Article in NZ herald online

[imdying]

I'm glad the strap let go at the mounting fixture. With that force of whack, the only other result would've been a brain bucket rolling around with a head in it. As nasty as this accident was, better that than that.

[SPman]

The fact that his helmet came off just goes to show the forces involved in the collision..............

[Maha]

Is this crash similar to NZ's own Neville Hiscocks death in SA in 1983?

I maybe wrong but I remember seeing a race years ago (video, way before internet and Youtube) when a rider went down (got up to retrieve his bike or run off the track) and was hit in the head by another bike and killed.

''Neville was currently leading the race, when he fell and suffered severe head injuries. He died soon after never having regained consciousness''

[Oscar]

Is this crash similar to NZ's own Neville Hiscocks death in SA in 1983?

I maybe wrong but I remember seeing a race years ago (video, way before internet and Youtube) when a rider went down (got up to retrieve his bike or run off the track) and was hit in the head by another bike and killed.

''Neville was currently leading the race, when he fell and suffered severe head injuries. He died soon after never having regained consciousness''

Franco Uncini had his helmet knocked off by Wayne Gardner at Assen in 1983.
He survived and is the rider's rep. in MotoGP.

[actungbaby]

yes i think your right was prodution race think remember was more than one bike , i was trying to think i remembered something like this
in mid 80s and then wayne gardner mentioned it he hit the know head rider saftey franko unkinli i cant spell he was 81 world champion on suzuki i think his helmet came of he was in coma for like 6 weeks and wayne got bit flack at the time but was just wrong place wrong time
i just think got be very carefull jumping to quick answers and making other people feel terrible in process
Look arton senna crash know saying his car ground out causing his car to crash , when before rumours all saying his car had steering fault
The team cleared of all fault something like that chould ruin somones life

Is this crash similar to NZ's own Neville Hiscocks death in SA in 1983?

I maybe wrong but I remember seeing a race years ago (video, way before internet and Youtube) when a rider went down (got up to retrieve his bike or run off the track) and was hit in the head by another bike and killed.

''Neville was currently leading the race, when he fell and suffered severe head injuries. He died soon after never having regained consciousness''

[actungbaby]

yes thats part got me had night mares about poor marco accident way helmet came of must pulled the strap through the d rings beacuse strap seemed to be right length agv will look into it but your probley right

I'm glad the strap let go at the mounting fixture. With that force of whack, the only other result would've been a brain bucket rolling around with a head in it. As nasty as this accident was, better that than that.

[imdying]

I think when all is said and done, the only thing that they'll be able to take away from it, is that motor racing is dangerous.

I'm not a racer, but I think if I were, I'd rather go like that than getting squashed by a truck like happened to Norifumi Abe. Least he kicked the bucket doing what he loved.

Does this mean Dovi keeps his job?

[Oscar]

I think when all is said and done, the only thing that they'll be able to take away from it, is that motor racing is dangerous.

I'm not a racer, but I think if I were, I'd rather go like that than getting squashed by a truck like happened to Norifumi Abe. Least he kicked the bucket doing what he loved.

Does this mean Dovi keeps his job?

I doubt it.

I heard Dovi is pretty bloody stoked with his Tech 3 deal and has a full works Yamaha in his future (prob. 2013).

[actungbaby]

I surpose am concerned to for selfess reasons whouldint want my helmet to come of either
But i rode into back land rover once and was wearing full face helmet and i still got cut under the chin still got the scares,
so helmet must move to some extent .
I did wonder if marco having all that hair whould made the helmet more prone to moving though the strap should stop that as well

Does anyone know that the helmet strap broke?
Hit at the right angle, the helmet can pop off without breaking the strap (esp. if the strap is not done up properly or the helmet doesn't fit correctly). There was an incidence of this in NZ twenty odd years ago.

It's sad that a long time bike journo like Jacqui feels she has to speculate on this accident based on very little evidence.

Thats what upset me to too esp as not here to defend himself

[Oscar]

I surpose am concerned to for selfess reasons whouldint want my helmet to come of either
But i rode into back land rover once and was wearing full face helmet and i still got cut under the chin still got the scares,
so helmet must move to some extent .
I did wonder if marco having all that hair whould made the helmet more prone to moving though the strap should stop that as well



Thats what upset me to too esp as not here to defend himself

When I was an ACU Steward, we had to check helmets by having the guys wear them and then attempting to pull the helmet from the back (just over the collar) upwards and forward over the head.

[actungbaby]

When I was an ACU Steward, we had to check helmets by having the guys wear them and then attempting to pull the helmet from the back (just over the collar) upwards and forward over the head.

Yes i think remember hearing that think helmet that wearing that day was little to big for me so probley why moved up
I managed to put my head through rear window not remember that part was only at like 30kph wasint injured apart from
needing some sticths

[rachprice]

'who in their haste to cross the small wall separating them from the infield ambulance dropped his body - a carelessness unlikely had he been alive'

That is crap, they were probably just pumped full of adrenaline, wanting to get him to the medical centre to try and save him!

I didn't watch it, but wasn't it Bautista that he was battling with?'

And yeah suggesting it was because of his dangerous riding is also bullshit, no doubt he could be loose but it was just one of those weird things, something happens that wouldn't normally happen

It definitely could have been written better

[carbonhed]

'who in their haste to cross the small wall separating them from the infield ambulance dropped his body - a carelessness unlikely had he been alive'

That is crap, they were probably just pumped full of adrenaline, wanting to get him to the medical centre to try and save him!

I didn't watch it, but wasn't it Bautista that he was battling with?'

And yeah suggesting it was because of his dangerous riding is also bullshit, no doubt he could be loose but it was just one of those weird things, something happens that wouldn't normally happen

It definitely could have been written better

I agree with this.

It was Bautista he'd been battling with but he wasn't under any huge pressure when he fell off.

Also... your helmet is bound to disintegrate eventually. The alternative would probably have been for his head to come clean off his shoulders and I think that would have scarred me for life. Bad enough seeing him sliding face down and unresponsive... just a fkn tragedy.

[Oakie]

Yes i think remember hearing that think helmet that wearing that day was little to big for me so probley why moved up
I managed to put my head through rear window not remember that part was only at like 30kph wasint injured apart from
needing some sticths

Where's Hitcher when you need him?

[carbonhed]

Where's Hitcher when you need him?

Probably having a seizure.