Last Sunday there was a MotoGP race, AustriaGP. As you might have heard or read or watch, there are several accidents in the series. I’m gonna talk about the one in MotoGP class, the accident involving Morbidelli and Zarco whose bikes almost hit Vinalles and Rossi (you can see the photo sequence here). Well, I’m not gonna talk about the race itself or how the accident happens but the effect it has to the riders, to the teams, to the spectators.
Rossi, was and still is one of my childhood heroes, by childhood I’m not talking about when I was very little because I only know MotoGP probably when I was in middle school. He was fearless, he is one of the best, I admire him and maybe to some extent it never crossed my mind that he could’ve died.
Well, we’re mere mortal, we’re all gonna die sometime, but you never thought that your heroes would, you know what I mean? Although his sport is a dangerous one, racing will always be dangerous even though you’ve already made safety precautions, there’s always risks of being involved in accident which can injured you or worse
Back to last Sunday’s race, the bikes flew only several inches, so close that if Rossi or Vinalles were late or too fast few seconds, they would be hit by a several kilogrammes of hard metal which could result to their injuries or death. It was a terrifying sight for me. It must be a traumatic one for Rossi and Vinalles. Thankfully both Zarco and Morbidelli are okay, not seriously injured and Rossi and Vinalles are okay too and can resume the race.
That race got me thinking, I’ve faced several deaths of the family members, and it made a scar, traumatic, the hollow feelings that haven’t yet being healed. I don’t know how would I feel if at that race my fav rider lost his life, would the wound became as hurt, would the world became as dark, I think it would, losing people never easy. I think the last racing accident resulted in death I saw was of Simoncelli and although his not my fav rider it was still tragic, I was still sad, he was so young. Some people said Simoncelli’s spirit was protecting Rossi and Vinalles. Maybe he was. I’d like to think he was..
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