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RIP Sabine Schmitz

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RIP Sabine Schmitz, Queen of the Ring


I was not aware that she had been unwell. Apparently she had been suffering from cancer since 2017, and had gone public mid 2020. She suffered a relapse as the cancer became more aggressive during the depths of Covid.
A sad loss, and way too early. She was just 51. Always cheerful and up for a laugh,
Her laps of the Nurburgring were legendary, in anything from a Transit Van to more exotic machinery.
She had also been a Top Gear presenter on and off since 2004.


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RIP Sabine Schmitz :rip:

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So sad. I thought she would conquer this disease. Twice winner of the Nürburgring 24 hours. Great were her narrations while the broadcasts showed Nürburgring onboards.
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The Queen of the 'Ring loses long fight against cancer

17 March 2021, 9:12 AM

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News broke this morning that racing driver, Nürburgring ‘Race Taxi’ pilot, TV presenter and hotelier Sabine Schmitz had lost her long fight against cancer. She was just 51 years old.

Sabine was a Nürburgring institution, and through both her parallel racing and broadcasting lives brought huge attention to the culture and following of racing on the ‘Green Hell’.

Long before she was ‘discovered’ by BBC’s Top Gear programme she was a racing success – winning the Nürburgring 24 Hours twice overall (in 1996 and 1997) alongside Johannes Scheid (then racing under her first married name of Sabine Reck).

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Her later racing years were spent with the family-owned Frikadelli Racing team where she finished a very impressive third overall at the N24 in 2008, behind only the full-factory backed Manthey Porsches.

Whilst Sabine was already well known to a German TV audience, her ‘reach’ was expanded massively when she was featured in a number of pieces for BBC’s Top Gear programme, later becoming a regular presenter for the show.

Alongside that she was a down-to-earth key part of the family hotel business, the DSC crew astonished to be shown to their rooms there, after arriving hopelessly late, by the instantly recognisable and still smiling ‘Ring racing icon!

Through all of it though she was still a focused ‘Ring Racer, and she’ll be mourned by that whole community.

DSC sends our profound condolences to her partner Klaus Abbelen, all at Frikadelli Racing and to all of Sabine’s family and countless friends.
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Also Manfred Kremer has passed away. Co-Founder of Porsche Kremer Racing

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Omg RIP :( I had no idea she was ill. She had a lot of fame in the UK because of Top Gear.
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Passing on the sad news that Nordschleife legend Sabine Schmitz (maiden name Reck) has succumbed to cancer aged 51 yesterday.

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More on the sad news (in German) at https://www.spiegel.de/sport/rennfahrer ... 4232242e7a

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Andy wrote: 3 years ago Passing on the sad news that Nordschleife legend Sabine Schmitz (maiden name Reck) has succumbed to cancer aged 51 yesterday.

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More on the sad news (in German) at https://www.spiegel.de/sport/rennfahrer ... 4232242e7a

Rest in peace, Sabine
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Too young. Had secretly hoped for a lap one day! RIP.
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MonteCristo wrote: 3 years ago Had secretly hoped for a lap one day!
Was on my bucket list too..... :sorrow:
(Preferably in something quick, and not in a diesel Transit van ) :wink:

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Brian Redman: "Mr. Fangio, how do you come so fast?" "More throttle, less brakes...."
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