Ernst Degner
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Ernst Degner
Stephen Evans tells the story of daring East German defector Ernst Degner. Riding for MZ at the 1961 Swedish Grand Prix in a dramatic move Ernst Degner defects to the West with his wife and children taking the secrets of the German manufactures two-stroke racing engines to Japan helping Suzuki to win the World Championship in 1962. Programme BBC Radio 4 on BBC iplayer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b01byhrg
(This post was last modified: 09-03-2012, 09:01 PM by bikespotter.)
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