"Ultimate" Nürburgring T-Shirt Forgets Hottest Part [Novelties]

Nordschleife.us has just released their idea of the best Nürburgring Nordschleife loop shirt ever envisioned by man. We're wondering what Sabine Schmitz, celebrity Nürburgringer, has to say about that.

Nordschleife.us has just released a new t-shirt featuring the phrase, "20832 Meters That Separate The Men From The Boys!"

If you're an avid Jalopnik reader, you're probably too familiar with Sabine Schmitz, BMW's factory Ring-taxi driver. Schmitz is best known stateside for flinging a Diesel Jag and a Ford Transit van 'round the 'ring on Top Gear and for being very much not a dude. Given she could probably spank most of "The Men" in her full-weight M5 with only one hand.

But barring that aside, "The Green Hell" definitely acts as a sieve, filtering out the poseurs from the pros. Namely, the infamous circuit forces the poseurs to eat Armco with the quickness. So although we salute the sentiment, perhaps the boys at Nordschleife.us could hit the drawing board again. But, if you're so inclined, you can purchase this shirt here.

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BBC cutting Top Gear budget, Hammond must pay for his own haircut

Filed under: Videos, UK

We all love the incredibly well produced segments on BBC's Top Gear. The photography is amazing, the settings are spectacular and Jeremy Clarkson is bombastic. The only problem with all of that is that it costs big bucks. Flying to San Francisco and then buying a Challenger SRT-8 when Chrysler won't loan you one for a week costs money. Budgets are getting slashed everywhere and the BBC is no exception. As much we'd like to think that Top Gear would be a top priority and therefore have a blank check, it just ain't so.

Producer Andy Wilman has said that while the show's budget is large, there isn't really any waste and not much they can cut. That means the budget cuts will be noticeable in the show. It's not clear exactly how much the budget is being cut or where the cuts will be made. Less travel and fewer stunts like the recent Fiesta versus Corvette mall chase are likely to be the result. Perhaps they should get the new shows on BBC America quicker so we can see them with the ads instead of having to rely on YouTube. Or even put the show on iTunes as it comes out.

[Source: The Telegraph]

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