With riders Deaths and serious injuries just being
part of the business…
Par of being a one band Blind Word Butcher, aka
Basement dwelling Blogger is you can never keep up with the onslaught of racing
news. Nor know how much is too Mucho content here upon No Fenders, Eh?
Thus being fully ensconced in the single day
Qualie’ at Mother Speedway, and awaiting the canned, highlights MotoGP package
upon Ye Intrawoods’. Naturally I was totally unaware of the devastating outcome
for two of these ultimate Kneedraggers’, i.e.; Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco.
Thanks to Raymond Hando’s Musing from the
Weekend post on For the Love of Indy Blog, this is where I first became aware
there had been two serious crashes at Circuit Barcelona de Catalunya’s Grand
Prix.
Listening to the highlights, it sounded like
KTM’s Pedro Acosta suddenly slowed for no reason. And as His hand shot up to
warn riders behind Him, Alex Marquez who was in His slipstream had absolutely
nowhere to go! Seeing Marquez presumably “High-side” with His bike’s carbon
fibre bits exploding,! Cart-wheeling from striking Acosta’s rear tyre,
reportedly at some 250kp/h! Wit the hapless rider tumbling in lock-step with
His stricken Ducati thru the gravel trap!
Acosta’s Scooter’ had slowed suddenly due to an
unexpected electrical problem. While Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo said He had
“Goosebumps” riding past the accident scene!
Then upon the race’s restart; having been red
flagged for Marquez’s savage accident. Pro Honda LCR’s Johann Zarco fell, causing
the unexpecting duo of Luca Marini and Francesco Bagnaia to be caught up in
Zarco’s accident. With one of Zarco’s leg’s becoming tangled between Bagnaia’s
rear wheel and motorcycle!
Naturally I was stunned reading Monday morning,
following the Catalan Grand Prix that Alex Marquez had suffered a broken neck
and shoulder in this incident! Whilst Zarco tore ligaments and had a fibula
tear in the ankle region. But acknowledged He hadn’t broken His femur…
As I hesitate to even remotely speculate upon
Marquez’s injury, while Zarco got off with less serious damages to an extent,
albeit will surely also be out of action for awhile.
Marquez underwent successful shoulder surgery
to repair His fractured right collarbone. With no surgery performed upon His C7
vertebrae.
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