Racing behind the Iron Curtain, Evan Williams, haettu 26.10.2007 (Arkistoitu – Internet Archive) In 1961, the team's rider, Ernst Degner (the namesake of the famous Suzuka curve) defected to the west via the trunk of a car, taking with him the secrets of two-stoke race bikes to Suzuki. A year later, Degner won Suzuki's first World Championship in the 50cc class. MZ never recovered from his defection.
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Racing behind the Iron Curtain, Evan Williams, haettu 26.10.2007 (Arkistoitu – Internet Archive) In 1961, the team's rider, Ernst Degner (the namesake of the famous Suzuka curve) defected to the west via the trunk of a car, taking with him the secrets of two-stoke race bikes to Suzuki. A year later, Degner won Suzuki's first World Championship in the 50cc class. MZ never recovered from his defection.
