Simoncelli Crash Video: Italian MotoGP Star’s Tragic Death Shocks Racing World

Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli tragically died yesterday during a race in Malaysia. He was 24-years old.The horror crash took place only several minutes after the race started. The frightening scene at Sepang left onlookers devastated and the race was immediately called.Simoncelli lost control around turn 11 and his bike can be seen skidding across the track into oncoming traffic. His body is almost indistinguishable from the bike itself until he makes contact with fellow racers Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi.The crowd on hand was forced to witness a tragic display of how dangerous racing is.This is the second fatality in as many weekends and has left the racing world at large utterly speechless.Dan Wheldon, an English IndyCar dri...

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