Bushell has since returned to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom for 2016 after failing to secure raise the budget needed to retain a seat in the British Touring Car Championship.
Alongside racing, Bushell is a keen programmer and is developing solo the upcoming title ARENA 3D, which is set to be released via the Steam Store in 2017.
Bushell began his racing career in 2004 in karting, with his father stepping aside after winning a British Endurance Karting title. These early years were spent competing at club level with the occasional entry into national level events.
In 2011 Bushell moved to circuit racing and competed in 5 rounds of the UK Ford Fiesta Championship, with a first ever podium achieved at the final round at Brands Hatch.
Bushell entered as a privateer in 2012 for the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom under MBR (Mike Bushell Racing). Results were difficult to come by with limited circuit racing experience and lack of knowledge with car set up in such a competitive series. A move to Westbourne Motorsport for the final round at Brands Hatch resulted in 2nd place and fastest lap after an intense race for the lead in the wet with series ace Stefan Hodgetts.
Returning to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom for 2013, the season continued with Westbourne Motorsport and Bushell achieved his first pole position in the series at the first round. This early showing of pace resulted in the KX Academy selecting Bushell to be part of their programme and subsequently moved to Scuderia Vittoria partnering long term rival Ant Whorton-Eales and Stefan Hodgetts. The partnership was short lived with differences of opinion and poor results. The contract was not renewed after its initial run of three races and Bushell switched to reigning champions Team Pyro for the final round, with an immediate return to the podium. Scoring more points than the eventual 2013 champion in the same team.
Bushell remained with Team Pyro for the 2014 season which was the first year to introduce the new Renault Clio Mk IV. After achieving his first win in the series at Thruxton, Bushell went on to win a total of four races and clinch the championship after a season long duel with Josh Cook.
AmD Tuning signed Bushell for the 2015 season. With limited testing due to a heart illness in early February and a small budget throughout the season, only a handful of points finishes were attained with a season best finish of 10th place at Snetterton. A heavy accident at Thruxton resulted in a dislocated hip and extensive repair bill, affecting the budget for the following season.
Bushell competed in the BTCC in 2018 for a second full season, being more successful in the championship than the previous year, scoring 59 points. In 2019, Bushell left the team which allowed Jack Goff to continue in the series. After Sam Tordoff left the championship in 2019, Bushell took his spot in a Honda Civic Type R, driving for Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance.[1] Bushell will return to Team HARD for the 2020 season.
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Complete British Touring Car Championship resultsedit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
^"Mike Bushell confirmed as Sam Tordoff's substitute". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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Mike Bushell born 5 July 1989 is a British racing driver In 2013 Bushell competed in the British Touring Car Championship for the first time driving for IP Tech Race Engineering in their Chevrolet Cruze NGTC car at Knockhill in place of Andy Neate He returned to the series in 2015 with AmD Tuning after winning the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom in 2014 Mike BushellBushell at Brands Hatch during the 2015 British Touring Car Championship seasonNationalityBritishBorn 1989 07 05 5 July 1989 age 34 Tunbridge Wells Kent UKBritish Touring Car Championship careerDebut season2013Current teamRCIB Insurance with Fox TransportCar number21Former teamsCobra Sport AmD AutoAid RCIB Insurance Team Club 44 Power Maxed Car Care RacingStarts77Wins0Poles0Fastest laps1Best finish23rd in 2015Finished last season27thPrevious series2016 2017 2012 20142011Renault Clio Cup United KingdomFord Fiesta ST ChampionshipChampionship titles2017 2014Renault Clio Cup United KingdomBushell has since returned to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom for 2016 after failing to secure raise the budget needed to retain a seat in the British Touring Car Championship Alongside racing Bushell is a keen programmer and is developing solo the upcoming title ARENA 3D which is set to be released via the Steam Store in 2017 Contents 1 Racing career 2 Racing record 2 1 Complete British