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.

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