If you have been searching for a racing simulator near you in Adelaide, this is it. Sim Racing Adelaide is a blacked-out race room in Richmond, five minutes from the CBD, built around four professional full motion racing rigs. Real steering wheels with force feedback, real pedals, seats that move with the car and VR headsets that put you in the cockpit.
Founded by race car driver Ivan Vantagiato, who has spent more than 23 years in motorsport, the centre was built so that anyone in Adelaide can feel what it is like to drive a race car, whether they have raced for years or never sat in one.
A racing game is a controller and a couch. A racing simulator is a completely different thing. Here is what is in every seat:
The result is that your body reads the car the way it would on a real track. Real racing drivers use this style of technology to train, learn circuits and stay sharp between race weekends.
Drive everything from Formula 1 cars and GT3 machines to Supercars, Porsche Cup cars, touring cars and rally cars. Take them around Bathurst, The Bend Motorsport Park, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Silverstone, Suzuka and the Nürburgring. If you have watched it on television, there is a good chance you can drive it here.
Want something specific? Have a look at the F1 simulator or find out what VR racing feels like.
You do not need a licence or any experience. Our team sets you up, picks a car that is easy to drive and has you lapping within a couple of laps. Driving assists like ABS, traction control, throttle assist and brake assist are there when you want them and gone when you do not.
For younger racers we even have crowd favourites like Rainbow Road and Thomas the Tank Engine, so kids have a ball while the adults chase lap times.
Come on your own and chase a personal best on the leaderboard. Or bring the crew. With four rigs side by side, up to four drivers race wheel to wheel on the same circuit at the same time, with lap times logged so the result is never in doubt. Bigger groups rotate through between races, so everyone gets plenty of seat time. It is why we are a favourite for birthday parties, bucks parties, corporate team building and NDIS activities.
One simple rate. Full motion, VR and multiplayer are all included in every session.
Times, slots and any current deals are on the booking page. Gift vouchers are available if you want to give someone the drive of their life.
Every month we run a challenge on a set car and track, same setup for everyone, with real prizes for the fastest drivers. Set a lap during your session and your name goes on the live leaderboard. See what is on now on the competition page.
Sim Racing Adelaide, 12 Reese Avenue, Richmond SA 5033. Five minutes from the Adelaide CBD, free parking on site, open 7 days from 10am til 10pm. Call 0455 355 366 or book your seat online.
Sim Racing Adelaide at 12 Reese Avenue, Richmond, five minutes from the CBD. Four full motion rigs with direct drive wheels and VR headsets, open 7 days from 10am til 10pm.
A racing simulator uses a real steering wheel with force feedback, proper pedals and a seat that moves with the car. You feel the kerbs, the braking and the car sliding, which is why real racing drivers train on them.
Sessions start at $40 for 30 minutes, $80 for an hour, $120 for 90 minutes and $160 for two hours. One rate covers full motion, VR and multiplayer. Times and any current deals are on the booking page.
None at all. Our team sets everyone up, picks a car that is easy to drive and has the group racing within a couple of laps.
We have four rigs, so up to four race head to head at the same time. If your group is bigger, the rest rotate through between races, so everyone gets plenty of seat time.
Book a seat and feel what all the talk is about.