Banbury's Subaru World Rally Team are entering three cars in the three-day Neste Rally Finland which starts on Friday.

The classic gravel event, previously known as the 1000 Lakes Rally, will be run for the 51st time and will see 165 cars competing in the spiritual home of the sport.

This year drivers will contest 21 special stages, characterised by a hard-packed surface, sweeping corners and plenty of spectacular jumps.

Richard Burns and Petter Solberg are nominated to score manufacturers points in the ninth round of the 2001 World Rally Championship, with Markko M"rtin running a third car.

Toshi Arai will take part in the reconnaissance.

Burns said: "After a disappointing time in Kenya I'm looking for a strong top-three result in Finland. It's one of my two favourite events of the year.."

*The world's only factory-built Trident Venturer V6 rally car will make its first appearance at Silverstone's Historic Festival on Sunday when it contests the Historic RallySprint.

The car was originally built for the 1970 London-Mexico World Cup Rally, and will run at Silverstone in its original livery, which depicts the names of football greats.