DRIVERS are being invited to submit special motoring moments for a competition as part of an exhibition called 'The Open Road' being staged at the National Motor Museum.

Motorists are being invited to submit entries in two classes:

* Motoring Memories - your favourite personal photograph or story involving a motor vehicle (car, motorbike, bus or truck)

* Future Vision - your own vision, in words or pictures, of what will feature on cars of the next Millennium.

'The Open Road' exhibition currently offers a unique collection of anecdotes, photographs and memories of individual's cars throughout the century, taken from Beaulieu's own photo libraries.

Competition entries must be submitted by December 31, 1999.The prize will be a flight in an Ordnance Survey hot air balloon and the winner will be announced at a VIP event in March 2000 at Beaulieu.

To enter the competition entry forms are available from Beaulieu quoting 'The Open Road Competition' by calling 01590 612 345.

Story date: Wednesday 15 December

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