Clubsport S on new series of Top Gear THIS SUNDAY, WOO HOO!!

[matchboy]

Not arguing but I seen her racing in the WTCC a few years ago around the old ring and she must have been having a bad day because from memory she wasn't that good. Not saying she isn't a fantastic driver but she's not the best.

She was probably having a bad day, she was born and raised at the ring and has done more laps than anyone on the planet (I'd imagine).  The point being however is that the whole test was nonsense (other than to show that the Golf is a decent track car), even if you don't know who she is and her skill level, you could see the other cars slowing down and not using anywhere near the power available to them.  I think there was one shot of her catching up one of the Porsche's on a straight - utter b0llocks, even if she got a better exit out of the previous corner there is no way she would be able to catch it in a straight line!

[I wanted a GTi]

Not arguing but I seen her racing in the WTCC a few years ago around the old ring and she must have been having a bad day because from memory she wasn't that good. Not saying she isn't a fantastic driver but she's not the best.

She was probably having a bad day, she was born and raised at the ring and has done more laps than anyone on the planet (I'd imagine).  The point being however is that the whole test was nonsense (other than to show that the Golf is a decent track car), even if you don't know who she is and her skill level, you could see the other cars slowing down and not using anywhere near the power available to them.  I think there was one shot of her catching up one of the Porsche's on a straight - utter b0llocks, even if she got a better exit out of the previous corner there is no way she would be able to catch it in a straight line!

I agree it was totally staged and and said as much before but if she was the 'best' driver around the ring then why wouldn't the like of VW use her to set the record, or do they?

[matchboy]

I agree it was totally staged and and said as much before but if she was the 'best' driver around the ring then why wouldn't the like of VW use her to set the record, or do they?

I've no idea to be honest, but you may have found a hole in my bold statement 

[CraigW]

I agree it was totally staged and and said as much before but if she was the 'best' driver around the ring then why wouldn't the like of VW use her to set the record, or do they?

I've no idea to be honest, but you may have found a hole in my bold statement 

Another flaw is that she's female. There's no way a female is the quickest round any circuit 

[matchboy]

I agree it was totally staged and and said as much before but if she was the 'best' driver around the ring then why wouldn't the like of VW use her to set the record, or do they?

I've no idea to be honest, but you may have found a hole in my bold statement 

Another flaw is that she's female. There's no way a female is the quickest round any circuit 

I'm cowering behind my desk for you after that statement! 

[I wanted a GTi]

I agree it was totally staged and and said as much before but if she was the 'best' driver around the ring then why wouldn't the like of VW use her to set the record, or do they?

I've no idea to be honest, but you may have found a hole in my bold statement 

Well I think we can agree she is a dam sight faster than you or me 

Have a look at her here https://youtu.be/qnJOC_dDXzM

[mattwilko92]

She can drive that track very well there's no doubt. Late breaking and knowing the lines is everything. Like others it didn't look like the others were thrashing it.

[volkswizard]

but if she was the 'best' driver around the ring then why wouldn't the like of VW use her to set the record, or do they?

1) She's too old - she's 47 FFS, older than me!
2) She's too heavy (Benny Leuchter who set the record(s) is a streak of piss and is 28 years old)
3) She's too expensive - give a new driver a chance to make his name or give an established the name the chance to earn a fortune? Easy choice.
4) She's already in bed with BMW as she drove the official BMW 'ring taxi, you do not get anyone who isn't 100% on brand message to do something this important.  Seat used one of their TCR drivers, Renault used a Renaultsport test driver, Porsche used Marc Lieb a works WEC driver.

[barrym381]

I agree it was totally staged and and said as much before but if she was the 'best' driver around the ring then why wouldn't the like of VW use her to set the record, or do they?

I've no idea to be honest, but you may have found a hole in my bold statement 

Another flaw is that she's female. There's no way a female is the quickest round any circuit 

I bet my misses would be quicker than me round any track 

[GT4]

I find it quite fascinating how "normal" drivers critique a racing driver with Sabine's pedigree - most of us would be crying for our mummy's if Sabine took us round the ring or indeed any racetrack in her GT3 RS yet when one of the best drivers in the World of media and racing goes round the Nord"ffe in a car that we love and was specifically designed for that track that is as fast as an old GT3 we say it's all rubbish. Top Gear has been stretching the truth for at least 10 years ... we take it with a pinch of salt! But still the truth remains that she would easily Best any of these cars with the likes of you and me driving, sure if Sabine was driving the RS she would probably Best anyone in the World on that track but she was driving the legendary Clubsport S ... a humble golf that can mix it with the big boys at 4 times the price, hence the idea behind the whole VT ... just like ECOTY the CS-S has been praised as one of the best sports cars in its price bracket of the last decade and in many ways any price bracket. Would I swap my GT4 for my Clubsport S ... of course not, as it was actually an ECOTY Champion but in many ways the CS-S carries similar DNA and is a true "go kart" as Sabine says. For anyone looking for cheap GT Porsche like ownership the CS-S has that same feeling of ownership at a third of the price, which is and was exactly the design brief 🎯👍