Submitted by David Emmett on Sun, 2011-10-23 09:16. Racers pay tribute to Marco Simoncelli - Top Gear Former 250cc Word Champion and one of the most exciting riders in the 2011 MotoGP paddock, Marco Simoncelli has tragically passed away from injuries he sustained in a second lap crash at today's . It is very rare for a riders helmet to come clean off, the impact would have been huge. Marco Simoncelli - The Tribute Book from the UK's leading online bike store. Why are frogs said to have two lives? Valentino Rossi gives Kate Fretti (Simoncelli's gf) a job Italian motorcyclist Marco Simoncelli died in a horrific crash at yesterday's MotoGP race in Malaysia, in full view of his devastated family and girlfriend. They tried to resuscitate him in. The former 250 World Champion was on the verge of winning his first race in the class of the kings. Why did Simoncelli helmet come off? Marco Simoncelli, 24, dies after crash in MotoGP Malaysian race Drivers and teams pay tribute to Marco Simoncelli in Sepang . Before you ask Joe.. Marco . This is lame - the sport already has a bad enough rep - now were going super ghetto on our gear too a t-shirt that reads "i am a lane splitting piece of trash, please run me over and feel no regret" would be great addition. Pseuds' corner and home of the frustrated hack The proximate cause of the accident was when Simoncelli touched the paint that marks the edge of the race course while leaned over in a turn. His AGV helmet was wrenched off in the accident, probably by the front end of Rossi's Ducati. Simoncelli's helmet came off in the ensuing collision. The small east Italian town of Coriano swells with mourners for the funeral of MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli, killed at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Who is RedSpade? Uncomfortable Chin Strap | Honda CBR 300 Forum