THE VIDEO SHELF · nurburgring driving
Sabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 2
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 HN readers recommended it
Shared in threads about the Nurburgring and after Schmitz's death as a charming showcase of her skill.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Top Gear
- Topic
- nurburgring driving
- Format
- comedy
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
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: [VIDEO]
stevekemp on Hacker News · 2018-07
In Porsche shatters the Nürburgring record we thought was unbreakableIf you havent watched her take a van around the ring in a smidge over 10 minutes it is worth a watch. [1] [1] [VIDEO]
ProAm on Hacker News · 2021-03
In Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Nürburgring, Has Died at 51
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.