About 10,000 spectators are expected at Lydden Hill on Easter Monday for the second round of the British Rallycross Championship.

Five-time champion Julian Godfrey leads the entry list in the headlining Supercar class, having scored maximum points at Silverstone earlier this month.

Long-time Mitsubishi campaigner Steve Hill is Godfrey's closest challenger, while series newcomer Roger Thomas (Ford Focus) is third in the standings.

Ten four-wheel-drive Supercars have entered the Lydden meeting, including three-time British Rally champion Mark Higgins, who will be competing in only his second event in his Peugeot 208.

In the supporting classes, Canterbury's Tristan Ovenden began his defence of the Supernational title in fine fashion at a snow-hit Silverstone, beating Ford KA rival Tony Lynch.

The Renault Clio V6 driver said: "I thought our performance during the day at Silverstone was pretty good despite the exceptional weather conditions.

"The track was not my favourite, but the team did an amazing job preparing the car.

"Overall I was happy to get decent result with first in class.”

Dartford's Paul Coney (Vauxhall Corsa) currently lies second in the Super1600 championship behind Jack Thorne, while Sittingbourne's Darren Scott will be keen bounce back at Lydden following an unfortunate retirement at Silverstone.

In the one-make Swift Sport class, Tristan's brother, Simon, leads the standings after beating Rob Shield at the first round.

Deal's Rob Maynard finished eighth in the final at Silverstone, beating fellow Deal resident Don Macleod who could only finish 14th and failed to reach the final stages.

Volkswagen Beetle campaigner James Harrold returned to the Retro Rallycross Championship fold for the first time in almost two years at Silverstone, and leads the Lydden entry list.

Action starts at 9am. Tickets start from £15, with under 13s going free. Visit www.lyddenhill.co.uk for details.