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Oh, and I gottta ask. When was the last time a non-factory bike won back-to-back races? I'm guessing it was close to never?
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Yes now you mention it, why am I wishing for it to dry out for Jorge's sake?
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I wonder what Jack's odds are going for? Might be worth putting $10 down!
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The last two races of 2005 were won by Marco Melandri, riding for Gresini Honda.
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Before Marco Melandri in 2005...it brings up an interesting question.
Even though it was more of a quasi-factory team, Rossi's 2001 Nastro Azzurro team technically was a satellite entry as it wasn't an official works entry. That'd be the time before Marco Melandri.
But if you don't count that, the best answer I can come up with is you'd have to go all the way back to 1979 when Virginio Ferrari won the Dutch TT, and then Dennis Ireland won the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps.*
*I don't know unfortunately if they were satellite entries. They were both on Suzukis. Information is incredibly spotty.
Even though it was more of a quasi-factory team, Rossi's 2001 Nastro Azzurro team technically was a satellite entry as it wasn't an official works entry. That'd be the time before Marco Melandri.
But if you don't count that, the best answer I can come up with is you'd have to go all the way back to 1979 when Virginio Ferrari won the Dutch TT, and then Dennis Ireland won the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps.*
*I don't know unfortunately if they were satellite entries. They were both on Suzukis. Information is incredibly spotty.
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Oh wow, cheers for that bit of info. Whenever I think of Marco in his prime I remember him coming onto the home straight at PI giving the thumbs up with smoke coming off the rear tyre.
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HATE WET RACING!! Hate it...
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Interesting Moto 2 race.
Not sure how much of a predictor it will be for the GP race with the crashes.
I think it's safe to say there will be crashes...just a matter of who and how bad they will be. Rossi is pretty much the odds on favorite to win the race as is. Even if conditions improve, it's still going to be mixed which plays into his wheelhouse. I don't see him making a mistake like he did at Assen again. Still will be a good chance for satellite bikes to shine.
Not sure how much of a predictor it will be for the GP race with the crashes.
I think it's safe to say there will be crashes...just a matter of who and how bad they will be. Rossi is pretty much the odds on favorite to win the race as is. Even if conditions improve, it's still going to be mixed which plays into his wheelhouse. I don't see him making a mistake like he did at Assen again. Still will be a good chance for satellite bikes to shine.
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Here's hoping for a wet version of PI 2015 in terms of excitement.
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Yeah, I guess you have to credit the Nastro Azzuro outfit as a satellite entry.
Ferrari rode for Gallina-Suzuki in 1979, but there weren't a factory outfit as such. Given that most of the field were on Suzukis I'm not sure if there was even a proper factory effort (at least as we'd know it today). I suppose if there was it would have been Sheene and Hartog... I think -- Arrabbiata1 would know!
Of course the Belgian Grand Prix won by Dennis Ireland was boycotted by all the top riders. If you count that, then Chili's win at Misano in 1989 (under similar circumstances) was followed a win by Rainey riding for Lucky Strike Yamaha at Hockenheim.
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Ducatis should be just fine (the bikes, though you can never sure about the riders). A Marquez easy win doesn't seem that likely, but with the latest stats in Sachsenring he still starts as the absolute favourite. Amongst the underdogs, I hope Petrux will proove yet again his great craft under these conditions.
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