Meet the Team!
John Mikulski
driver / OWNER
John Mikulski is a Business Owner/Executive/Entrepeneur with offer 35 years of experience focusing on strong, productive relationships. He possesses a keen insight for creating connections and orchestrating partnerships to construct and achieve the impossible. John has a thorough knowledge of importing and conducting business in a global economy. His understanding of diverse business transactions allow him to help groups realize their objectives and create valuable, productive relationships that attribute to success.
John has developed over 30 prosperous businesses and works tirelessly to create alliances between companies and people, challenging everyone along the path to excel. His leadership and generosity are realized by the flourishing path he leaves behind. Whether he is at one of his companies or on the Reaction Marketing track, hang on, you’re in for the ride of your life.
Francesco D’Avola
head driver / lead instructor
Francesco D’Avola began his high-speed career at the early age of 8 when he stepped into his first kart, and hasn’t looked back. Over the past 20 years he has gained a wealth of racing knowledge and experience as he has competed on every major track in the US and Europe.
From his early years as a Skip Barber student, Francesco has assembled an impressive resume of victories in a short time, winning multiple championships as well as being a Top 5 driver in the Superkarts USA Pro circuit over a period of seven years.
Patrick Morgan
instructor
Patrick has been instructing for Team Stradale regularly for 6 years. Receiving his competition license in 2011, Patrick continued to follow and pursue his love of motorsports through SCCA. Active involvement in SCCA saw him licensed as a National Time Trials instructor, National Flagging and Communications, National Race Administration, and National Tech Inspector. Patrick received his Motorsport Safety Foundation Level 1 accreditation in 2018.
John Mikulski Jr
driver
Driving has always been second nature to John. At the early age of three, he learned how to drive his mini–Artic Kat during the winter, alongside his father. This further progressed to ATVs, motorbikes, and cars by seven years old.
John’s need for speed did not stop there. At the age of 9, he began racing Go-Karts at a local track in Illinois, participating in races. Then in 2007, he became involved in Go-Kart racing at the Autobahn Country Club. Here, he would continue to perfect his craft in Kart racing. Taking self-defense driving courses and learning how to drive spec Miatas and Radicals on the main tracks.
Now John frequents the track driving his Radical. He strives to improve his performance on and off the track through reviewing data analytics and utilizing simulators. John’s passion for racing continues to be present as much today as it was as a child. He has not forgotten the infamous words of Ricky Bobby, “If you ain’t first, your last.”
