Watch the video on this link. I'm not so sure this guy wasn't already "seriously disoriented" when he was struck. Take a good look; you just don't go careening across the track like he did....what do you track guys think? Dragone?
RIP.

MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli dies in race accident [w/video]

Edit: I KNOW he low-sided. I think something happened (seizure, heart attack?) one of those "OMG I feel bad but I gotta hang onto the bike" sort of things. He's already on the ground being slid along by the bike when he gets hit.

 

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Accident Marco SIMONCELLI Moto GP Malaisie - YouTube

wow, tragic

An aggressive rider being competitive as usual. Yes, looks like the chassis unsettled when he raked the rumble strip which is maneuverable but tougher to ride out. I am thinking that he was trying to bring the ride back up controllably which swept him across the track in front of his fellow riders. I do not really know, but wash is a wash and unfortunately, a tragic ending.

 

This just makes things worse....Wasn't Haga dropped as well prior to his death?

Shocking footage dead Simoncelli is dropped on the ground !!!! - YouTube

 

The crowd was laughing when they dropped him.....brutal!

 

What is brutal, is knowing that you were the one who made the kill shot. I feel for simon and for the other two riders.

 

?????

 

Never mind international events, most sports leagues for children can do a better medical response than this. F1 and Moto GP should stay away from Malaysia.

 

any death or misshap is frickin brutal. gotta love the feel and passion for riding that he had and for others who have/and still are my heros in this sport.