Road America and the 2008 One Lap of America

Released on: March 21, 2008, 3:01 pm

Press Release Author: 451 smart fortwo

Industry: Automotive

Press Release Summary: May 3, 2008, the Tire Rack, 2008 One Lap of America will be
at Road America and from 3:00pm till 6:00pm there will be nearly 100 vehicles racing
on the track. Come out to Road America and watch the One Lap of America, formally
known as the Cannonball Run.

Press Release Body: There are the common racing events like NASCAR, F1 and WRC but
one of the more notoriously famous races the Cannonball Run is something most never
witness. That is now changing as the Cannonball Run has transformed into the One
Lap of America and now does all its racing on official race tracks around the United
States. While there is still nearly 4,000 miles of driving that happens between
tracks the drivers are given enough time to get from track to track with the average
speed of 51.8mph, but doesn't leave much room for gas stops and any sightseeing
along the way.

The 2008 One Lap of America will mark the 25th anniversary of this event and on May
3, 2008 the One Lap of America will be at Road America. If you are nearby Road
America this is the perfect chance to come out and watch nearly 100 cars race the
track and meet some of the amazing participants. One of the vehicles that will be
at the track is the 2008 smart fortwo project car named forfiveone. The smart team
has a website http://www.451s.com/oloa where you can find out more about this 2008
smart car. Stephen Noton the driver of the smart said "when people ask why enter a
smart I tell them we are not out to win, we are out to show that the smart is not
only an economical car to drive it also has some performance and style".

Road America will start its One Lap of America event at 3:00pm on May 3, 2008 and
generally the gates open 30 minutes before the start of the event. Road America is
located at N7390 Highway 67, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 53020 and their official
website is http://www.roadamerica.com/. Some more information is found here
http://www.451s.com/May3RoadAmerica and http://www.onelapofamerica.com. The event
at Road America will end at 6:00pm, come early as the faster vehicles run first as
to give them enough time to reach the next track event which is at Mid America
Motorplex.


Web Site: http://www.451s.com/May3RoadAmerica

Contact Details: 800 West El C R #180
Mountain View, California
94040 USA

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