‘Spoon’, ‘130R’, ‘Hairpin’, ‘S Curves’. The corner names at Suzuka have prescriptive, unembellished quality. Except for… Degner. For a brief time in the 1960s, Ernst Degner was a proverbial thorn in ...

In 1961, Ernst Degner was leading the 125cc world championship aboard an innovative MZ two-stroke designed in the GDR under the guidance of Walter Kaaden. In spite of racing glory, Degner was ...

With Suzuki celebrating its 100 th anniversary and 60 th year of racing, it is the perfect time to look through the history of the Hamamatsu team. From its origins in the lightweight classes teaming ...

Against the backdrop of the 1961 Swedish Grand Prix, East German motorcycle racer Ernst Degner flees the Iron Curtain. Returning to the racetrack the following season with Suzuki, the driver wins the ...

Sky Documentaries in the UK has commissioned a premium documentary about the late East German professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer Ernst Degner. Coproduced by Munich-based Night Train Media and ...

In 1961, on the brink of global success, East German racer Ernst Degner vanished. Stephen Evans unearths this fascinating story of technology, speed and Cold War intrigue. Fifty years ago a dashing, ...

The true story of Ernst Degner, a champion East German motorcycle racer who risked his life defecting to West Germany during the Swedish Grand Prix in 1961.