Last weekend's Rallyday at Castle Combe, despite the changeable weather, was enjoyed by thousands of people.

Rally fans flocked to the Wiltshire circuit to see the new breed of World Rally Car in the shape of Matthew Wilson in the Abu-Dhabi Ford Fiesta WRC and fellow Brit Kris Meeke in the John Cooper Mini WRC, who both did demonstration runs during the ever-popular feature stage.

Meeke said: "It's really good to be back at Rallyday, this is a nice relaxed day to let people see the car."

Asked about the way the car was progressing, he added: "This year is a development year and things are coming together well, there are still areas we need to work on but its a new car and a new team, but it's all very positive."

For full story see Beacon 21/09/11.