A tribute to Marco Simoncelli

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I don't even know how to begin this post. It's difficult to find the words becuase it's still so difficult to actually comprehend that it actually happened. At yesterday's race in Sepang Marco Simoncelli passed away after a horror crash. Its such a tragic waste of such a wonderful person. Its such a sad day for the sport and the world but particularly for his family and those close to him. But as terribly sad as we are here at Sport's Wall, we would like to pay tribute to Marco by focussing not on the tragic way his life ended but on the many many postives it contained. We feel that its only right that such a fantastic joyous person should be remembered in the same way. We loved Marco for the sheer joy he brought to the paddock every week, we looked forward to seeing and hearing his interviews on TV because he was always so heartwarmingly goofy, we loved his giant hair and how tall he was and how weird his legs looked dangling off his bike, we loved how fearless he was in every race, how defiant he was in the face of criticism, how truly special he was, a complete wacky one off. I love that even as I get teary eyed writing this, he still makes me smile as I remember all the fun and hilarity he brought with him to every race weekend. So Goodbye Marco, you'll leave a massive gap in the paddock and while it won't be the same without you we offer you heartfelt thanks and love and say simply "ciao."