All but one of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's seven manufacturers will be represented at the Rally of Scotland next month, the man in charge of running the event has confirmed.

Clerk of the course Iain Campbell said he was pleased with the level of interest showed by competitors so far and added that the variety of different cars would guarantee thrilling action on the stages when the event runs from November 19-21.

"Although both the IRC and 2WD Cup titles are wrapped up, almost every manufacturer will be represented and that's great news," said Campbell.

"It's fair to say we haven't got as many entries as we had hoped but the quality is impeccable and it will be good for the British drivers who will get a lot of the attention," he added.

The Peugeot Belgium-Luxemburg team has opted out of taking part in the Scottish event, as Freddy Loix and Nicolas Vouilloz have no chances of bettering their third and fourth positions in the standings apart from switching places.

The great news however for the fans who have followed the action in 2009 is that Czech hero Jan Kopecky is one of those set to take part. Despite surrendering the battle for this year's IRC crown to Kris Meeke in Sanremo last month, Kopecky will aim to end his season on a high in Scotland.

Kopecky, who cannot be caught for second in the drivers' standings, is likely to drive a privately-run Skoda Fabia S2000 because the factory team, for whom he has driven all season, have not included the Scottish round in its original schedule.