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[ERNST]: I was the first guy who ever won
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Missile from the East

I was the first guywho ever won the Isle of Manon a Japanese motorcycle

[ERNST]: I was the first guy
who ever won the Isle of Man
on a Japanese motorcycle

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[ERNST]: I was the first guy who ever won
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the Isle of Man on a Japanese motorcycle.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:00
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.
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.
Once you've sampled it once, you want more of it. - Missile from the East 00:05
Once you've sampled it once, you want more of it.
[ERNST]: I had a very bad start - Missile from the East 00:08
[ERNST]: I had a very bad start
And it was on the second corner I went off the line - Missile from the East 00:08
And it was on the second corner I went off the line
Your first instinct if you're a motorcycle racer - Missile from the East 00:09
Your first instinct if you're a motorcycle racer
You are taking part in the race against your rivals - Missile from the East 00:07
You are taking part in the race against your rivals
I wanted to pick it up - Missile from the East 00:11
I wanted to pick it up
But when I start to pick up the motorbike, - Missile from the East 00:06
But when I start to pick up the motorbike,
And then a big flame sprang into the tank. - Missile from the East 00:05
And then a big flame sprang into the tank.
[PERRIS]: For Frank, that was the worst thing - Missile from the East 00:05
[PERRIS]: For Frank, that was the worst thing
And so luckily the Japanese chap came over - Missile from the East 00:08
And so luckily the Japanese chap came over
All he could remember is Ernst's face bubbling. - Missile from the East 00:06
All he could remember is Ernst's face bubbling.