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On Barbara Kornfeld
The world of international motorcycling will remember Wednesday 25 September 2024 as a date of mourning, Celebrated in Milan in the presence of over ten thousand people who filled the Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the vast square in front. The protagonist of the story is the thirty -two year old Luca Salvadori, noto youtuber, that through his videos he told every aspect and evolution of his profession, With a sequel to five hundred thousand followers who appreciated the style as a pain: he told the facts as an evolving person, he illustrated his passions and admiration for some pilots; fact that had made him a point of reference for the growing number of followers. This will be the reason why the family has imagined the considerable participation of people, which then in fact was - in addition to relatives, to friends, To colleagues from all the stables - and ordered the positioning of two maxi -crime outside the church, so that none was excluded from the Catholic rite. Many well -known faces of the world of entertainment also came: Gianni Morandi, Red Canzian, Eros Ramazzotti, Lorenzo Cherubini (With wife and daughter), Alba Parietti, Guido Meda, Roby and Francesco Facchinetti. Luca knew each of them perfectly perfectly, Being the son of Maurizio Salvadori, founder of one of the most important management agencies of the show existing in Italy for thirty years.
Luca's career begins in 2009 nel team Trident, has its culmination in 2023 with the debut in the motorcycle motorbike e. His disappearance is due to an accident on the track in the Frohburg Dreieck circuit, in Germany, During the last stage of the International Road Race Championship (IRRC). It seems to have been involved - despite himself - in a collision already taken among other pilots, The contact that was lethal took place with the German Didier Grams, But the exact dynamics of the accident is still to be ascertained. Possible facts in a high -risk sport and in qualifying tests that take place on the road. That was for Luca the path to crown his dream: partecipare al Tourist Trophy, The race on a road route that takes place on the island of Man, deemed the most dangerous in the world.
After his disappearance, they happened that he warm up the heart: His first antagonist - the twenty -three -year -old champion Filippo Rovelli - decided not to play the last two races so as to make it possible that Luca Salvadori is "posthumous champion". The message posted on its social channels is a source of meditation for a company that is always too concentrated on easy goals: “Luca, For years our roads have crossed on the track, But never like this year we battled. Each race was a head -to -head ... we still had two races in front of us, Two occasions to challenge us once again and continue to grow together. But today, for me, The championship ends here. It makes no sense to continue without you on the track, without your grit, your talent. This title is yours, Luca, And you earned it with merit, race after race. I wanted to celebrate you differently, Squeeze your hand and tell you in person that you have been the best. This championship is yours, And it will be forever. Thanks for every moment lived together. I love you." His choice had a big resonance, To the point that the young pilot, A few days later he was forced to clarify, Also this time using a social channel: “My gesture was a sincere tribute to Luca, without any second purpose, And I would never have imagined that he would have such resonance. I kindly ask you to respect this difficult moment, Especially for Luca's family and the people most expensive to him. To all the journalists who are contacting me, I want to communicate that I do not intend to release comments. I hope you can understand and respect my request for confidentiality. Thank you". It is a very noble gesture that offers meditation ideas to an arid and arrival world; and that tells a lot about the universe of two wheels, within which concepts of solidarity and mutual respect resist, The competition - clean and end in itself - is limited to the race. The most synthetic and heartfelt messages are perhaps those of colleagues in the sector: From Checco Bagnaia to Jorge Martin, Max Biaggi, Marc Marquez, Loris Capirossi, Fabio Quartararo, In addition to the whole of the Aprilia and Yamaha teams.
Wednesday in Milan was therefore a funeral, but also a joyful greeting to a kind and polite soul who loved life: a procession of motorcycles to pay homage to the very simple coffin (containing the affectionate wording "Like a Sir"), buses from all over Italy, People remained to participate in the Holy Mass despite sudden harvests of rain, Motorcyclists who arrived on the spot who raised their helmet to heaven as a sign of greeting at the exit of the coffin, a parking lot set up near the church for motorcycles, The projection on the Maxiskem of an eight -minute video that illustrates his career - made with the clips disclosed in the past by Luca – When the coffin came out of the church, The transmission of the ceremony on Luca's You-Tube channel (very popular broadcast, Considered the number of followers' comments). And on his profile a message from the family to explain the reasons for such an organization: "His was an always positive message and of great values that we considered must also be disclosed through this ceremony".
