Michael ryan johnson
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Michael Ryan Johnson is a racing driver born in Dallas, Texas
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His racing career began at the age of twelve at North Texas Kartway in Denton
. Johnson moved up through the karting ranks to a national level winning five United States karting national championships in the IKF
and KART (Karters of America Racing Triad). Johnson drove for a number of teams including Wayne Brown's Brown Competition Racing as well as the Arrow North America factory team. Johnson was vice-champion in the 2005 United States Rotax Max national championship which promoted him to a position with the United States Kart racing team where he competed at the Rotax Max Grand Finals in the Canary Islands.
This karting success propelled Johnson into formula car racing where he made his car debut in the Sports Car Club of American Formula Continental division. Johnson contested four races in this category winning three. After attaining a national competition license Johnson went abroad and competed in the first round of the New Zealand Toyota Racing Series. In his only appearance to date Johnson scored a top ten earning 36 championship points.
Off-track Johnson attended and graduated Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
as well as completing a marketing degree from the University of North Texas
College of Business. He is a highly skilled sports person in lacrosse where he made appearances in three high school state championships, soccer where he played for the University of North Texas mens club which finished 6th in the national championship, and ice-hockey where he was the captain of the Jesuit varsity team his senior year.
Along with racing accomplishments Johnson is a published journalist in the Sports Car Club of American publication Sports Car.
Johnson is the founder and director of MJDrive International a motorsport firm specializing in competition and marketing projects. He lives in Bedford, United Kingdom and is an instructor for the Palmer Sport racing school.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
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His racing career began at the age of twelve at North Texas Kartway in Denton
Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
. Johnson moved up through the karting ranks to a national level winning five United States karting national championships in the IKF
International Kart Federation
The International Kart Federation was the first kart racing organization in the United States, founded and still based in California in 1957. In 1971 it was joined by the World Karting Association, which originally focused more on the Eastern and Central United States.The International Kart...
and KART (Karters of America Racing Triad). Johnson drove for a number of teams including Wayne Brown's Brown Competition Racing as well as the Arrow North America factory team. Johnson was vice-champion in the 2005 United States Rotax Max national championship which promoted him to a position with the United States Kart racing team where he competed at the Rotax Max Grand Finals in the Canary Islands.
This karting success propelled Johnson into formula car racing where he made his car debut in the Sports Car Club of American Formula Continental division. Johnson contested four races in this category winning three. After attaining a national competition license Johnson went abroad and competed in the first round of the New Zealand Toyota Racing Series. In his only appearance to date Johnson scored a top ten earning 36 championship points.
Off-track Johnson attended and graduated Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas is a private, college-preparatory school for young men under the direction of the Society of Jesus and home to the Jesuit Dallas Museum in Dallas, Texas...
as well as completing a marketing degree from the University of North Texas
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
College of Business. He is a highly skilled sports person in lacrosse where he made appearances in three high school state championships, soccer where he played for the University of North Texas mens club which finished 6th in the national championship, and ice-hockey where he was the captain of the Jesuit varsity team his senior year.
Along with racing accomplishments Johnson is a published journalist in the Sports Car Club of American publication Sports Car.
Johnson is the founder and director of MJDrive International a motorsport firm specializing in competition and marketing projects. He lives in Bedford, United Kingdom and is an instructor for the Palmer Sport racing school.