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Missile from the East

Degner was the favourite for Friday's two-lap,76.5 mile race

[COMMENTATOR]:
Degner was the favourite for Friday's two-lap,
76.5 mile race

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[COMMENTATOR]: Degner was the favourite
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for Friday's two-lap, 76.5 mile race.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:35
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
biography
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The story of East German motorcycle racer Ernst Degner, who, at the height of the Cold War and on the cusp of achieving his life ambition to win the world championship, fled East Germany with his family in a heart-stopping escape.
Right from the fall of the flag, Degner rode like a man inspired. - Missile from the East 00:06
Right from the fall of the flag, Degner rode like a man insp...
[COMMENTATOR 2]: Degner of Suzuki - Missile from the East 00:07
[COMMENTATOR 2]: Degner of Suzuki
The winner is Suzuki's Degner of Japan. - Missile from the East 00:05
The winner is Suzuki's Degner of Japan.
Ito, Ichino and Suzuki have also won prizes. - Missile from the East 00:05
Ito, Ichino and Suzuki have also won prizes.
And it's a mark incidentally of not only his ability - Missile from the East 00:11
And it's a mark incidentally of not only his ability
[MILITARY DRUMBEAT MUSIC] - Missile from the East 00:14
[MILITARY DRUMBEAT MUSIC]
These outstanding records have brought glory, - Missile from the East 00:11
These outstanding records have brought glory,
And in the end, when we won that race, - Missile from the East 00:07
And in the end, when we won that race,
We Japanese. Every Japanese. We want to be equal to Europe. - Missile from the East 00:07
We Japanese. Every Japanese. We want to be equal to Europe.
This is how we are so strongly motivated. - Missile from the East 00:06
This is how we are so strongly motivated.
[ERNST]: I was the first guy who ever won - Missile from the East 00:08
[ERNST]: I was the first guy who ever won
There was his brand new white convertible Mercedes, lit up. - Missile from the East 00:09
There was his brand new white convertible Mercedes, lit up.
Because at this time, - Missile from the East 00:07
Because at this time,
Maybe. Anybody's life. - Missile from the East 00:05
Maybe. Anybody's life.
[OLAF]: Suzuki never did anything good - Missile from the East 00:08
[OLAF]: Suzuki never did anything good
And from one year to the other with my father's help, - Missile from the East 00:08
And from one year to the other with my father's help,
[OLAF]: He was a friendly man - Missile from the East 00:07
[OLAF]: He was a friendly man
He immediately started to learn a little bit of Japanese. - Missile from the East 00:05
He immediately started to learn a little bit of Japanese.
And so he could communicate with them. Not only in English. - Missile from the East 00:05
And so he could communicate with them. Not only in English.
And I think Suzuki was a very big part of his life. - Missile from the East 00:08
And I think Suzuki was a very big part of his life.