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HICKLIN TAKES MENDIP WIN - TITLE GOES TO THE WIRE (20/09/2006)

By:: Laurant

Richard Hicklin took Serpent's fourth BRCA Championship race victory of the season over the weekend when he won the penultimate round at Mendip.

Starting from fourth on the grid, Hicklin steered his Mega powered Serpent 960 to a 1 lap victory over Dave Dixon and now lies second in the standings behind team-mate Tim Wood who endured a tough weekend.

Also in the A final driving Serpent's 960 were Gareth Bell, winner of the previous round at Halifax, Glyn Beal and John Carr.

With the ninth and final round taking place at Tibshelf on October 8th, their are four drivers still in the hunt for the title with Wood and Hicklin carrying the hopes of Serpent.

Round 8 BRCA National Championship
Race Result - A Final
Mendip, UK

1. Richard Hicklin - 108 laps - Serpent 960/Mega
2. Dave Dixon - 107 laps - Kyosho Evolva/JP
3. Andrew North - 106 laps - Mugen MRX4/Ninja
4. Kevin Brown - 105 laps - Mugen MRX4/Nova Rossi
5. Gareth Bell - 105 laps - Serpent 960/Nova Rossi
6. Glyn Beal - 105 laps - Serpent 960/Mega
7. Mark Parnell - 100 laps - Mugen MRX3/Nova Rossi
8. Neil Diver - 96 laps - Mugen MRX4/Ninja
9. John Carr - 68 laps - Serpent 960/Mega
10.Andrew Hastings - 37 laps - Mugen MRX4/TOP

BRCA 1:8 Championship Standings after 8 of 9

1. Tim Wood (Serpent) - 587 points
2. Richard Hicklin (Serpent) - 581
3. Pete Hastings - 575
4. John Carr (Serpent) - 568
5. Dave Dixon - 559
6. Neil Diver - 557
7. Gareth Bell (Serpent) - 557
8. Andrew Hastings - 546
9. Chris Edwards (Serpent) - 542
10.Ian Campbell (Serpent) - 529

Richard Hicklin took his 960 to victory at Mendip

Team Serpent Elite R/C drivers Wood and Hicklin