Motogp Crash.

Originally Posted by pencil shavings

+1

Second to last lap, he would have knowen the slip streem slingshot was coming, so he tried to stop it by moving over, but got across too late. IMO

It is scary to think that it could happen on the road, time to invest in some hand guards!

Not necessarily, there's a difference between racing and dangerous riding. You're not supposed to deliberately weave in front of other riders which is arguably what Simoncelli did. You're right, he did know the slingshot was coming and he got across too late. Therefore he was at fault IMO.

Not that it matters cos he appears to have got away with it! I think it would have been a different matter if;
A) Hector Barbera wasn't such a nice guy
B) Hector Barbera had got seriously injured

Maybe Simoncelli will think twice about doing it again, Barbera would have won that race if he hadn't been cut up IMO.

Cheers,
Matt

Damn! Don't know who the Rizla rider that Pedrosa slammed into was but how did he keep that upright?

[ogden]

Originally Posted by Woz

Damn! Don't know who the Rizla rider that Pedrosa slammed into was but how did he keep that upright?

Hopkins, I think.

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by ogden

Hopkins, I think.

Hmmm, not sure and deleted the race last night. Hopkins rides for Kawasaki now though doesn't he?
Whatever, just good to hear MotoGP being talked about this way......all the races were cracking!!!

Lets hope for another good weekend x

[ogden]

The video I linked to was from 2006 when Hopkins still rode for Suzuki (I'm assuming that's what you were referring to)

Originally Posted by ogden

The video I linked to was from 2006 when Hopkins still rode for Suzuki (I'm assuming that's what you were referring to)

That's what I was referring to, yeah.

[gruntygiggles]

See....I should really read a whole thread before I say anything.....I'm having one of those days!!! Sorry guys, my bad!

Originally Posted by cartwrim

Not necessarily, there's a difference between racing and dangerous riding. You're not supposed to deliberately weave in front of other riders which is arguably what Simoncelli did. You're right, he did know the slingshot was coming and he got across too late. Therefore he was at fault IMO.

Not that it matters cos he appears to have got away with it! I think it would have been a different matter if;
A) Hector Barbera wasn't such a nice guy
B) Hector Barbera had got seriously injured

Maybe Simoncelli will think twice about doing it again, Barbera would have won that race if he hadn't been cut up IMO.

Cheers,
Matt

yep point taken. supose running wide on a corner to deny someone the line they want is different to cutting them up like that.

Simoncelli is a maniac. The weaving to break the tow is a dangerous thing to do with no real way of knowing how close the bike behind is, and he just seems to not give a damn!

He did the same thing to Kalio at the end of the Portugese grand prix this year, it could have ended badly too