Thread: RIP Simoncelli
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Old 10-23-2011, 03:38 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by derf View Post
It really looked like a crazy unavoidable accident. Sim just came straight across the line tucked under the bike. Edwards and Rossi both looked like they swerved to the right to avoid him just a little too late. I still don't even know where sim came from. The video I saw showed the 4 or 5 bikes ahead of them and Sim wasnt even there.
This onboard footage, combined with the outside perspective shows pretty clear how it happened.

Sad day, and I can't imagine what must be going through the minds of Edwards and Rossi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDILx...layer_embedded
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