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YEAR: 2000 // LOCATION: OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY. ZEPPELIN KURVE
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Twenty years ago the names Gregorio Lavilla and Noriyuki Haga were easy on the lips of most race fans around the world – and for good reason.
Both were as hard as nails and when push came to shove, both were up for a scrap.
Haga’s place in racing history is long established and assured; Greg’s place should be equally as high, but isn’t quite, which is weird because Lavilla was skilled, quick and not afraid of a row – ideal for the, then, battle of WSB. And tough, he was tough too.
He missed four rounds this season, through injury, but came back to go toe-totoe with Nori. Never an easy task – even if you’re back to pre-smash best.
Okay, so he wasn’t on a Ducati, but that hardly seemed to matter...