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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:14 pm 
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holy shit

just found out about this and saw the crash.

Rest in Peace, Marco.


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Alex wrote:
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Was he falling when the picture was taken ?? 8O :yuk:

We should NEVER go back to those countries which have absolutely NO RESPECT and NO SKILL. Stay in Europe, you fucking Bernie. We saw it in South Korea also when it took them 10 minutes to clean few debris. :yuk:


Well Tomizawa was dropped in the gravel also, and that happened in Italy. I don't think it's much to do with which country the accident took place in, but it is an obviously huge concern that seriously injured riders keep getting mistreated like this at MotoGP events.
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In Italy, where they need about 20 min to fix a tire barrier?

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The blackest week I can remember since I started to follow motorsport seriously. Two marquee names, two great characters, both taken from the world far too soon. A horrible reminder that the dangers of motorsport will always remain. RIP Marco.

my words, exactly.

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I just can't believe we've had two in the space of a week, in such high profile championships. It was similar with Henry Surtees. Debris entering the cockpit was such a rare thing to see, and then it happened again so soon with Massa.

It's the 7th time I've had to watch a driver be killed on live TV. I hope I never have to add to that number again. This week has really hit me pretty hard. Maybe because I was only 8 when I saw Imola 94, and didn't completely understand it, or maybe because things are just so safe that we don't expect it anymore. RIP Marco.


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An awful, awful week in motorsport. Makes me feel so sick in they way he died.
R.I.P Marco. A loss of a great talent.
God knows what Rossi feels like right now.

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I was really shocked when I heard the news on the Italian channel this morning just when my usual coverage stopped. There was a team member who spoke to the reporter just outside the medical center, and when the member left him, the reporter started to say that Marco was dead, there was this tall guy who said that officially he was reported dead. Then long silence, where I started to cry as the commentators I think. So awful. I will forever remember those moments, its so sad, you think about the family, the girlfriend, the team, the friends, the fans, nothing can prepare you to that.

I've been following motorbikes on tv for years and years (sometimes very close, sometimes not) but always kept my head inside. That guy was so nice, always smiling, very Italian character. He brought lot of excitement to the competition, some craziness and fun ! I cannot cannot believe we won't see his funny hair-face anymore. Everything destroyed in 3 seconds. 3 fucking seconds.

I do not believe in god I have no religion, but I hope he's better where he is now. It may sound stupid or whatever you call it, but I'm gonna eat a Pizza in his memory this evening.

You will be sadly missed Marco :( :( :(


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Wait what. I saw this in the morning, looked bad. I went off to do my things, been working on my car. Throughout the day, I was wondering what the outcome would be. I sat down tonight by my computer hoping things would turn out well this time. Sadly not :(


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I'm still shocked about it. I went to check the results this morning and saw the headline and thought, fuck this can't be true. Hate it for Gresini having this happen again after Kato. Thoughts with his family and friends. RIP Marco :(


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a wonderful and touching letter from Doctor Costa, director of Clinicamobile:

LA VITTORIA DI MARCO.

Al crepuscolo di questa domenica piena di dolore il mio sogno vorrebbe disperatamente che un piccolo frammento di stella dal nome Marco Simoncelli non venisse spazzato via. Destino crudele, perché minacci il mio sogno? Cosa posso sperare? E sperare di fare che cosa, al di là delle lacrime per la fanciullezza perduta e al di là dell’angoscia nuda del dolore, sempre più insopportabile perché mi fa sentire impotente e colpevole di non averti stretto fra le mie braccia? Nulla. Quando il destino bussa alla porta proviamo la terribile sensazione di essere impotenti. Il giovane campione di nome Marco se n’è andato con il tramonto del sole della Malesia e il suo andare è stato un rumore di vita, il rumore gioioso che Marco ci ha sempre regalato. Il rumore dell’intervista che Marco mi ha rilasciato al Mugello nel mese di luglio mentre veniva massaggiato dal suo fidato fisioterapista. Quel giorno, all’inizio dell’intervista, avrei voluto rivolgermi ad un antico cavaliere e lui mi ha detto: “Diobò! Sono solo un lesto ragazzo con una folta capigliatura gradito a tanti, amato dalla sua ragazza e dai suoi genitori.” Il massaggio continua, la sua pelle viene accarezzata da mani esperte che scivolano sul suo atletico corpo e mi allontano un poco per rispettare quel rituale. Con commozione riporto la conclusione dell’intervista che gli avevo fatto per il libro che sto scrivendo e che con tutto il mio affetto gli dedicherò. Ecco le ultime domande.

…dottorcosta: “Cosa pensi del dolore”?
Marco: “ Non mi piace. Ma lo sopporto. E’ inutile lamentarsi. Lo sopporto in silenzio. Diobò è meglio così”.

dottorcosta: “Cosa pensi del dolore dell’ anima”?
Marco: “È brutto, tanto brutto, ma dopo lo sconforto che deriva da questa cosa brutta, mi viene come una carica. Mi sento meglio e guido meglio la moto”

dottorcosta: “Quando corri contro chi corri”?
Marco: “Mi verrebbe da dire per battere gli altri. Poche pugnette non voglio stare dietro. Poi, se ci penso ti dico che corro perché provo una sensazione unica, non te lo so spiegare, ma è qualcosa di speciale, nascosto dentro di me”.

dottorcosta: Perché hai i capelli lunghi”?
Marco: “Mi piacciono, non mi fanno sentire normale, mi fanno sentire particolare, me stesso, unico”.

dottorcosta: “Ti senti solo”?
Marco: “No! No! C’è la mia famiglia, la mia morosa i miei amici che godono dei miei successi, c’è la clinica mobile che mi aiuta nei momenti difficili. Sento quanto bene c’è attorno a me, tanto di quel bene che mi scalda”.

