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    Sabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 2

    Top Gear

    2 HN recommenders · recommended in 4 months, 2018–2025

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    6:42 · 8.1M views · Jul 13, 2009

    In Top Gear's second part, racing driver Sabine Schmitz tries to lap the Nurburgring in a Ford Transit van in under ten minutes. She finishes just over the mark.

    Shared in threads about the Nurburgring and after Schmitz's death as a charming showcase of her skill.

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    4 comments from Hacker News

    1. @stevekempJul 2018· in “Porsche shatters the Nürburgring record we thought was unbreakable”

      For some reason my favourite was always watching Sabine Schmitz trying to drive a transit van in under ten minutes. Part two is the one to watch: this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @ProAmMar 2021· in “Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51”

      If you havent watched her take a van around the ring in a smidge over 10 minutes it is worth a watch. [1] [1] this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @flavius29663Aug 2021· in “The rise of never-ending job interviews”

      > mario Andretti If you're a world champion, you would probably enjoy an exercise like this. This lady pilot sure did: this video

      CitesView on HN
    4. @tim333Oct 2025· in “BYD builds fastest car”

      Here's Sabine Schmitz falling to break 10 mins in a van this video Although with a slightly quicker van maybe.

      CitesView on HN