2 years today RIP supersic
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bluegreen
Didn't see it due to a social engagement. Will never see it now for which I am very grateful.
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YeahI was away at my dad's place painting the fairing in my avatar. Watching the race in an empty house on my laptop, just stunned.
Didn't see it due to a social engagement. Will never see it now for which I am very grateful.
My old Dad, who has never been much of a petrol head but watches bike racing (never watches cars) dropped me a line and said 'You might not want to watch the race, there was a bad accident'
It was only then I realised, after 40+ years riding, that he probably only watched GPs because I was a biker and that he still worries about my riding after all these years. Doesn't give away a lot, my Dad.
It was only then I realised, after 40+ years riding, that he probably only watched GPs because I was a biker and that he still worries about my riding after all these years. Doesn't give away a lot, my Dad.
Watched it live, couldn't take it in, as soon as I saw he had no helmet on, I knew it was very bad, very sad day.
Sic and MM on the same track together would have been a sight to behold. They would have shut the Internet down.
Can't believe it's been two years. Meeting Marco at Laguna was simply one of my best memories. Just been going through all my gp pics, putting a book together for my wife for Christmas, found quite a few of Marco:
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
Marco Simoncelli by emm+dee, on Flickr
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Pomona NY
I saw it live and it was one of those terrible moments you can't turn away, stunned with the mouth hanging open, from like when the space shuttle exploded in sky above everyone on that sunny day in Florida. You can't believe your own eyes; can't trust what you see before you; terrible sense of finality, no re-wind.
RIP Sic.
RIP Sic.
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unda cheese
chopperman
Lets pretend your a GP rider
Youve spent your entire offseason training. Long and painful hours on the road bike and at the gym. You spent countless hours flying around the globe doing PR for your sponsors. It's a drag but it's all worth it when you swing your leg over the bike for 17 sundays or so. This is what you live for
Your team has spent the Off-season tinkering, problem-solving and burning the midnight oil. Much like you they have sacrificed a great amount of time away from their family.
The team owner spends millions of dollars in salaries and transportation.
It's race day halfway across the world from your home. You are a couple of laps in and you have your eyes on the leader. you're going around a corner And suddenly you feel a violent collision ithat sends flying into the air. As your viewing that hard concrete below you you're saying .... I hate this. This is really going to hurt
You hit the ground with tremendous force and try to stop yourself but you're flailing and sliding like a ragdoll. Finally your body stops and it hurts everywhere. You're panicking because you don't know how serious the pain is, you start checking your fingers your arms your legs to see if they move properly. The pain in your shoulder seems to hurt the worst you try to lift your arm and you immediately are seeing stars and feel like passing out. You know something is wrong but you're not sure what. The marshals are urging you to get up and away from the track. You try but your body says no. You're praying that this pain is not something serious. They cart your way to the clinica mobile. You enter the clinic and interrupt Dr. Costas voodoo ritual.
He's talking to you but you have no ....... idea what he saying. He takes an xray and much to your dismay it comes back with broken bones. You know your season is shot and youve got to start all over again.
You get on the nearest flight home. You're miserable being stuck in a little seat in immense pain and discomfort. You get no sleep that night because you're so uncomfortable. The next day you go to the hospita,l first thing they do is make you take your clothes off and wear a hospital robe that strips you of all your dignity. you're nervous and that black thought creeps into your head"What if I never wake up from this"
Hours later your awoken and you feel like somebody beat you with a baseball bat. Their constantly sticking needles into you. Your morale is in the gutter because everything that you worked for is now gone. You can barely move your arm and it's incredibly painful every time you try. A week later you still feel like .... from all the drugs they're giving you. You feel like giving it up but you know you love it too much and you will go back. All you want to do is get back on the bike but you know you can't. The guy that put you in the dirt has no remorse and still gets to race while you're sitting on the couch
and people wonder why you will not shake his hand
Lets pretend your a GP rider
Youve spent your entire offseason training. Long and painful hours on the road bike and at the gym. You spent countless hours flying around the globe doing PR for your sponsors. It's a drag but it's all worth it when you swing your leg over the bike for 17 sundays or so. This is what you live for
Your team has spent the Off-season tinkering, problem-solving and burning the midnight oil. Much like you they have sacrificed a great amount of time away from their family.
The team owner spends millions of dollars in salaries and transportation.
It's race day halfway across the world from your home. You are a couple of laps in and you have your eyes on the leader. you're going around a corner And suddenly you feel a violent collision ithat sends flying into the air. As your viewing that hard concrete below you you're saying .... I hate this. This is really going to hurt
You hit the ground with tremendous force and try to stop yourself but you're flailing and sliding like a ragdoll. Finally your body stops and it hurts everywhere. You're panicking because you don't know how serious the pain is, you start checking your fingers your arms your legs to see if they move properly. The pain in your shoulder seems to hurt the worst you try to lift your arm and you immediately are seeing stars and feel like passing out. You know something is wrong but you're not sure what. The marshals are urging you to get up and away from the track. You try but your body says no. You're praying that this pain is not something serious. They cart your way to the clinica mobile. You enter the clinic and interrupt Dr. Costas voodoo ritual.
He's talking to you but you have no ....... idea what he saying. He takes an xray and much to your dismay it comes back with broken bones. You know your season is shot and youve got to start all over again.