Il massaggio è finito, l’intervista è finita. Il padre Paolo e la graziosa morosa di Marco hanno ascoltato compiaciuti. Io ringrazio, con una carezza, uno dei miei piloti preferiti e gli racconto una mia riflessione: “Quando in questo campionato sei caduto e sei caduto tante volte molti ti hanno criticato, giudizi diabolici, ingiusti, invidiosi. Molti hanno addirittura preteso d’insegnarti ad andare in moto. Alcuni hanno vivamente consigliato di dirti di stare tranquillo, di consigliarti la prudenza. Ti ricordi, invece, cosa ti ho detto? Ti ho confessato che il collettivo, abbaiando contro l’umanità, ha dimenticato, forse perché non lo può ricordare, quando ha iniziato a camminare. Si cade, ci si rialza, si torna a cadere, ci si rialza di nuovo e spesso si ritorna a cadere. Tutto questo accompagnati dal sorriso della madre che ci consola e ci incita a perseverare, senza nessun accenno di rimprovero. Poi tutti abbiamo imparato a camminare spediti, ma pochi sono riusciti a percorrere il sentiero che porta alle vette della vita, perché la salita era troppo ardua e faticosa. Perché criticarli? Non sono già severamente puniti dal loro insuccesso? Invece tu, caro Marco, non solo salirai i gradini della vetta della vita, ma anche quelli del podio, dove come premio non c’è la coppa, ma il riconoscimento della tua forza di aver guardato in faccia alla Morte e sconfiggerla.”

Ora la mia profezia si è avverata. Sei salito sul podio della Cecoslovacchia e dell’Australia. Oggi in Malesia hai guardato in faccia la Morte. E mentre ti stava avvolgendo con il suo nero mantello gli hai detto: “Diobò, ma non vedi che io non sono umano, perché io sono i miei sogni e con il mio talento sono il pane degli Dei che tu non potrai mai toccare? Non ti accorgi che rubi solo il mio corpo? Al contrario, il mio sorriso, la mia bontà, la mia simpatia rimarranno per sempre nel cuore di tutti. Per sempre. Non vedi che nello scacco che ti ho dato le lacrime si stanno per trasformare in ebbrezza? Ci metteranno un po’ di tempo, ma io credo molto in questo miracolo, specialmente per la mia famiglia e la mia ragazza. Questa è la mia vittoria nel Gran Premio della Malesia durato due giri.”

Chi nello sport, inseguendo i suoi sogni, insegue contemporaneamente la sua tragedia, esce dal mondo della umanità per entrare nel mondo del divino, cruento, violento, ma pur sempre divino. Chi muore inseguendo un sogno sorride alla morte e il sorriso cancella qualsiasi violenza. L’alpinista sorride alla vertigine dell’altezza, il subacqueo sorride all’inquietudine degli abissi, il motociclista sorride all’ebbrezza della velocità. Lo sport è il palcoscenico, dove il corpo e la mente celebrano la loro potenza in quella fase della vita che è la gioventù. Nel motociclismo il gesto del pilota è esaltato dal rischio, un filo sottilissimo che separa, nel grigiore dell’asfalto, la vita dalla Morte. Un tenue confine tracciato dal pericolo, dove la vita, per cercare la vittoria, si spinge fino al brivido del suo eccesso. Oggi, Marco, hai provato quel brivido. Ti voglio bene. E non ti dimenticherò mai.

claudio marcello costa, clinica mobile (mi raccomando in minuscolo)


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There was a minute silence at every stadium today in the Serie A.


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In Army service I learned to build a stretcher from two branches and two field jackets. The task was to carry the heaviest private from the training ground to the barracks - 128kg...
We never dropped him on the 2km march...
I didn't see it, but where did they carry him? I thought the race as red flagged, so why not treat him on the track and wait for the ambulance?

And I second that complain about those funny countries where races are held. They flag a race or two each year, I mean at Korea there was not a single event since last years F1...
And the Italians, well that tyre barrier was fixed completely to be safe, not like the Americans throwing some tires on top of each other (watch Gonzalo Rodriguez' fatal carsh...)


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I just feel so sad looking at the pics of his father. He has that face on where you have yet to come to terms with what has happened. :(


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I just heard about it. Two fatalities, two weekends in a row is just unreal :(

RIP Marco, and his awesome head of hair.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:41 pm 
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I looked the crash again and Edwards was also lucky, because when his was falling he crashed his head with Simoncelli Bikes


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:46 pm 
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tommy84 wrote:
In Army service I learned to build a stretcher from two branches and two field jackets. The task was to carry the heaviest private from the training ground to the barracks - 128kg...
We never dropped him on the 2km march...
I didn't see it, but where did they carry him? I thought the race as red flagged, so why not treat him on the track and wait for the ambulance?

And I second that complain about those funny countries where races are held. They flag a race or two each year, I mean at Korea there was not a single event since last years F1...
And the Italians, well that tyre barrier was fixed completely to be safe, not like the Americans throwing some tires on top of each other (watch Gonzalo Rodriguez' fatal carsh...)


Malaysia is of that funny countries perphaps the most experienced in Motorsport and particulary in Moto Gp, they hosted events since the earlies 90´s. Korea (most ridiculous case when the said that they have found food from last years),


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one hour ago valentino post in twitter...
http://twitter.com/#!/ValeYellow46


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I found this video on Liveleak that shows how Simoncelli lost his bike. Video is a Onboard of the rider behind him. English commentary


Warning Fatal Accident
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if he let the bike go and felt off... he still would be alive.....


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