The president and the general secretary of the LAF and the chairman of the Rallies Committee will spend two days - Thursday and Friday - at the show, meeting with members of the organising team as well as potential candidates and members of the press, to reinforce the nation's commitment to the project.

"The Autosport International show is without doubt the best place to launch the scheme officially and also, the best place for us to communicate what Junior Rallying is about to its target audience," said Price, who is one of the organisers behind the Junior Rallying scheme.

"We are delighted that the delegation from the Latvian Automobile Federation will be joining us for two days, as it clearly demonstrates their support of the scheme.

"We're also very pleased to be able to welcome Conor to Phase 2 of Junior Rallying for 2008. He has already demonstrated incredible skill as a driver and we look forward to helping him further develop his skills to allow him to take that ability and apply it to rallying.

"We are also confident that Tom will develop even further as a driver as he takes part in Phase 3, the full Latvian Rally Championship. We know he has the ability to succeed and now, as with any form of motorsport, it's all about maximising his experience and knowledge so that when he is in a position to continue his career as he graduates from Junior Rallying, he has the key three year's-worth of head-start."