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Yeah, very sad - I was a little surprised that Top Gear didn't make a little more use of her over the years after that famous item; as an occasional guest presence she would have been a nice (and amusing) ego-deflating counterpoint to the very blokey, British energy.
I had never seen that video and it made me laugh out loud about the idea of being passed by a van. That sort of thing has happened to me twice, and each time, I did laugh out loud.
The first time I was driving a Prius over, and then down the Tehachapi grade in the middle of the night. I was maintaining 90-95 mph. I got passed by a U-Haul van. Hahahahaha. I love it.
And then I was on the two lane road from Tecate to Ensenada. Standard mountain driving. Don't remember the speed exactly but I was definitely going double the speed limit, driving a Tundra. I got passed on a blind curve by a full size Mexican passenger bus. Once it was over I laughed. Can you imagine the people in those front seats?
So boy that video brought back the memories.
If you havent watched her take a van around the ring in a smidge over 10 minutes it is worth a watch. [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc
Yeah, very sad - I was a little surprised that Top Gear didn't make a little more use of her over the years after that famous item; as an occasional guest presence she would have been a nice (and amusing) ego-deflating counterpoint to the very blokey, British energy.
It was after the Clarkson/Hammond/May era, but she was a host for a few years on the show
Life is so quixotic. Sabine's passing deeply saddens me. The idea of her vibrant personality dealing with cancer is so dissonant. Though I guess I can choose to see it as provident that in this case, her inate bubbliness was a tool that hopefully gave her a leg up during the more miserable moments of the journey. Perspective I guess.
I'll be headed into work in just a few minutes. Every time I overtake someone in my F150, I'm going to yell "faster , faster, get out of my way" in my best German accent.
If you havent watched her take a van around the ring in a smidge over 10 minutes it is worth a watch. [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc
My recollection is that she beat Jeremy in a van and that is how I will remember it. Sorry Jeremy.
She may have been a handful of seconds slower but watching her pass expensive sports cars in a delivery van and yelling at the Ford GT pace car to "Go faster!" was priceless. She had a sparkling, exuberant personality and the world is a richer place for her having been in it.
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It was after the Clarkson/Hammond/May era, but she was a host for a few years on the show
I didn't know that she'd been a regular presenter; I stopped watching after that era - but I'm glad she was eventually part of it in a more central way.