Lydden Hill local and reigning Swift Sport Rallycross Champion Matt Cake will be moving up to the Supercar class at the Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy this weekend at Lydden Hill.

It is a last minute deal for Cake as he graduates to the highest level of the British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy.

Cake from Ashford who is the older brother to Junior racer Phoebe, delivered a record-breaking campaign in 2025, winning every round of the Swift Sport season to wrap up the title.

The 26-year-old started his career in Junior Autograss, before progressing to Senior Autograss competition, Micra Stockcars and most recently the Swift Sport series in rallycross.

With lead Ovenden Motorsport driver Tristan Ovenden having switched to a Volkswagen Polo for 2026, in an 11^th hour deal for the Lydden Hill double-header Cake will race the Kent squad’s Citroen DS3, driven by Ovenden to a pair of 5 Nations BRX victories since 2020, and multiple podiums.

Speaking about the deal, Cake said: “This has come together quite late and I still can’t believe that I’m going to race a Supercar at my home circuit. Excited is an understatement. I’m going into the weekend with zero expectations with the hope of performing well.

“After being around rallycross for as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to race a Supercar and even more so after winning the 2025 Swift Sport Championship.

“To be lucky enough to race a Supercar around Lydden will be like nothing else. I’m sitting down to study what onboard videos from various competitors I can and take as much information in as possible. I’m lucky to have a few fast friends around me and I can’t wait for the weekend.”