One Minute Of Noise: Moto GP's Tribute to Marco Simoncelli

It was his father's wish that Marco Simoncelli be honored not with a minute of silence but with a minute of chaos, "un minuto di casino" in Italian.
How cool of MotoGP to allow it to happen at this week end's Valencia race..

Riding Simoncelli's #58 San Carlo Honda is 1993 World Champion Kevin Schwantz. The flag is carried by Valentino Rossi with all Moto GP, Moto 2, and 125cc. .

Marco Simoncelli

This is one of those weeks when you just want nothing to do with motorsports. You can find the horrible video from Sepang on plenty of sites that want traffic that way, we'll pass.

It was an unheard of, freak outcome of a very common fall. Looking at the video from the bike just behind it looks like when he lost the front, Simoncelli may have become wedged under the Honda so the bike could not break free on the tangent. Or maybe he hung on to it thinking he w could save it, who knows. It does not matter, it's just awful.

Our condolences to Marco's family and team. Special thought for Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi tonight, there was absolutely nothing they could do.

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