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The release of the 2018 events calendar sets Lydden Hill Race Circuit up for an exciting and unforgettable year of racing, festivals and events. Expanding on the back of a successful year in 2017 Lydden will continue to host a wide range of events at the one mile, mixed surface circuit on two, three and four wheels.

Traditionally, the first of two visits from the MSA Toyo Tires British Rallycross Championship will get the season underway on 2^nd April followed by one of two multi championship LHMC Race Day’s on 7^th April.

Celebrating its 10^th anniversary, the BHP show will take place on the 7^th May followed by the return of the Norasport British Supermoto Championship on the bank holiday weekend 26^th/27^th May.

VMCC Vintage Motorcyle Racing Club will then kick off a memorable summer when they descend on the historic Lydden Hill circuit on 23^rd/24^th June. The Lydden Hill Classic Festival which, after a successful first event in 2017, will be expanding to a weekend event on 7^th/8^th July, will continue to feature racing from the Classic Touring Car Racing Club. The Borough 19 sprint will then return on the 14^th July before finishing the month with a weekend of two wheel action on the 21^st/22^nd July with both the Café Race Cup and Legends of Lydden.

August will offer plenty of entertainment for families as children under 13 are able to visit free for the BTRC Lydden Truck Festival featuring demo truck racing alongside racing from the BARC to include the Pickup Truck championship on August 18^th/19^th. The MSA Toyo Tires British Rallycross Championship then makes its second visit to the sports spiritual home on the 27^th August before the rallycross action continues with the BTRDA Rallycross Championship taking place on the 8^th September.

The second LHMC Race Day will then begin the autumn action on the 6^th October before the event many bike enthusiasts have been waiting for, The Lord of Lydden, makes a return to the circuit on 20^th October. MotorMania will then conclude a memorable year of events with a bang when the circuit hosts its annual fireworks celebration following a mixture of Motorsport on 3^rd November.

Throughout 2018 there will still be many opportunities to take to the circuit on both the car and bike trackdays, Sideways Saturdays and experience days. Some new additions for 2018 include Car track days giving you the ability to complete your ARD’s test with The Motorsports School and Sideways Saturdays seeing a change in format to include the return of the full circuit with dates to be added after review.

Tickets for upcoming 2018 events will go on sale from Monday 8^th from the temporary website; www.lyddenhill.co.uk. To book a bike track day with No Limits please visit www.nolimitstrackdays.com, for experience days please visit www.everymanracing.co.uk or to book your ARD’s test please contact the Motorsports School team on 01455 502412.

Two of the most exciting and current names in British motorsport, Ash Sutton and Nathan Heathcote, will go head-to-head on Saturday 4 November, as part of Lydden Hill’s MotorMania event at the Kent track. The newly-crowned champions of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship and Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship will headline a packed programme of demo races, prior to the traditional fireworks display.

Sutton was crowned BTCC champion after an explosive season in the UK’s premier saloon car series which saw him the only driver to claim six wins across the season. Heathcote clinched the British RX title in style with victory in the final at Croft, and followed that up with a win in the British Rallycross Grand Prix the following day.
The two will race their cars head to head on the respective tracks; Sutton taking the wheel of his Adrian Flux Subaru Levorg, while Heathcote will drive his 600bhp LD Motorsport Citroen DS3. It will be interesting to see how they get on, with Ash particularly excited to be fulfilling his rallycross ambition.

“It will be great to get out behind the wheel of a British Rallycross Championship car, especially one that has just won the championship.” said Sutton. “Rallycross is always an avenue that I’ve been interested in so I’m excited to be fulfilling an ambition. I’ve never driven a rallycross car before, so I will be turning to the BMR boss, Warren Scott, to get some pointers considering his successful debut year. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone for making this happen.”
Joining the two former karters in the programme of action for MotorMania will be the MSA British Superkarts, Norasport British Supermoto, Sidecars, Supernational hot rods, Drift displays, and solo scooters as well as demo races from a mixture of drivers from the circuit racing world.

Fancy experiencing the adrenaline for yourself? Why not take to the circuit as a passenger in a drift or circuit racing car, or show them how it’s done by taking your own car to the circuit in the public track time session? Off track there will be a mixture of entertainment for the whole family including a funfair, car and bike displays, show ‘n’ shine competition, trade stands, hot food stalls and a Bar.
Track action gets underway from 1pm on Saturday 4 November, with the Firework Display due to start at 5pm.

Tickets are available here for just £12 per adult, while under 12’s go free of charge. For more
information on the event please visit http://www.lyddenhill.co.uk/ or contact the office on 01304 830557.

Lydden Hill Race Circuit has formed an exciting partnership with The Motorsports School to be able to offer ARDS testing at the circuit on selected dates throughout 2018.

