De Angelis's Czech butterfly problem!

Having held ninth for the first 17 laps of Sunday's Czech Republic Grand Prix, Alex de Angelis suddenly saw his hopes of battling for a top eight finish put in serious jeopardy... by a butterfly!

The insect became trapped inside his helmet five laps from the end and the San Marinese was quickly overtaken by both Mika Kallio and Marco Melandri. However, both riders joined Jorge Lorenzo in crashing out of the race, lifting de Angelis to eighth at the chequered flag.

“I set a target of a top eight today so I am satisfied to achieve that but it could have been so much better. I was comfortable running with Edwards, Hayden and the others until I suddenly got a butterfly trapped in my helmet,” confirmed the San Carlo Honda Gresini rider.

“It was flapping around in front of my eyes and I couldn't see a thing! When it finally settled down I was able to focus again but my chance had gone,” he explained.

“Alex didn't do badly today it was just a shame about the butterfly,” commented team manager Fausto Gresini.

How he could get a butterfly stuck in his helment i am still not sure about but did make me giggle!

Someone,somewhere on the site is trying to think up a funny about this,I can just feel it.

Yea I have to tell ya, I've had some strange things get into my helmet when riding, but a butterfly is new on me. Most things that wound up in my helmet didn't live long...sudden decerleration syndrome.

Had a wasp in mine years ago......jump off quick syndrome!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRILL @ Aug 17 2009, 08:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Had a wasp in mine years ago......jump off quick syndrome!!!
I had the same thing happen a number of years ago. A yellow jacket or bee flew into my helmet when I had the visor flipped up. It proceeded to sting/bite the crap out of the side of my head multiple times before I could get pulled over and take the helmet off, only to watch the little ....... fly away.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRILL @ Aug 17 2009, 08:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Had a wasp in mine years ago......jump off quick syndrome!!!
me to mate, stung me in the face. woke up in hospital with tubes coming out of me. turned out i was allergic to the little motherfuckers. Had that anaphylactic shock, damn near killed me. I now pay the kids 50p per dead wasp they bring me. i have put a permanent hit out on them

i expect that butterfly was attracted to his ... helmet design

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chopperman @ Aug 17 2009, 09:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>me to mate, stung me in the face. woke up in hospital with tubes coming out of me. turned out i was allergic to the little motherfuckers. Had that anaphylactic shock, damn near killed me. I now pay the kids 50p per dead wasp they bring me. i have put a permanent hit out on them

i expect that butterfly was attracted to his ... helmet design

AHH,that`d be the `peace rainbow` design.

Never had anything like that go in my helmet, but I once had a pigeon clip a mirror stalk and then hit me right in the forehead at about 90mph. Bloody thing nearly knocked me right off the back of the bike - then I almost fell off laughing when I realised what had happened.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRILL @ Aug 17 2009, 09:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>AHH,that`d be the `peace rainbow` design.
yould you ride with a bloke who had that design on his lid mate ? thought not my guess is you and your mates are matt black like me

Rainbows & butterflys. Is a unicorn gonna poke him off track next race?

What's the slowest part of that track? I don't get how a butterfly could have lived, those things are pretty fragile. That being said I got a wasp down the shirt ended up stinging the .... out of me around the mid section. I thought I got shot. Pulled over expecting to see a hole in my stomach but saw the little ...... fly away.

He should switch his helmet to a butterfly flying around a rainbow with a peace sign. Now that would be a gay ... lid.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chopperman @ Aug 17 2009, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>yould you ride with a bloke who had that design on his lid mate ? thought not my guess is you and your mates are matt black like me

My mates are all colours Rog,black,brown,Indian,Chilean ,the list is endless.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRILL @ Aug 17 2009, 09:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>My mates are all colours Rog,black,brown,Indian,Chilean ,the list is endless.
Wait, Roger is a black englishman?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clarkjw @ Aug 17 2009, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Wait, Roger is a black englishman?

No sir.

De Angils then stated " Like oh my goodness I could open visor, but it could have been killed silly gooses."

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clarkjw @ Aug 17 2009, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Wait, Roger is a black englishman?
well if you got your gayboy ... to donny like you were supposed to you would have found out

It could of been worse.

A friend got a dragon fly jammed so far up his nose we couldn't get it out. He had to wait to get home to dig it out with tweezers.

He didn't see anything close to the amount of humor in his predicament as we did.

I can confirm there was butterflies everywhere. Not sure why De Angelis is moaning about one in the helmet, I nearly got one in my beer !!!!

That would have been a disaster and meant lashing out another 90p for a drink

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Willski @ Aug 18 2009, 07:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I can confirm there was butterflies everywhere. Not sure why De Angelis is moaning about one in the helmet, I nearly got one in my beer !!!!

That would have been a disaster and meant lashing out another 90p for a drink
shock horror

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Loose Rod @ Aug 17 2009, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>A friend got a dragon fly jammed so far up his nose we couldn't get it out. He had to wait to get home to dig it out with tweezers.

He didn't see anything close to the amount of humor in his predicament as we did.


Was once riding a series of fast bends (Kiama bends for any locals) on the way home and had the visor slightly open being a warm day (around 40 degrees) and felt a 'whack' on the bridge of the nose but thought nothing of it (those that know the bends will understand). Got home and found parts of the bug so cleared them away, still thinkoing nothing of it.

Over the next few months noticed redness and soreness in the area and occasionally was able to get a liquid to come from that area (not puss but yellow none the less) but never put two+two.

Eventually it got worse wo went and had it checked. Doctor took some cultures or whatever they are called (samples of the liquid) and called me back a few days later to tell me to come in and on drugs immediately. The area had tested positive to golden staph and e-coli.

Lots of drugs later - all good, but still as ugly and dumb as ever.







Gaz