Sim Racing

John Michael races in a variety of Simulator platforms, but is most active on iRacing.
He is in ranked in top 20 of ~200K drivers in combined iRatings, reflecting his expertise across classes.
As of 17 June 2026, he holds the following iRatings:

Oval

4793

Sports Car

8163

Formula

5649

Dirt Oval

6078

Dirt Road

9383

His combined iRating was 34066, which ranked him 15th for that combined metric on the platform according to iracingdata.com. He was ranked 9th in the Dirt Road class.

John Michael races with the team, Soelpec Precision Racing. He and his 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

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