The ARD’s testing that will be offered throughout the year is the required course for candidates to acquire, if successful, their MSA National ‘B’ race licence. The National ‘B’ licence is the minimum requirement for you to be able to compete in car circuit racing throughout the UK.

Any candidate looking to obtain their race licence must first purchase their MSA Go Racing starter pack from www.msauk.org for £100 which will include a licence application form and Go Racing DVD along with the first years licence fee. Anyone over the age of 18 will be required to have a medical examination with a doctor who will then complete the medical section of the application form. Once this is complete the candidate will then be able to book an ARD’s test at Lydden Hill by contacting the Motorsports School on 01455 502412.

Then the fun begins! Candidates will come down to Lydden Hill where they will be directed to the Arthur Debenham tower to begin the ARD’S course. The course will consist of Classroom briefing, Go Racing DVD and Written multiple choice exam followed by a driving assessment.

All selected dates will be offered alongside Lydden Hill car track days, which are usually Saturdays, with discounted rates for track time available to any candidate looking to experience the track before their booked ARD’s course. Pre-ARD’s sessions are also available from the Motorsports school for anyone who would like some extra tuition/training before their ARD’s assessment.

Although it is an assessment, the Motorsports School pride themselves on keeping all clients calm and relaxed leading to the best results and an enjoyable day! The team at Lydden Hill Race Circuit are looking forward to welcoming candidates to begin their racing carer at the iconic Kent circuit.

For more information or to book your ARD’s course please visit www.themotorsportsschool.co.uk.

Two current 2017 MSA British Champions will be swapping their view behind the wheel as they go head to head for an explosive demo in each others cars followed by fireworks at Lydden Hill on the 4th November 2017.

Nathan Heathcote who secured the Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross Championship title with his victory this weekend at Croft will be swapping his four wheel drive, 600 bhp Citroën DS3 supercar for current Dunlop MSA British Touring Car champion Ashley Sutton’s Adrian Flux Subaru as they demo each other’s championship winning cars around the legendary Lydden Circuit.

At just 23 years of age, Ashley Sutton, the youngest British Touring Car Champion since 1966, will be making his debut at Lydden Hill following his win earlier this month at Brands Hatch concluding the second year of his British Touring car career. Local driver Nathan Heathcote was crowned British champion as his maiden season in the seat of a rallycross supercar came to an end leaving Julian Godfrey, five-time British Rallycross champion in second place.

Both drivers will take to the circuit head to head in their own cars before swapping to test their skills in each others cars and demo race around the home of Rallycross. Joining the two former karters in the programme of action for MotorMania will be the MSA British Superkarts, Norasport British Supermoto, Sidecars, Supernational hot rods, Drift displays, solo scooters as well as demo races from a mixture of drivers from the circuit racing world. Fancy experiencing the adrenaline for yourself? Why not take to the circuit as a passenger in a drift or circuit racing car or show them how its done by taking your own car to the circuit in our public track time session.

Tickets are available now at http://bit.ly/2kXYTVr for just £12 per adult and under 12’s go free of charge. For more info on the event please visit www.lyddenhill.co.uk or contact the office on 01304 830557.

Lydden Hills circuit which was originally reformed from a grass track to tarmac circuit in 1962 by Bill Chesson and later resurfaced in 1993 has now undergone the first stage of the planned investments at Lydden Hill. Improvements started with Devil’s elbow which was resurfaced last week by the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business, Tarmac, a CRH company.

Over the last 55 years the tarmac circuit has been graced by many star drivers and riders such as John Button (2009 F1 Champion Jenson Button’s father), Martin Schanche, Damon Hill, Will Gollop, Shakey Byrne, Steve Parish, Petter Solberg, Sebastian Loeb and more. During its lifetime the canterbury circuit has played its part in history by being the birthplace to the sport of Rallycross in 1967 as well as playing host to many large and historic events including the Lord of Lydden, FIA World Rallycross, Truck Festival and the BHP show to name a few.

Prospective investment plans by current circuit owner, Pat Doran, seek a fully resurfaced circuit alongside contemporary offices, hospitality centre, scrutineering bay and garages. Management at Lydden hope improvements will see the return of many clubs to continue to host a range of exciting events for the local community as well as the national and international visitors to enjoy for the indefinite future.

The action packed summer at Lydden Hill continues with the Vintage Bike racing this weekend (19th/20th August) presented by the Vintage Motorcyle Club followed by the Toyo Tires MSA British Rallycross championship round 6 on the bank holiday Monday (28th August). Later in the year the circuit will host Motor Mania (4th November) which will feature an afternoon of on track action finishing with an evening firework display. For tickets or more information on any of the events please visit www.lyddenhill.co.uk.

Management at Lydden Hill would like to thank Tarmac for the fantastic work they have carried out during the recent improvements, for more information on the company please visit https://www.tarmac.com/