Lydden Hill jump and NASCAR-style banking to remain following successful Nitro Rallycross debut

A huge jump and NASCAR-style first bend will remain part of Lydden Hill's rallycross track following a successful debut last weekend.

Circuit bosses made a raft of alterations ahead of the Nitro Rallycross round, with owner Pat Doran using a digger to reshape Chesson's Drift himself.

The newly banked first corner has been renamed Talladega and the joker lap, which previously went around the outside of the right-hander, is now sited at Paddock Bend.

Dover Slope is no longer used, with competitors instead running on a new section through the infield which includes the tabletop jump before Devil's Elbow.

Doran says he "couldn't have asked for anything more" following six weeks of preparation for the meeting, which marked the start of the championship's new Group E electric era.

"The track is going to stay like it is now – we don't do all those changes for the short term," he told KentOnline at the end of Sunday's meeting.

"I think the crowds loved it – everyone on the spectator bank has gone 'wow' and said how brilliant it was to watch so we're looking forward to 5 Nations [the British Rallycross Championship] in November and moving on from there.

"It was a fantastic event. The track lasted the weekend with 1,000bhp electric cars going over it and little old Lydden just outside Dover has just had millions of views across the world."

When asked whether Nitro will return, Doran – who watched his son Liam race in the series last season – said "we're maybe not extreme enough for them".

"They like to have more jumps, which isn't Lydden as we have a lot of tradition here like Goodwood," he added.

"We're willing to do what we're doing now, and we've modernised the circuit and given it a lot more character, but whether it's enough