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

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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

@tim3332025 · 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.

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@flavius296632021 · 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

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@ProAm2021 · 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

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@stevekemp2018 · 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

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