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A studio special titled 'It's August. Ai Ogura Won His First MotoGP Race.' airs on Nitele Jsports on August 6 at 9 p.m., featuring Ogura himself. His victory at the Dutch GP marked the first premier-class win by a Japanese rider since Makoto Tamada in 2004, 22 years earlier.
First premier-class win by a Japanese rider in 22 years, that's huge. I followed Tamada's win in real time back then, so I know exactly what this weight means. Winning on the Aprilia at the Assen TT circuit, that race carried the whole atmosphere through the screen. I'm watching the special too.
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Gotta remember not to miss the airtime.
Having watched Tamada's win live back then, this hits different.
Seeing that 22-year gap written out really drives it home.
Just hearing "22 years" nearly gets me emotional.
The Assen TT circuit, I'd love to go watch it in person someday.
