The organisers of the Rally Show at Chatsworth have confirmed that next year's event will switch from an autumn date to the summer.

The show, which ran for the very first time back in September, will also enjoy a tie-up with the Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary and Chatsworth has been chosen as the venue at which the celebration of that landmark will take place.

A statement to the media read:

"Following the success of this year's event, the Rally Show at Chatsworth 2008 aims to offer an enhanced extravaganza of rally cars and personalities in the unique setting of a traditional rally stage.

"The date has been moved to the weekend of June 7-8, so that the longer daylight hours will enable more action, more viewing and more opportunity to savour what is a unique event in rallying.

"There is no segregation of drivers and invited personalities at Chatsworth and spectators are free to visit all parts of the venue - with the notable exception, of course, of the special stage roads themselves.

"All the features of this year's event will be present. There will be actual rallies, comprising two or more stages and open to entries from modern and historic cars. There will be demonstrations of interesting and exotic cars.

"The 'History of Rallying' will feature genuine cars from the marques which have competed in the BRC during the past 50 years.

"There will be stage sessions, where anyone can enter rally cars and rally-type cars and drive the same stages under the same conditions as the professionals. In fact, the action on the stages is continuous throughout both days.

"But there will be other things to do and see as well. There will be star drivers present; a little bit like the cars, these will be both old and new, and many of them will be driving cars in the events or in demonstrations.