SPECIAL EVENT (CHATSWORTH, UK.) - CHATSWORTH HOSTS THE TESCO 99 BRITISH RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the British Rally Championship, the Rally Show at Chatsworth - together with the organisers of the Tesco 99 British Rally Championship - have arranged for four of the nine stage events which will form part of the Show to qualify for BRC points.

The Tesco 99 British Rally Championship kicks off in April with the Pirelli International in Cumbria; the second round in May is the Jim Clark International, held in the Scottish Borders. The BRC will next visit the Rally Show at Chatsworth in June, where all registered BRC contenders who start the event will score five class bonus points towards their end-of-year total.

To make this a very special occasion, the Show is contacting all past winners of the BRC to try and get them to Chatsworth for the weekend of 7/8 June and is organising a birthday party for the championship, to be held on the Show site on the Saturday evening.

The Championship Manager of the Tesco 99 BRC, Mark Taylor said: "We are simply delighted to be able to accept this invitation and bring the spectacle of the premier British championship to the crowds at Chatsworth. It means that all of us associated with it - competitors, rally organisers, teams and sponsors - can have a mid-summer party to celebrate 50 years of glorious British rallying."

There was excitement, too, from the Rally Show Director, Malcolm Neill, who added: "To have such an influx of top-quality modern rally cars and their drivers is a real boost for us in the second year that we have staged this unique event. And it will be a personal pleasure to have many of the people with us who have given so much to British rallying over the last 50 years.

"We are also trying to have examples of the cars which have succeeded in the BRC to demonstrate, in order to complete the picture. It should make for a very impressive party!"

All this is in addition to the regular Rally Show at Chatsworth attractions, which include competitive events for both modern and historic rally cars, demonstrations of both historic cars and exotic modern ones, stage sessions for owners of rally cars, star rally drivers from past and present, motor club and commercial displays, shops and other entertaining distractions. The whole object of the weekend is to provide a wide range of interests centred on rallying, while at the same time providing other things which will please the entire family.

Tickets for spectators are already on sale at the Show website and it is worth knowing that they can be bought at the 2007 price up to 31 January 2008. In February, entries will open officially for the various rallies and stage sessions, although anyone considering entering any of these is advised to register their name and interest on the website at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

For further information, please contact: The Rally Show Ltd PO BOX 6168 Reading RG19 9DS Tel : 01189 710424 Fax : 01189 710331 Email : office@therallyshow.org

Full details of the 2007 event and plans for 2008 are now on our new website at http://www.therallyshow.org, including photos and videos of the action.