Lombard have again agreed to sponsor the forthcoming event as the Lombard Revival Rally and taken an option on sponsorship for 2006. Director of Marketing Neil Edwards has dusted down some very famous trophies of the original events, including the winner's trophies, which have names like Timo Makinen, Roger Clark, Henri Toivonen, Stig Blomquist, Hannu Mikkola and many other drivers... these trophies will be engraved with fresh names from the Lombard Revival Rally which go back into the hall of fame at Lombard HQ.

"We are delighted to be associated with this event once more and hope to enhance the marketing and other aspects as the event is restored once more as the ultimate British clubman's rally challenge," said Neil Edwards.

Our photo shows Neil Edwards shaking hands with Rally Director Philip Young with several classic trophies from the golden era - the gold cup is the Manufacturer's Trophy and starts with Ford's winning Cortina team in 1964, and great rally team-names like Rootes, and even Skoda, appear on the base.