Sabine Schmitz

[Yusee]

Sad loss indeed

Remember her ragging that diesel Transit round the Nordschleife on Top Gear. 

Remember it well. Inspired me to change the way I drive the family alhambra.

[martin998877]

Really sad news, and she was only aged 51 - no age to die, and she was vivacious and so talented.

RIP on the great highway in the sky.

[Gulfstream11]

I met her at Pistenklause after my pathetic laps of the ring. She was very willing to talk and photograph with us and her smile was amazing. Very sad.

[Kpow99]

I met her at Pistenklause after my pathetic laps of the ring. She was very willing to talk and photograph with us and her smile was amazing. Very sad.

Very lucky!  She always struck me as a go getter without fear.  I loved the TG episodes she was in and always laughed so hard how she used to show up and wind up the boys lol

Sunday's TG will have a great montage of clips I'm sure.  If ever there was an example of lust for life and enjoying it to the max then she was it !

[fredgroves]

She always struck me as a go getter without fear. 

All top racing drivers have no fear.... if you had fear you'd be hesitant, that's a tenth here and a tenth there. Fear slows you down.

The thing with Sabine was her humour and warmth, that's not exactly common among the steely eyed.

I never met her but have known a lot of other very fast drivers/riders and few of them come across like she did.

Let me also get this off my chest - cancer f***ing sucks! 

[Kpow99]

She always struck me as a go getter without fear. 

All top racing drivers have no fear.... if you had fear you'd be hesitant, that's a tenth here and a tenth there. Fear slows you down.

The thing with Sabine was her humour and warmth, that's not exactly common among the steely eyed.

I never met her but have known a lot of other very fast drivers/riders and few of them come across like she did.

Let me also get this off my chest - cancer f***ing sucks! 

Yes very true of the fear and how nice she came across as.

Yes it does Fred, stay strong.