BBC radio show - Ernst Degner

Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:19 pm

Tim over on the UK Yahoo board posted this link to a 30 minute BBC radio special on the defection of Ernst Degner - famous (or infamous - depends on your point of view I suppose) for stealing MZ's secrets in 1961 and giving 2-stroke success to Suzuki in 1962 with a 50cc world championship. Quite a story, and well told so worth a listen - there is a good book available as well called 'Stealing Speed' by Mat Oxley which give a lot more detail and is worth a read.

Craig380 · Post by **Craig380** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:22 am

Brilliant find, thanks for that

Stealing Speed is a must-read book, I agree. I'd also love to get a copy of Jan Leek's book, the MZ Racers (it provided a lot of the source material for Stealing Speed) but it's LONG out of print

Suzukidave · Post by **Suzukidave** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:15 pm

BBC radio show - Ernst Degner

BBC radio show - Ernst Degner

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