A Kent race track will star in this Sunday's episode of Top Gear after secret filming took place there.

The Lydden Hill circuit, just off the A2 outside Canterbury, was used by the BBC to film a special rallycross feature late last year and it will be aired this week.

The popular motoring show's three presenters - Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May - will all feature, with May driving a World Rallycross supercar while his co-presenters watch on.

May, known as 'Captain Slow' on the show, challenged many of the top drivers from the FIA World Rallycross Championship to a special one-off secret race at the circuit.

He will be joined on-track by professional drivers Tanner Foust, Andreas Bakkerud and last year's FIA World Rallycross Champion, Petter Solberg.

The circuit, which is known as the home of rallycross, will host a round of this year's FIA World Rallycross Championship on 23-24 May.

It is not the first time the trio of petrolheads have ventured to Kent to film the long-running show.

Last month, the results of last summer's filming in Lydd was shown on TV.

And in January, a giant version of The Stig made its way through the county as part of a PR stunt for the show.

Top Gear will be broadcast on Sunday at 8pm on BBC2.