Comments on: Marco Simoncelli Dies After Tragic Sepang MotoGP Accident (Bike Reports) (News)

By: tity and bones

tity and bones — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:36:02 +0000

r.i.p god speed simoncell from all bikers in fuengirola GT AUTOS

By: ali

ali — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:22:22 +0000

Everyone should wear #58 for the next race

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:28:52 +0000

Marco Simoncelli joins a Long and Distinguished list of Motorcycle Racing fatalities, yet another Talented, Brave, young Man of tremendous potential gone well before even reaching their prime. I won’t start to make a list because I fear that I might forget one but a half dozen names spring to mind quickly. Many other names come to mind that gave all they could and have left the sport after life altering injuries… We’re used to seeing these Warriors climb onto their Bikes with crash battered bodies just to take the starters flag. What kind of Men are these? Surely Motorcycle Racers are a breed apart. Discussions of who the “Greatest ever” was/is are clouded by remembrances, not all sad, of what was or could have been…

I’ve been a Fan of Motorcycle Racing for over 45 years now, one of my very first “memories” was being at a Motorcycle Race in Willow Springs.

Daijiro Kato’s death hit me hard, again. Not Again, the tracks and equipment had greatly advanced safety by then and I had allowed myself to believe that particular sorrow need not darken my passion, I was foolish.

Motorcycle Racing will always be dangerous, that is an undeniable part of it’s appeal to both fans and Competitors. The skills that allow someone to go as fast as possible around a corner in a Motorcycle are almost as fun to watch as they are to have mastered (I hear), “the Razors edge”. It is understood that pushing a Motorcycle that hard doesn’t allow for the slightest “error” of Rider, Motorcycle or track and that the Rider will probably pay a painful price for any of those elements “failure”, at least.

I’ll continue to be a fan of this Sport and “Sport” it is but one that in my opinion allows for the showcasing of much that is most Nobel in Humanity as displayed by this small group, Motorcycle Racers.

The losses that happen cause me to admire and value each Racer that takes to the track, hopefully long after they’ve decided to hang up their leathers but not always. Too often we are left to wonder what happened, or to ponder how significant a second, give or take, can make in ones life…

R.I.P. Marco, I’ll always remember you and the World will always feel your loss. My condolences to his Family and Friends.

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By: Shriker

Shriker — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:02:24 +0000

RIP Marco, condolences to his friends and family. As a parent and a rider for over 35 years, I cant imagine the grief…

Lest we all forget from time to time , this is a VERY dangerous sport …. These guys ride on a razors edge as fast as they possibly can . These days with improved track conditions, safety equipment and machinery we see crashes all the time but rarely deaths….its easy for all of us to armchair quarterback watching these races , and sometimes we take it for granted how talented and fearless these young warriors are, risking their lives for what they , and the rest of us watching, truly LOVE.

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By: butchy

butchy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:57:04 +0000

Just goes to show you the difference a second makes. One second before or after and all three of those guys would have another story to tell at the end of the race…

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By: Gutterslob

Gutterslob — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:04:24 +0000

A true character, the lad. Everything about him – the attitude, the riding style, the way he man-handled a 250 in the wet, and obviously the hair – harkened back to eras when riders were true nutters.

We’ll miss ya, Simo!!

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By: Pete McDonald

Pete McDonald — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:21:13 +0000

So so sad, and 100% horrible to watch. Somewhere out there in the night sky, there will be a really brightly burning star with an awesome afro. R.I.P Simoncelli…you were a star on earth too.

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By: Marky Mark

Marky Mark — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:46:39 +0000

Brash, enthusiastic, talented… we will never know what maturity may have brought. Godspeed young lad.

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By: brinskee

brinskee — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:49:23 +0000

RIP Super Sic. You will be greatly missed.

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By: man relish

man relish — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:43:38 +0000

this sucks, this really sucks.

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