Touring Car Championship results 3 ReferencesRacing career editBushell began his racing career in 2004 in karting with his father stepping aside after winning a British Endurance Karting title These early years were spent competing at club level with the occasional entry into national level events In 2011 Bushell moved to circuit racing and competed in 5 rounds of the UK Ford Fiesta Championship with a first ever podium achieved at the final round at Brands Hatch Bushell entered as a privateer in 2012 for the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom under MBR Mike Bushell Racing Results were difficult to come by with limited circuit racing experience and lack of knowledge with car set up in such a competitive series A move to Westbourne Motorsport for the final round at Brands Hatch resulted in 2nd place and fastest lap after an intense race for the lead in the wet with series ace Stefan Hodgetts Returning to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom for 2013 the season continued with Westbourne Motorsport and Bushell achieved his first pole position in the series at the first round This early showing of pace resulted in the KX Academy selecting Bushell to be part of their programme and subsequently moved to Scuderia Vittoria partnering long term rival Ant Whorton Eales and Stefan Hodgetts The partnership was short lived with differences of opinion and poor results The contract was not renewed after its initial run of three races and Bushell switched to reigning champions Team Pyro for the final round with an immediate return to the podium Scoring more points than the eventual 2013 champion in the same team Bushell remained with Team Pyro for the 2014 season which was the first year to introduce the new Renault Clio Mk IV After achieving his first win in the series at Thruxton Bushell went on to win a total of four races and clinch the championship after a season long duel with Josh Cook AmD Tuning signed Bushell for the 2015 season With limited testing due to a heart illness in early February and a small budget throughout the season only a handful of points finishes were attained with a season best finish of 10th place at Snetterton A heavy accident at Thruxton resulted in a dislocated hip and extensive repair bill affecting the budget for the following season 2016 brought about a return to the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom with former team Team Pyro Bushell competed in the BTCC in 2018 for a second full season being more successful in the championship than the previous year scoring 59 points In 2019 Bushell left the team which allowed Jack Goff to continue in the series After Sam Tordoff left the championship in 2019 Bushell took his spot in a Honda Civic Type R driving for Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid RCIB Insurance 1 Bushell will return to Team HARD for the 2020 season Racing record editComplete British Touring Car Championship results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position 1 point awarded just in first race races in italics indicate fastest lap 1 point awarded all races signifies that driver led race for at least one lap 1 point given all races Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Pts2013 Team Club 44 Chevrolet Cruze BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO118 KNO217 KNO3Ret ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 36th 02015 AmD Tuning Ford Focus ST BRH121 BRH217 BRH311 DON1Ret DON2NC DON321 THR1DNS THR2DNS THR3DNS OUL124 OUL222 OUL3Ret CRO1Ret CRO219 CRO3DNS SNE116 SNE210 SNE320 KNO115 KNO2Ret KNO318 ROC115 ROC221 ROC3Ret SIL115 SIL217 SIL313 BRH113 BRH217 BRH314 23rd 192018 Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing Volkswagen CC BRH1Ret BRH28 BRH35 DON127 DON228 DON315 THR121 THR2NC THR327 OUL119 OUL215 OUL38 CRO120 CRO222 CRO3Ret SNE1Ret SNE216 SNE3Ret ROC16 ROC26 ROC320 KNO123 KNO2NC KNO324 SIL17 SIL224 SIL313 BRH124 BRH220 BRH315 24th 592019 Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid RCIB Insurance Honda Civic Type R FK2 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 KNO1Ret KNO2Ret KNO3Ret SIL17 SIL29 SIL317 BRH16 BRH218 BRH316 24th 272020 Power Maxed Car Care Racing Vauxhall Astra DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 OUL121 OUL226 OUL317 KNO121 KNO216 KNO3Ret THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 27th 1RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport Volkswagen CC CRO119 CRO215 CRO317 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3References edit Mike Bushell confirmed as Sam Tordoff s substitute TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 12 September 2019 Retrieved 12 September 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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