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Niki Coello Biography

     Niki Coello started his racing career in 1991 driving a 2-cycle restricted junior-pipe kart at Badger Kart Club in Dousman, Wisconsin.  Their after Niki raced every year moving up in the ranks and continuously leaving each race with a first place trophy.  In 1992 he won his first Manufacturers Cup and also set the fastest time.  He continued to win the first IKF Divisional race he ever entered at the Illinois-Missouri Sprint challenge in Yamaha Sportsman in1993.  As if that’s not enough Niki went on to be the first American in the CIK/FIA European Championships.  He completed all four rounds and finished in the top 20 in Corridonia, Italy.  In the World Championship’s in 1997 in Salbris France, Niki was the first North American qualifier after all heat races and set two fast times.  He would have finished on top, but an accident prevented him from achieving further results in the finals.  In 1998 Niki took first place in round one and two, at the Manufacturer’s Cup World Championships. He was the highest American qualifier in Ugento, Italy.  In 1999, in attempt to further his racing career, Niki had a two-day test in a Formula Ford 2000.

2005
  • Won the ARRC three hour enduro in Specmiata at Road Atlanta
  • Won Triple Crown Trophy (Division Championship, June Sprints and Run Offs in the same year)
  • Won the National Championship Race at Mid Ohio (Run Offs)
  • Won the Central Division National Points Championship
  • Won the June Sprints at Road America in Formula Ford Continental
 
 
2004

·        Purchased first Formula Continental midway through season and still made the Run Offs with only four races left

·        Won 4 out of 5 Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Pro series races

 
 
2003
  • Won 4 out of 6 races in the Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Pro Series
  • Central Division Regional Champion
  • Crowned the 2003 Mazdaspeed Miata Cup North American champion by winning - East vs. West championship race
 
 
2002
  • Built first Specmiata in September
  • Finished 2nd in Inaugural SCCA Pro Specmiata Race
  • Finished 1st in the ARRC at Road Atlanta (Regional class National Championship)
 
2001
  • Raced two USFF2000 championship races finishing eighth at Homestead Speedway