INCIDENT IN CATALUNYA, GRAND PRIX BACK GRIEVING
Incident in Catalunya, Grand Prix Back Grieving
Track racing motorcycle grand prix back in mourning after returning casualties. After the death of Marco Simoncelli five years ago, a young Spanish rider Luis Salom died while Moto2 free practice at the Circuit de Catalunya on Friday (03/06/2016). Salom is a young driver who has a great talent on the track Moto2. Born in Palma de Mallorca on August 7, 1991, he had to end his career on the racetrack.
Luis Salom suffered very serious injuries after crashing into the track wall in the corner 12 at high speed. The Spanish rider had been rushed to a local hospital. On the way, Salom breathed his last at 16:55 pm local time.
Cause of death was the Spaniard who was 24 years old is still unclear following the recorded image is not clear that require analysis. In the picture, Salom did not turn to the right at the corner 12, a motorcycle that dikemudikannya seemed unable to maneuver. After that looks motors jockey from SAG-Kalex team is actually barge at high speed. Then hit the security wall corner 12 at the Circuit de Catalunya.
According to various estimates, Salom died track into a wall at a speed of between 120 and 150 km / h. Marca newspaper called the head Salom hit the tank motor itself. He briefly took off his bike to avoid the sliding speed of the motor. However, his head actually hit the tank motor itself. Actually, Luis Salom had taken off his truck was not able to be controlled in the corner. Unfortunately, Salom slid right towards the motor so that his body hit the motor itself.
Incident in Catalunya, Grand Prix Back Grieving
Accident that killed the Spaniard, making shrunken guts a number of MotoGP riders. One of them Espargaro brothers who thought to withdraw from the race. Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar) admitted that he and his brother, Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), thought to withdraw from Catalunya GP which takes place on Sunday. Brothers rider Spaniard Luis Salom fear of death incident also happened in the race.
Although time to think backwards, Espargaro brothers finally decided to appear at the races. Certainty was taken both after authorities modify the MotoGP race track by cutting the two lines prone to accidents in the area round the corner to the 12th.
These forced the Circuit de Catalunya race track is converted into slow by the authorities of motorcycle grand prix racing. The decision was taken following the sudden death of Moto2 rider Luis Salom. In the Safety Commission meeting attended by Marc Marquez, Andrea Iannone, Andrea Dovizioso, Alvaro Bautista, Pol Espargaro, Aleix Espargaro, Bradley Smith, Tito Rabat, Jack Miller and Cal Crutchlow, agreed to change the layout of the circuit. A total of two fundamental changes made to the 'cut' these circuits.
Two of these circuits that trimmed the bends 11 and 13. The two characters wide bend it considered dangerous racer when it gets into the bend 12 so it was transferred into a track with slow character.
These changes racing at the Catalunya Circuit would require MotoGP riders to re-adapt after the workout beabs. Known, the new route direct effect since the second day of free practice and qualifying sessions were won by Marc Marquez.
INCIDENT IN CATALUNYA, GRAND PRIX BACK GRIEVING
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