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 19 April 2026, he holds the following iRatings:

Oval

4372

Sports Car

7838

Formula

4914

Dirt Oval

5735

Dirt Road

8909

His combined iRating was 31,761 on 19 April 2026, which ranked him 23rd for that combined metric on the platform according to iracingdata.com. He was ranked 9th in the Dirt Road class.

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

In April 2026, he also joined Kieran Liflander Racing (KLR), for Dirt Road. He still drives with Soelpec for other classes.

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.)

His current sim rig set up (with a PC he custom built) includes:

  • Simucube 2 Pro, a direct drive sim racing wheelbase
  • Cube Controls CSX-3 Formula Wheel
  • Ultimates pedal set from Heusinkveld
  • Logitech A50 X, McLaren edition headset
  • Three 31.5″ LG UltraGear monitors

Sim Racing Image gallery