Man of Honour
Anybody watching Moto GP & see the crash, Simoncellis helmet got ripped off, This looks real bad. 
Moto GP Crash Horrific :-(
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Yes they've red flagged the race & will restart it, Coverage is on BBC2, Simoncelli is awake apparently so hopefully not as bad as it looked, Simoncelli went down & the bike brought him back into Rossis path, Rossi hit Simoncellis head & ripped his helmet off. 
Cheers slothmeister/captainrave, Seeing that helmet roll away was nasty.
Blimey they nurfed your vid already Captain.
Blimey they nurfed your vid already Captain.
Damn 
Marco Simoncelli more than a rising star & definitely a future Champion, He brought a breath of fresh air into Moto GP & made me Buzz every time I watched him ride, Sport needs characters like him, Gutted.
RIP Simoncelli.
Marco Simoncelli more than a rising star & definitely a future Champion, He brought a breath of fresh air into Moto GP & made me Buzz every time I watched him ride, Sport needs characters like him, Gutted.
RIP Simoncelli.
Poor guy, that looked a horrendous accident.
RIP
His family & girlfriend were trackside as well.
I went out on my bike & did 162 miles throughout the day but it still hasn't sunk in. I loved how this dude came in & shook the Moto GP scene up & being a tall dangly ***** like myself I identified with him more than most. On top of this it's just another person younger than me dying which is just wrong. +
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Marcos short but impressive life.
1987: Born in Cattolica, Italy on January 20.
1996: Runner-up in the Italian Minimoto Championship.
1999: Champion of the Italian Minimoto Championship.
2000: Claims a back-to-back title in the Italian Minimoto Championship and is runner-up in the European Minimoto Championship.
2001: Moves up to the the Italian 125cc Championship and wins the title in his rookie year.
2002: Wins the European 125cc title.
2003: Takes part in his first full season in the 125cc World Championship with the Matteoni Racing team.
2004: Joins the Rauch Bravo team and wins his first Grand Prix at a rain-soaked Jerez.
2005: Completes another 125cc campaign with the Nocable.it Race team and finishes fifth in the final standings.
2006: Moves up to the 250cc class riding for Gilera. Finishes the season in 10th overall with a sixth place finish at the Chinese Grand Prix his best result.
2008: June - Wins his first 250cc race at the Italian GP in Mugello in controversial circumstances when Hector Barbera crashed into him after Simoncelli appeared to try to block him off.
October - Wins the 250cc World Championship after a successful season with Gilera with a third place finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.
2009: Finishes third overall in the 250cc World Championship behind Japan's Hiroshi Aoyama and Spain's Barbera.
2010: Moves up to ride in his debut MotoGP season for Honda. Finishes 16 of the 18 races en route to eighth place in the championship.
2011: May - Collides with Dani Pedrosa while battling for second in the French GP. The resulting crash saw Pedrosa break his collarbone and Simoncelli receive a ride-through penalty, eventually finishing fifth. Simoncelli accepted he needed to re-evaluate his driving style and at times be more cautious.
June - Claims his first MotoGP pole at the Catalan GP but a poor start resulted in a sixth placed finish.
October 23 - Killed in a crash during the Malaysian GP in Sepang.
1987: Born in Cattolica, Italy on January 20.
1996: Runner-up in the Italian Minimoto Championship.
1999: Champion of the Italian Minimoto Championship.
2000: Claims a back-to-back title in the Italian Minimoto Championship and is runner-up in the European Minimoto Championship.
2001: Moves up to the the Italian 125cc Championship and wins the title in his rookie year.
2002: Wins the European 125cc title.
2003: Takes part in his first full season in the 125cc World Championship with the Matteoni Racing team.
2004: Joins the Rauch Bravo team and wins his first Grand Prix at a rain-soaked Jerez.
2005: Completes another 125cc campaign with the Nocable.it Race team and finishes fifth in the final standings.
2006: Moves up to the 250cc class riding for Gilera. Finishes the season in 10th overall with a sixth place finish at the Chinese Grand Prix his best result.
2008: June - Wins his first 250cc race at the Italian GP in Mugello in controversial circumstances when Hector Barbera crashed into him after Simoncelli appeared to try to block him off.
October - Wins the 250cc World Championship after a successful season with Gilera with a third place finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.
2009: Finishes third overall in the 250cc World Championship behind Japan's Hiroshi Aoyama and Spain's Barbera.
2010: Moves up to ride in his debut MotoGP season for Honda. Finishes 16 of the 18 races en route to eighth place in the championship.
2011: May - Collides with Dani Pedrosa while battling for second in the French GP. The resulting crash saw Pedrosa break his collarbone and Simoncelli receive a ride-through penalty, eventually finishing fifth. Simoncelli accepted he needed to re-evaluate his driving style and at times be more cautious.
June - Claims his first MotoGP pole at the Catalan GP but a poor start resulted in a sixth placed finish.
October 23 - Killed in a crash during the Malaysian GP in Sepang.
The only way to get decent news is to monitor the Italian coverage & get somebody to translate.
I've had a few chats with bikers/X racers today & seeing this thread develop I feel a lot of people know this guy had a special future in Moto GP & it's obvious loads of people loved this dudes style.
BBC news has let us all down.
I've had a few chats with bikers/X racers today & seeing this thread develop I feel a lot of people know this guy had a special future in Moto GP & it's obvious loads of people loved this dudes style.
BBC news has let us all down.
Here's a nice article written by Kevin Schwantz
http://superbikeplanet.com/2011/Oct/111024-34-rip-sic.htm
http://superbikeplanet.com/2011/Oct/111024-34-rip-sic.htm
Was a nice send off prior to the race today. 
2 years today - Gone but not forgotten - RIP Marco
