HARRY HICKTON MAKES EXCELR8 RETURN AHEAD OF KNOCKHILL

Harry Hickton will rejoin EXCELR8 for the remainder of the Power Maxed MINI CHALLENGE season after confirming a switch of teams ahead of this weekend’s event at Knockhill.

Hickton, the winner of the MINI CHALLENGE Trophy title back in 2024, moved into the headline JCW class for the first time that same season when he joined forces with EXCELR8 for the season finale on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix.

Stepping into the car that had previously been raced by Dan Zelos en-route to the title, Hickton impressed on his debut with a best finish of sixth from the three races before moving up into a JCW car for a full season last year.

Harry has competed in the series since then with the support of Mannpower Motorsport having prepared the car himself alongside his father David, scoring a best finish of third last season and also bagging a podium finish earlier this year to sit seventh in the points.

“I’m hugely excited to see what this switch does for me, and it’s great to be rejoining EXCELR8 for the remainder of the season,” he said.

“Every time I’ve been out on track in a JCW car, I feel I’ve been capable of more than we have achieved and now I want to try and really show what I can do. EXCELR8 are the best team on the grid, and I know that they will give me a car that can push for wins.

“It will take a bit of getting used to having team-mates again having run by myself for the past 18 months but I’m confident that this is the right move for myself and my sponsors for the remainder of the year.”