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

Sabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 2 on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2018–2025.

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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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

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2018–2025
“If you havent watched her take a van around the ring in a smidge over 10 minutes it is worth a watch.”
— ProAm, Mar 2021, in “Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51”

What HN commenters said

4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.

stevekempJul 2018Strongly recommends

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

in “Porsche shatters the Nürburgring record we thought was unbreakable” · View on HN

ProAmMar 2021Recommends

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

in “Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51” · View on HN

tim333Oct 2025Cites it

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

in “BYD builds fastest car” · View on HN

flavius29663Aug 2021Cites it

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

in “The rise of never-ending job interviews” · View on HN

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