Also in the British team is Steve Perez, at the wheel of the VK Ford Focus WRC07, and David Kynaston with his 3-litre Audi A3 quattro.

The Irish are represented by Kris Meeke, in his Peugeot UK S2000 207 and the Donnelly brothers, Eugene and Charlie, in a Toyota Corolla WRC and a Skoda Fabia WRC respectively. The Donnellys will be coming to Chatsworth on a high, since Eugene won the Jim Clark International Rally last weekend in the Skoda Fabia WRC.

Coming from Germany, fresh from his win on the latest round of the German Rally Championship, the Sachsen Rally, is Olaf Dobberkau, with his 380bhp Prorallye Team Porsche 911 GT3. This was the first time that a Porsche had won a German Championship rally since Manfred Hero won the 1983 Saarland Rally with a 911 SC.

Dobberkau, whose day job is running his own driving school, dealing with ordinary people seeking licences for high-performance driving on the Nurburgring, wowed the Chatsworth crowds last year with the second fastest time of the weekend in this car and is back by popular request.

Joining him is Heinz-Walter Schewe with a similar, fire-breathing Porsche 911 GT3. Schewe was driving Porsches in the 1970s, when he was a frequent entrant on the RAC Rally; he was German Rally Champion in 1976. As well as his 911 GT3, he is bringing the 911 RSR with which he competes in historic rallies.

The Nations Cup is scheduled to run in two heats on Saturday and Sunday, the best two times from each team counting. It is just one of nine competitive events, plus the VK Fiesta Sporting Trophy knockout - which will keep spectators occupied. In addition, there are demonstrations from, among others, Mikko Hirvonen - now lying second in the 2009 World Rally Championship after his second place behind team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala in Sardinia last weekend - in a Ford Focus WRC and 18 historic rally cars, ranging from 1948 to 1988 in the History of Rallying demonstration. Among then is Steve Magson from Pickering in Yorkshire, driving the Opel Ascona 400 with which he won the Jim Clark Historic Rally last weekend. It will be a busy weekend for him, since with co-driver Geoff Atkinson, Magson will also be competing in the Northern Historic Championship event at Chatsworth.

Just to recap on the other attractions, there will be a rally car display celebrating 30 Years of the World Drivers Championship, organised by Motorsport News, there is a total of 60 trade stands and exhibitors to wander round, top autotest drivers will show how they perform their magic out on the track, and in the air will be a display from the RAF Hawk aerobatic team. If you feel the need to participate yourself, there is a chance to try your hand in a trials car or at laser clay pigeon shooting.

Should anyone not yet have a ticket for the Rally Show at Chatsworth sponsored by VK, they should visit the website at  www.therallyshow.org, where - until midnight on Monday 1 June -  they can purchase tickets at a lower price than on the day at the gate.

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

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