Released on: March 4, 2008, 4:38 pm

Press Release Author: 451 smart fortwo

Industry: Automotive

Press Release Summary: The Tire Rack 2008, One Lap of America (formerly named
Cannonball Run), will celebrate its 25th anniversary race around the United States
and Stephen Noton along with his 451 smart fortwo will be apart of this historic
race.

Press Release Body: The smart has only been on sale for a couple months in the USA
and Canada but it has already sparked some amazing interest from all types of car
enthusiasts. While most people see the smart as an economical form of
transportation Stephen Noton is showing that a smart can also be a very cool and fun
car to drive.

Stephen Noton says \"The smart is like a Ferrari, it is a 2 seater, rear wheel drive,
rear mounted engine European exotic and it even beats the Ferrari in one performance
metric, MPG\". That is very true and with some vehicles in the One Lap of America
averaging less then 10mpg the smart at 41mpg might even have an advantage during the
4,000 mile event.

Stephen Noton along with his co-driver, Tony Abou-Assaleh, will be driving the 451
smart fortwo nicknamed \"forfiveone\" which has been modified with racing springs,
wider tires and some nice interior enhancements. The car has its own website at
http://www.forfiveone.com which is hosted on the 451 smart fortwo Owners &
Enthusiasts website http://www.451s.com and for now http://www.451s.com/oloa is the
dedicated page established for the smart participation in the One Lap of America.

Will the smart catch on in the racing world? Well if history repeats itself as it
has with owners of vehicles like the Mini Cooper, VW Beetle, and the Miata, it might
not be long before we see smarts showing up at local Solo I and Solo II events.
The smarts entry into the racing world will be made easier if smart Canada or smart
USA brings in the smart that is sold in Europe which has some impressive performance
specifications such as 0-60 in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 170 all from its 999cc
3 cylinder engine (those numbers are in km).

If you would like to see the One Lap of America or the forfiveone first hand you are
welcome to attend anyone of the official race tracks which are posted on the One Lap
of America website at http://www.onelapofamerica.com. Entrance to most tracks is
free and you will even be able to access the staging/pit areas to get up close and
personal with the nearly 100 exotic vehicles and their drivers.


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

Contact Details: 451 smart fortwo
800 West El Camino Real #180
Mountain View, California
94040 USA