IT'S action all the way with this year's Brean Stages Rally and is set to be the biggest yet with a record entry of over 100 starters at the Brean Leisure Park venue in Somerset.

With the event hosting the opening rounds of three major regional championships competition for top honours is bound to be keenly contested over the two days of rallying in the park.

The rally, which takes place on January 24 and 25 has received entries from all around the UK and is one of the West's largest and most popular motor sports events.

The rally actually gets under way for the competitors on January 23 when the pre-rally scrutineering comes to Weston-super-Mare.

The rally cars will arrive at the Weston College's new Automotive and Motorsport Technology Centre on the Locking Road from 1pm on Friday afternoon until approximately 7pm for a pre rally inspection by the events scrutineers.

This facility will be open to the public who will get the opportunity to view the rally cars and meet the drivers.

Entered for the second year at Brean will be the 2011 British Truck Racing Association champion driver, Dave Jenkins, probably better known for his exploits on TV driving the slip-streaming truck for bike racer Guy Martin in the channel 4 programme 'Speed'.

Six special stages will be completed throughout Saturday with a further six stages on Sunday and an added Trophy Rally incorporating those competitors who were unfortunate to retire from the rally on the Saturday stages and who manage to put things back together for the Sunday morning re-start.

The rally is held entirely within the grounds of Brean Leisure Park and is organised and promoted by locally based Club Rallysport West. Spectators are welcome into the park over both days and indoor and outdoor catering facilities will be available.

The organisers have ensured that spectators are well looked after with 3 viewing area, one of which has a covered grandstand giving excellent viewing across the inner field stages.

Brean is one of the very few venues in the South of the country where spectators can watch this exciting sport at close quarters. Spectators will be admitted to the park over both days of the rally with an admission charge of just £5 (accompanied children under 12 will be admitted free) and car parking will be £5. Gates open on both days from 8.30am.

You can keep up to date with all the rally news by visiting the website www.crswrallies.co.uk