2925 Miles in 7 Days in a Smart!

[Twice-as-Smart]

Today's NY Times has an article about this year's Bullrun, a seven-day 2925-mile rally around the western US with 50 exotic cars, 5-star hotels, lots of partying, and careful observance of the speed limit (wink, wink). Cost to participants was $20K, but those 5-star hotels ain't cheap. The article is at

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/sp...09bullrun.html

But what caught my attention was this:

"There was the quiet reformer, Matt Weekly, a cardiologist from Colorado following the others across the most punishing terrain in his Smart Car."

Unfortunately, I couldn't find much else about Matt or photos of his car. I saw he did get the green (as in the environment) award at the end of the race, but that was about it.

Anyway, Matt, you da man! Anyone who drives 3K miles in 7 days in a Smart is OK in my book. Maybe a little nuts, but OK...

[Arch]

It's a 450. A co-worker/friend (in fact, the Spyker driver who was interviewed) participates in the rally and had sent me a couple of pics of the smart, but I mistakenly ditched the email. I'll ask for a resend and post 'em up in a day or so.

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[TomfromPA]

Anyway, Matt, you da man! Anyone who drives 3K miles in 7 days in a Smart is OK in my book. Maybe a little nuts, but OK...

been there done that.... did 7700+ my first month.... 600 local then 7100 on a three week trip. First week from PA to OK was business, then two weeks vacation to CA and back. Did the Colorado rockies via Royal Gorge & Monarch Pass, Utah, Nevada, to Old Sacramento..... south from there tohrough Yosemite, Mariposa Grove. West to Death Valley(117 degrees). down through Vegas, back east past Meteor Crater etc.....

If I had stuck to the plan to do it on my motorcycle that would have been nuts..... the Smart made it a true vacation...

have some of the trip pics in an album at www.myspace.com/xptom

[Arch]

Here's a couple of pics of the 450 from the Bullrun, along with the fun loving docs who drove it...





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