The Historic Rally Car Register has confirmed plans for its fourth annual Open Day at the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon on Saturday 12 January 2008.

The Open Day will be the starting point for the HRCR's 25th anniversary celebrations.

As the first significant date in the historic rallying calendar, the 2008 Open Day will build on the successful format of previous years, with more exhibition space, more specialist traders and event organisers. New features include 'live action' and a members' autojumble.

For the first time, the event will include a 'live action' element, with a demonstration arena for the type of tests regularly included on rounds of the HRCR Clubmans Rally Championship.

Meanwhile, another new feature will be an autojumble area for HRCR members to sell parts and components relevant to historic rallying. The HRCR Club Shop will also be open for business.

Full details of the ever-growing range of HRCR activities will be available: the Dunlop/Gambia MSA British Historic Rally Championship, the new Historic Stage Rally Challenge, the Northern Historic Stage Rally Championship, the Clubmans Rally Championship, the Road Rally Championship, the new 100 Rally Series, Newcomers Rally Schools and UK Scenic Tours. Championship registration will be available where appropriate.

The Open Day is free of charge to members and non-members alike, and will start at 9.30am and run until 4.30pm.

Organisers of individual championship rounds and many other diverse historic rallies will be on hand to talk to competitors about their 2008 events and championship sponsors will also be present.

A display of around 30 historic rally cars will be staged outside, including a 'cars for sale' section, while a display of the 2007 HRCR championship winning cars will be staged inside the main hall.

The Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon is just off junction 12 of the M40 near Warwick. The on-site café will be open and visitors to the Open Day will have the chance of a reduced rate admission to the recently refurbished Heritage Motor Museum.

For more information, please contact the HRCR office on 01332 672533.