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Old 09-14-2009, 10:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
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MERCEDES-BENZ CANADA INC. | The smart fortwo tackles Targa Newfoundland

smart Canada today announced that for the first time ever, a smart fortwo will compete in Targa Newfoundland. The smart fortwo may be an unexpected choice for the Targa competition, but its class leading fuel economy, compact dimensions and intelligent design all combine to make the smart fortwo an excellent choice to tackle a course that covers over 2,220 kilometres on some of the most challenging and picturesque roads in North America.


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Old 09-14-2009, 10:48 AM   #2 (permalink)
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That's AWESOME! I LOVE IT!

But for the life of me, I can't understand why they chose a Cabriolet. Are they planning on running with the top DOWN?

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That's AWESOME! I LOVE IT!

But for the life of me, I can't understand why they chose a Cabriolet. Are they planning on running with the top DOWN?
Possibly. It's a targa, meaning it's all on paved roads, and the likelyhood of "offs" are extremely low. I'll be suprised if they are actually allowed to run top down during the special stages, but they could in the transits. I know that one of the local "targas" (much smaller scale) did actually allow convertibles with approved roll cages to run top down, as they were essentially running road course cars that were used to running shorter races with the top down.

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