Owesifazane wokuqala ukuwina iNürburgring 24 Hours (okokuqala ngo-1996), Sabine Schmitz kwadingeka ukuthi afinyelele isihlabani “ngesandla” sohlelo lwethelevishini oludumile iTop Gear.
Ukubonakala kwakhe okokuqala kwenzeka esiqeshini sesihlanu sesizini yesine, lapho umshayeli waseJalimane "eqeqesha" uJeremy Clarkson ukuze akwazi ukumboza isifunda saseJalimane ngemizuzu engaphansi kwe-10 eshayela i-Jaguar S-Type enenjini ye-diesel.
Kule ngxenye, uSabine Schmitz uthe angahamba isifunda ngemizuzu engaphansi kwe-10 ngaphansi kokulawulwa yiveni lezentengiselwano, ngaleso sikhathi “egwebe” amaphethini azobuyela ngawo ohlelweni nesiqephu esizomhola. ukuduma.
I-Ford Transit “inselele”
Ngemva kwesizini, umJalimane wabuyela ku-Top Gear enenhloso eyodwa: ukufakazela ukuthi angakwazi ukuvala i-Nürburgring ngaphansi kwemizuzu eyi-10 evenini.
"Isikhali" anikezwa sona kwakuyiFord Transit enenjini ye-Diesel futhi naphezu kwemizamo eminingana kanye nokushayela okuhlakaniphile okwenziwa amaJalimane, kwakungenakwenzeka ukufinyelela isikhathi esifiselekayo. Kunoma yikuphi, iqiniso liwukuthi leso sikhathi saqoshwa enkumbulweni yabalandeli bombukiso (hhayi nje kuphela) futhi sasiza "ukushaya" umshayeli ophumelelayo ukuba aphumelele.
Ngemva kwaleyo ngxenye, manje esineminyaka engu-16 ubudala, uSabine Schmitz waze wajoyina ithimba lohlelo lwethelevishini oludumile lwaseBrithani, esiza "ukuqinisa" ukuthandwa kwayo nakakhulu phakathi kwawo wonke umphakathi we-petrolhead.