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Missile from the East

Suzuki hasgained the championship with an unbelievablemaximum record speed of 144.84...

[MILITARY DRUMBEAT MUSIC] [ARCHIVE REPORTER]: Suzuki has
gained the championship with an unbelievable
maximum record speed of 144.84 kilometres per hour

Full Transcript

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[MILITARY DRUMBEAT MUSIC]
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[ARCHIVE REPORTER]: Suzuki has gained the championship
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with an unbelievable maximum record speed
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of 144.84 kilometres per hour.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:02
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
biography
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

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.
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.
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