Sim Racing

John Michael races in a variety of Simulator platforms, but is most active on iRacing.
He is in ranked in top 25 of 800K in combined iRatings, reflecting his expertise across classes.
As of March 2026, he holds the following iRatings

John Michael and his Soelpec teammates recently won the Split 2 race in the 2026 Daytona 24.

Coaching
John Michael coaches iRacers and coaching sessions are available through https://torquelabcoaching.com

Sim Racing Gear
(John Michael is not receiving any compensation for mentioning or reviewing these products.)

He’s has two wheels he drives with.
First up is the Simucube 2 Pro, an awesome direct drive sim racing wheelbase.
With its TrueDrive software, you can really tweak things to fit your own driving vibe, plus it packs 25 Nm peak torque, 360 Hz for crazy feedback, and high precision 22-bit angle sensors.
Then there’s the Cube Controls CSX-3 Formula Wheel, which is perfect for any enthusiast or pro-level sim racers looking for a super realistic, customizable ride — especially for those formula-style racing sims (think F1, open-wheel, prototypes).

John Michael rolls with the “Ultimates” (sometimes just called “Ultimate” or “Ultimate+”) sim-racing pedal set from Heusinkveld (Heusinkveld Engineering). It’s made to give you that real driving vibe for serious sim racing—whether you’re into GP or F1-style open-wheel cars, GT, LMP, rally, or just cruising in road cars.

He uses a Logitech A50 X, McLaren edition headset

He custom built his computer.

He has three 31.5″ LG UltraGear monitors.

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