You get on the nearest flight home. You're miserable being stuck in a little seat in immense pain and discomfort. You get no sleep that night because you're so uncomfortable. The next day you go to the hospita,l first thing they do is make you take your clothes off and wear a hospital robe that strips you of all your dignity. you're nervous and that black thought creeps into your head"What if I never wake up from this"
Hours later your awoken and you feel like somebody beat you with a baseball bat. Their constantly sticking needles into you. Your morale is in the gutter because everything that you worked for is now gone. You can barely move your arm and it's incredibly painful every time you try. A week later you still feel like .... from all the drugs they're giving you. You feel like giving it up but you know you love it too much and you will go back. All you want to do is get back on the bike but you know you can't. The guy that put you in the dirt has no remorse and still gets to race while you're sitting on the couch
and people wonder why you will not shake his hand
JohnnyKnockdown
That's motorcycle racing. Its not as if the handshake refuser's have not also been guilty of the same offence in the past. The handshake was nothing more than a very public snub of a man who admitted fault, apologised and offered his hand to shake. That in itself is very rare from modern motorcycle racers, including these refuser's.
That's motorcycle racing. Its not as if the handshake refuser's have not also been guilty of the same offence in the past. The handshake was nothing more than a very public snub of a man who admitted fault, apologised and offered his hand to shake. That in itself is very rare from modern motorcycle racers, including these refuser's.
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unda cheese
I don't believe shemincelli was ever remorseful about anything. His father has even stated that he did not care about other riders on the track. A handshake is one thing but its your actions on the track that really tell who you are
I never got to see Simoncelli race, I came to motogp too late, but I know what it is to watch something like that happen sadly. I was watching live when Ayrton Senna died 1st May 1994 San Marino, that is the kind of thing you never forget seeing. Losing a great racer is always sad, that is why those people who only watch the racing to see the crashes are sick in my mind.
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JohnnyKnockdown
Personally I believe that he was. I think that his Father's statement could well have been taken out of context and was not a reflection of any contempt towards other riders or their safety on track. Sic was however admittedly a complete and utter ....... liability in the lower classes which is why I find all the Marquez hatred spouted on here now so amusing by many who ironically venerate Marco and lament over him with, in some cases, obvious phony posturing and perpetrate such misty eyed mythology over his antics.
After the Le Mans incident though, I really believe he was turning a corner. He seemed far more measured and less wayward in his approach to racing. Given such a mindset - and given his obvious speed and talent who knows what could have been? At the very least a Full Factory Repsol RCV213v and speculation over how Dani would have looked and fared in garish 'Go and Fun Green' answered.
Marco was so entertaining, so charismatic and so promising - but to me that promise had yet to manifest itself fully as a racer and will remain eternally unfulfilled.
Keshav summed up the disbelief and the impact that most felt on that day brilliantly.
A terrible tragic loss.
Personally I believe that he was. I think that his Father's statement could well have been taken out of context and was not a reflection of any contempt towards other riders or their safety on track. Sic was however admittedly a complete and utter ....... liability in the lower classes which is why I find all the Marquez hatred spouted on here now so amusing by many who ironically venerate Marco and lament over him with, in some cases, obvious phony posturing and perpetrate such misty eyed mythology over his antics.
After the Le Mans incident though, I really believe he was turning a corner. He seemed far more measured and less wayward in his approach to racing. Given such a mindset - and given his obvious speed and talent who knows what could have been? At the very least a Full Factory Repsol RCV213v and speculation over how Dani would have looked and fared in garish 'Go and Fun Green' answered.
Marco was so entertaining, so charismatic and so promising - but to me that promise had yet to manifest itself fully as a racer and will remain eternally unfulfilled.
Keshav summed up the disbelief and the impact that most felt on that day brilliantly.
A terrible tragic loss.
michaelm
I was in the Philippines at the time...I always watched MotoGP live then because the time difference wasn't bad (except for the USA races). I ended up not seeing this particular race live because I had a prior engagement. Came home and was playing on the xbox with my cousin when I started reading twitter on my phone. Saw Jules Ryder post "Simoncelli 1987-2011"........ sucked
I was in the Philippines at the time...I always watched MotoGP live then because the time difference wasn't bad (except for the USA races). I ended up not seeing this particular race live because I had a prior engagement. Came home and was playing on the xbox with my cousin when I started reading twitter on my phone. Saw Jules Ryder post "Simoncelli 1987-2011"........ sucked
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Arrabbiata1
Ive always believed that the means by which he died was a telltale sign that he had not learned anything and still was dangerous.
A number of his previous incidents were caused by him pushing too hard on cold tires. The reason why he crashed that day can most likely be attributed to the same thing. On top of that (if i recall correctly) he crashed more then once in that corner during practice. He was pushing too hard on cold tires in a corner that he was having great problems with. In doing this he showed little regard for his own safety and others as well.
Because of his death this incident has largely been swept under the rug. If he T-boned Rossi instead he very likely could have destroyed Rossis leg and this conversation would be different, I dont think many people would have felt he had turned a corner
Ive always believed that the means by which he died was a telltale sign that he had not learned anything and still was dangerous.
A number of his previous incidents were caused by him pushing too hard on cold tires. The reason why he crashed that day can most likely be attributed to the same thing. On top of that (if i recall correctly) he crashed more then once in that corner during practice. He was pushing too hard on cold tires in a corner that he was having great problems with. In doing this he showed little regard for his own safety and others as well.
Because of his death this incident has largely been swept under the rug. If he T-boned Rossi instead he very likely could have destroyed Rossis leg and this conversation would be different, I dont think many people would have felt he had turned a corner
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