Transit

[zeitghost]

not of Venus, but around the Nurburgring in a time of 10 mins 08 secs...

And driven by a woman...

9 secs longer than Top Gear's curly headed one (Clarkson) took in a diesel Jag..

[hyperD]

not of Venus, but around the Nurburgring in a time of 10 mins 08 secs...

And driven by a woman...

9 secs longer than Top Gear's curly headed one (Clarkson) took in a diesel Jag..

Ah, the delightful Sabine Schmitz, the female Schumacher lookalike. Still quite tasty though. Runs a pizza joint in Nurburgring as well. Love to take the TVR around there one day...


http://www.sabine-schmitz-motorsport.de/

[Bagpuss]

I bet you'd struggle to beat the transit time in your TVR

[hyperD]

I bet you'd struggle to beat the transit time in your TVR

Probably not in the TVR Tuscan as it has a fair amount of straight line poke (0-100mph ~8.9s) which helps the the racingbred challenged like me, however in my defense I have spent the last decade or so racing various things...

She is probably the best of the best around there - beating motorbikes and Porsche GT3s. Like for like, I'd be p1ssed on big time.

[Bagpuss]

Have you had any big crashes?

[hyperD]

Have you had any big crashes?

Err, several. Being a total tool when I was younger I have:

(1) Rolled a Nissan Micra at 70mph on top of a Voe narrowly missing a vertical plunge into the depths of the freezing cold (North?) sea. Puncture fuel tank, write off and superficial wounds.

(2) Driven a Renault 9 straight into a wire fence while trying to execute an avoidance turn at 80mph. OK.

(3) Missed the double apex in an Escort XR3i at Goodwood, fish tailed and hit the gravel while the marshalls pointed at me and laughed. Shaken, not stirred.

(4) Spun a TVR Griffith spectacularly at Goodwood removing most of the temporary tyre barrier. Dazed.

(5) Spun a TVR Griffith spectacularly at Uxbridge while trying to avoid a transit cutting me up. Embarrassed.

And there's more...