While it is the aspiration of most to race a rallycross Supercar at the highest level of the sport, there are accessible ways to get involved as a competitor within the Motorsport UK British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy, with avenues for future stars, more experienced drivers and everyone in between.

Here’s how:

Swift Sport Rallycross Championship and Motorsport UK Junior Rallycross Championship

The Swift Sport Championship provides the close competition and controlled technical rules that you would expect from a one-make series that provides super-competitive and affordable racing. The 1.6-litre cars used in the adult series have limited modifications while the Motorsport UK Junior Rallycross Championship uses 1.3-litre versions of the Swift and is open to drivers between 14 and 16-years of age, representing an economic way for Junior racers to compete at national championship level. Competitors can build cars themselves, buy existing cars or rent on an arrive-and-drive basis.

The Swift series runs taster days at Lydden Hill Race Circuit as an opportunity to sample the cars on the world’s most famous rallycross track.

For more info, visit: www.swiftrallycross.com

Motorsport UK Cross Car Championship

If rear-wheel-drive and the visceral thrill of a bespoke race car floats your boat, the new-for-2025 Motorsport UK Cross Car Championship is the place for you. The single-seater, off-road buggy Cross Cars are powered by motorcycle engines, utilising a sequential gearbox and set similar lap times to that of the headline Supercars. An increasingly popular category throughout Europe, a range of different makes and models are available to either buy and run yourself or rent on an arrive-and-drive basis.

Cross Car suppliers and operators include:

https://www.edslsport.co.uk

https://www.mygaleuk.com/index

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