and my heart was at least 150 just watching the first lap. I think I was most nervous that it might have been someone's fault, i.e. Rossi pushing it inside despite not having it. I'm just glad that noone should feel guilty.
This year, he was constantly improving and pushing towards the top. Would have been interesting to see what happened next year.l
I knew it was coming since someone texted me. But I was still sick to my stomach and my heart was at least 150 just watching the first lap. I think I was most nervous that it might have been someone's fault, i.e. Rossi pushing it inside despite not having it. I'm just glad that noone should feel guilty.
Rip
This is so sad. I watch and follow MotoGP and found Simoncelli a particularly interesting racer. Several manufacturers were interested in his talents. Would he channel his talent and aggressiveness and succeed, or flame out?
As to "Why are the Speed Gods angry?" Let's face it, racing and particularly motorcycle racing is an inherently dangerous sport. We have been lulled into a sense of security by seeing numerous crashes with the riders amazingly getting up and walking away or recovering from non-life threatening injuries and racing again in miraculously short time. The flip side is, "how blessed was the racing community to have gone relatively unscathed so long?"
Just my thoughts.
This is so sad. I watch and follow MotoGP and found Simoncelli a particularly interesting racer. Several manufacturers were interested in his talents. Would he channel his talent and aggressiveness and succeed, or flame out?
As to "Why are the Speed Gods angry?" Let's face it, racing and particularly motorcycle racing is an inherently dangerous sport. We have been lulled into a sense of security by seeing numerous crashes with the riders amazingly getting up and walking away or recovering from non-life threatening injuries and racing again in miraculously short time. The flip side is, "how blessed was the racing community to have gone relatively unscathed so long?"
Just my thoughts.
rk97
Member
The strap tore. With motorcycle helmet technology being as good as it is, I have to assume that this was a calculated "failure," designed to prevent neck injury.
I was not a Simoncelli "fan," but I certainly had insane amounts of respect for the talent he displayed on a motorcycle. There were times this season where he made some aggressive moves, but it made the racing more interesting, and MotoGP will not be the same without him.
continued thoughts and prayers for his family and friends.
