Sabine Schmitz was a German professional motor racing driver and television personality. She was born in Adenau to a family in the hotel and catering business, and raised in one of the villages nestled within the Nürburgring. She initially trained to join the same profession as her parents before choosing to begin a career in racing, working as a driver for BMW and Porsche.
Schmitz in 2007
The BMW 318iS Super Touring cars of Deon Joubert and Sabine Schmitz, photographed at Kyalami during October 1995.
Adenau is a town in the High Eifel in Germany. It is known as the Johanniterstadt because the Order of Saint John was based there in the Middle Ages. The town's coat of arms combines the black cross of the Electorate of Cologne with the lion of the lords of Nürburg. The northern loop of the Nürburgring lies just outside the town.
1630 Fachwerk house in marketplace
Adenau around 1900
The Wilhem Tower on the Hohe Acht
Adenau flood June 1910