New sponsor for classic car tour

West Sussex car dealers, Frosts Garages, has taken over the backing of the Regis Classic Tour.

The company's involvement comes after ten years in which the tour raised 193,489 after this year's venture brought in 22,094 for male and female cancer charities.

All the previous tours had been backed by motor club member Heather Darwin, of Line Up Ltd.

News of the change of sponsor was reported as details of the 2008 tour were revealed.

It will head to Cornwall for the first time to be based at the four-star Carlyon Bay Hotel which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean at St Austell.

Ali Green, the clerk of the course, said the new sponsor would support the tour's marshals to continue their fundraising for another year.

'Although all the marshals are voluntary, and give their time, the tour is expensive to organise and it would have been impossible to continue without the generous sponsorship of Frosts,' she stated.

Entries for the 2008 tour with its promise of country houses, a vineyard, the National Maritime Museum and several historic motor venues, will become available from July 1. The entry fee is 520 or 496 for previous tourists. More details from theregisclassictour@ btinternet.com or call Ms Green on 01243 542674.