It's not often that dreams can be realised, where an opportunity arrives to flesh out aspirations that owe more to Walter Mitty than real life. Next week at the Mars Planet Sport Show in the Point Theatre, someone will enjoy a closer appreciation of a day in the life of a Michael Schumacher.

Mondello Park Ltd will offer one lucky winner the opportunity to drive a F1 car. Debbie Thompson of Mondello Park Ltd confirmed: "Everyone who buys a gift voucher at the show will be entered in a draw for a chance to win a drive in a Formula One car."

Mondello Park Ltd's largesse is to celebrate a u3 £3 million reconstruction of the Kildare circuit that began this month. The Mondello Park track was extended in 1998 and represents an ambitious project that will hopefully culminate in increasing the breadth of racing in Ireland.