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THE RALLY SHOW AT CHATSWORTH
18 April 2007 - The Rally Show
Billy Coleman, the only Irishman to win the British Rally Championship, is the latest driver to confirm that he will be at Chatsworth on 29/30 September.
29th & 30th September 2007 :: Irish folk-hero Billy Coleman confirmed. :: Specialist clubs promise wide variety of
performance and competition cars. :: Over 30 applications to compete received. :: Impressive line-up of ex-works rally cars in
demonstration runs. Although contracted to Ford for much of his
professional career, Coleman (from County Cork)
was one of the few Irishmen to drive a Lancia
Stratos in anger and may well be seen
demonstrating an example of this rare Italian
sports car. Non-stop special stage action will be the essence
of the show, using a different stage on each day,
but provision has also been made for specialist car
clubs and registers to display vehicles which are
equally eye-catching, even when stationary. A number of owner clubs have already reserved
areas and will be displaying everything, from early
848cc Minis to the very latest high-performance
Subarus. Bridging the age and performance divide
will be examples of ''Ultimate Fords'', Mitsubishis,
Toyota GT4s and cars from the Coventry-based
Rootes Group. The two-day competitive element of The Rally
Show at Chatsworth is taking shape and - judging
by quality of applications received - there is keen
interest from all branches of rallying, particularly
from owners of historic and ''hybrid'' rally cars,
such as the Audi A3 quattro of David Kynaston, the
MG Metro 6R4 of Stuart Larbey and the potentially
awesome five-litre South African homologated
Chevrolet Firenza of Mick Strafford. The timed stages will be based on the fast-flowing
Chatsworth Estate roads, incorporating a
watersplash and jump which were last used on the
RAC Rally in 1996. To celebrate rallying''s heritage, a growing line-up
of famous cars is being assembled, many rarely
seen in live demonstrations. Most notable is the
1953 RAC Rally winning Jaguar XK120. For MG fans,
there is an ex-Tony Pond Metro 6R4. One of the
more recent cars will be a Toyota Celica built for
former World Champion, Carlos Sainz. Two-day adult tickets are £21 each (including an
official programme priced at £5) and offer a
potential saving of £14 compared with individual
tickets purchased on each day. Children up to age
9, accompanied by an adult, are admitted free.
Tickets can be booked online at
www.therallyshow.org. Further information can be found on
www.therallyshow.org and www.chatsworth.org,
or by contacting: The Rally Show Ltd
PO BOX 6168
Reading
RG19 9DS
Telephone: 01189 710424
Email: office@therallyshow.org
www.therallyshow.org
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