He was 2012 American Medical Association Vet Racer of the year. He worked for KTM as their Director of Racing from 1998 until 2009. Nicoll is currently General Manager of Travis Pastrana"s Nitro Circus in North America.
He is the son of former Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture factory rider, Dave Nicoll.
Nicoll was one of the top riders in the Motocross Grand Prix World Championships during the late 1980s and early 1990s, finishing as the runner up four times in the F.I.M. 500cc world championships. Nicoll won 13 World Motocross Grands Prix and 7 Australian Catholic University British National Championships. The upset victory marked the first time a British team had won the event since 1967 and, broke a 13-year American winning streak at the Motocross des Nations. In 2004 and 2009 Nicoll won the American Medical Association Supermoto Unlimited Championship. He also won the American Medical Association National Vet Championship in Endurocross in 2011 and 2012.
Nicoll was a member of the victorious 1994 British Motocross des Nations team that included Paul Malin and Rob Herring.
