John Mickel was born with oval racing in his blood. His father competed in local stock car events then introduced a young John to Mini Stocks, running on quarter mile ovals, at the tender age of 10. His love for speed became more pronounced as he started to take podium positions in everything he raced, becoming a multi junior champion before the age of 12 on the short ovals.

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The very experienced Legends racer, Nick Bridgeman, will be competing with Mickel Motorsport in their Team Championship entry #5 car in 2026. Having dabbled in karting, Nick became intrigued in the UK Legends and has been racing in the Legends Championship every year bar one since 2018. In 2024 Nick lifted the Masters Championship title, which was a pivotal moment in his Legends career. In 2026 Nick is competing in the full season in Scotland with the support of Allgrowth, and with some clashes on the calendar, he has chosen to participate in the remaining UK season rounds with Mickel Motorsport. As a consistent top five finisher in 2024, he will be a great contender in the Team entry. Nick is Director of Bridgeman Construction Limited founded in 2006 and is married to Francesca and has two children aged seven and eight. Nick is a big friendly well known face in the Legends paddock and it is clear that Nick brings a super social element to the team.

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In 2021 Oli turned 16 and had the opportunity to get his ARDS test, which he passed just after his 16th birthday. Oli’s Dad has been racing Legends for a few years by now, also with Mickel Motorsport, so he was familiar with the cars and the format. He had a couple of races with Legends towards the end of the ‘21 season and managed to get some positive results, despite having to start from the back. For 2022 , his first full season, he ran a full Legends campaign and he set his sight on the Rookie Championship. There was very stiff competition and Oli was just pipped to the Rookie title by a few points leaving him to claim 2nd place. He went on to study motorsport mechanics at college but decided in 2015 that working within the family business at Kalimex was more appealing. In his spare time he loves to play rugby for Haywards Heath RFC. In 2023, at just 18, Oli came a very close 4th in the National Championship and 9th in the Elite Cup (BTCC). He also received the 'Most Improved Driver' 2023 in the Elite Cup Championship. In 2025 Oli stepped up further collecting a third place podium in both Elite Cup and the National Championship.

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A few years ago Mike bought a Lotus Elise and started doing track days which he thought were great fun but it didn't cure his racing bug. Around the same time his business got involved in motorsport sponsorship to help promote it’s K-Seal brand and this brought Mike into contact with John Mickel. The fantastic success of the 2015 season with John finally made Mike decide to give 'proper' racing a go and the team at Mickel Motorsport were the ideal choice to get him on track in a competitive car. Mike is the owner of Kalimex which distributes K-Seal Permanent Coolant Leak Repair, Quiksteel Epoxy Putty and JLM Lubricants in the UK. He live in West Sussex with his wife Debbie and he has two children, Lauren and Oli.

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Mark is a driver in the Mickel Motorsport #5 DP Ductwork Team Championship car. He began his Legends career in the Scottish Championship in 2021 and he returned in 2022. He collected several Rookie trophies during that time, and he has raced exclusively at Knockhill in Scotland, a challenging undulating circuit, so is very excited to join the UK National Legends scene where he will experience some of the high-profile circuits like Donington Park. Mark works far too hard in the farming and fencing industry running his own business so has no time for hobbies but would love to be a Legends driver in the UK National Championship and get much more exposure of tracks across the UK. Mark will make his debut drive with Mickel Motorsport in the #5 DP Ductwork Team car at the iconic Donington Park circuit in the Legends Elite Cup Championship where the feisty pocket rockets will be part of the support package for the renowned British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) on 18th and 19th April 2026.

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