Adrenaline Highs and Lows for Mickel Motorsport at Anglesey
Saturday 22nd April 2017 - Round 3
Race 1
With reasonable weather and a dry track, the drivers were looking forward to taking to the cliff top track with its beautiful view across the ocean.
The first race of the day went well for all drivers with John finishing 2nd, Paul Simmons 4th and Mike Schlup in 12th place.
Results
John Mickel 2nd
Paul Simmons 4th
Mike Schlup 12th
Round 3 – Race 2
Race 2 was also a cliff hanger with John making moves on the race lead through out, bringing the K-Seal car home safely in 2nd place and Paul Simmons bagging another 4th and Mike Schlup improving on his first race finish to take 10th place.
Results
John Mickel 2nd
Paul Simmons 4th
Mike Schlup 10th
Round 3 – Final
As one of the highest points earners on the day so far, John started from the rear of the grid and worked so hard in his usual Mickel rocket fashion to make contact with the leaders when his engine failed him and left him with a D.N.F.
Paul Simmons suffered axle trouble and did well to limp home in 13th place.
Mike Schlup did the honours for Mickel Motorsport making the top ten for a second time at Anglesey finishing in 10th place.
Results
Mike Schlup 10th
Paul Simmons 13th
John Mickel D.N.F.
Sunday 23rd April 2017 - Round 4
Race 1
The team worked very hard overnight fixing one sick engine problem and one problematic axle. Spirits remained high with the sight of a new day ahead.
Despite a good run in practice, John’s engine gremlins returned leaving John to battle for every inch of racetrack and to cross the line with as many points as he could muster, finishing 9th. Paul Simmons lead the Mickel Motorsport team to finish 7th with Mike Schlup finishing 13th
Results
Paul Simmons 7th
John Mickel 9th
Mike Schlup 13th
Round 4 - Race 2
They say patience is a virtue. John’s patience with engine troubles paid off with a fantastic race win in the second race of round 4. Paul Simmons raced in the same vein with a great 3rd place finish in his Baileigh Machine. Mike Schlup stayed strong finishing 12th.
Results
John Mickel 1st
Paul Simmons 3rd
Mike Schlup 12th
Round 4 – Final
The day continued well for John Mickel in the Final of round 4, finishing 3rd and Paul Simmons collected more valuable points finishing 7th. Mike Schlup found himself wrapped up in a race incident leaving him unable to finish.
Results
John Mickel 3rd
Paul Simmons 7th
Mike Schlup D.N.F.
John Mickel collected the 1st place trophy on Sunday, winning Round 4 with Paul Simmons collecting Master of the day on both rounds for his amalgamation of points each day..
John said “For a disastrous weekend we have done well really. I came to Anglesey leading the Championship by a small margin and I leave Anglesey in 2nd place but with only a very small gap of 30 points behind the Championship leader. I had one DNF and one very slow race so the points could have been looking so much worse. It is still very early days and there is still a lot more racing to do in my K-Seal Legend. This only makes things more interesting”.
You can also read the full Legends UK race report online.
Round 5 & 6 are at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire on 13th and 14th May 2017