Author Topic: moto gp marco serious crash - RIP Marco Simoncelli  (Read 3412 times)

Offline Agreeable Slick

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Re: moto gp marco serious crash - RIP Marco Simoncelli
« Reply #30 on: 25 October 2011, 08:34 »
just seen a vid from the on board camera from the bike behind him, he just lent the bike over too much and lost balance. He still had hold of the bike which made it turn across the track and into Rossi and Edwards path  :cry:

It was actually the front tyre which lost grip and slid out, then started gripping again whilst he was trying to use his leg to stand it back up. Either way, he had ~170kg resting on his leg, so wasn't able to go anywhere. It's just a shame the front gripped again, otherwise he would have slid off in to the kitty litter. :sad:

Edit: Weight correction to include fuel as it was lap 2.
« Last Edit: 25 October 2011, 12:56 by Agreeable Slick »

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Re: moto gp marco serious crash - RIP Marco Simoncelli
« Reply #31 on: 25 October 2011, 12:28 »
ah makes sense, just so unfortunate to have two other bikes plough into him  :sad:


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Re: moto gp marco serious crash - RIP Marco Simoncelli
« Reply #32 on: 25 October 2011, 12:37 »
It was actually the front tyre which lost grip and slid out, then started gripping again whilst he was trying to use his leg to stand it back up. Either way, he had ~400kg resting on his leg, so wasn't able to go anywhere. It's just a shame the front gripped again, otherwise he would have slid off in to the kitty litter. :sad:

400kg? Not even a road bike weighs that much. Try 150kg  :smiley:

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Re: moto gp marco serious crash - RIP Marco Simoncelli
« Reply #33 on: 16 September 2012, 19:20 »
Fantastic tribute to Super Sic today at Misano. Absolute tear jerker!

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Re: moto gp marco serious crash - RIP Marco Simoncelli
« Reply #34 on: 16 September 2012, 21:11 »
Note my race number on my kart and helmet.

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