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Trade Shows & Expos

THE BUSIEST BOOTH
ON THE FLOOR

A trade show booth has one job before it has any other job: make people stop. A racing simulator does that from across the hall, and it holds them long enough for your team to start a conversation.

The Problem

FOOTFALL IS NOT THE HARD PART

Getting people past your booth is the show organizer’s job. Getting them to stop, stay, and talk to someone is yours, and it is where most booths lose.

A simulator solves the stopping problem structurally. It is tall, it is loud, it has a screen with motion on it, and there is usually a small crowd around it. People walk toward that without being asked. More usefully, a driver is stationary for the length of a session, and the people waiting are stationary too, which gives your team a queue of people who are standing still and have nothing else to do.

Dwell time is the metric that matters

A booth that people glance at as they pass converts almost nobody. A booth where someone spends four minutes in a seat and another few minutes waiting gives your sales team a real window. That is the difference a simulator makes, and it is why the format of the activation matters more than the hardware.

Format

RUN IT FOR LEADS, NOT FOR FUN

Keep sessions short

Long sessions feel generous and perform badly. Short timed runs keep the queue moving, keep the leaderboard competitive, and mean more people through the booth over the day.

Put the leaderboard where the hall can see it

A live leaderboard turns a one off go into a reason to come back. People check whether they have been knocked off, which brings them past your team a second time.

Make the prize worth returning for

An end of day or end of show prize for the fastest lap gives people a reason to return on day two and a natural reason to leave contact details.

Brief your team on the handoff

The simulator creates the opportunity. Your team still has to take it. Decide in advance who talks to the person in the seat, who works the queue, and what the qualifying question is.

Booth space, ceiling height, power drop and load-in windows all affect what we can install. Send us the exhibitor kit and we will tell you what fits before you commit.

Logistics

WHAT WE HANDLE

01 / Delivery
LOAD IN AND SETUP
We deliver, install and test inside your load-in window, and tear down at the end of the show.
02 / Staffing
STAFFED ALL SHOW
Our team runs the activation for the duration so your people can sell rather than reset rigs.
03 / Branding
WRAPPED TO MATCH
Custom simulator wraps and on-screen branding so the rig reads as your booth, not as ours.
04 / Capture
LEADERBOARD AND PRIZES
A live leaderboard, running through the show, with a fastest lap prize if you want one.
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Questions

WHAT PLANNERS ASK

How much booth space does a simulator need?
The frame is 26 inches wide and 57 inches long, and the widest point is the 49 inch ultrawide display. In practice, allow around 10 feet by 10 feet per simulator once you include the driver getting in and out and somebody waiting. Send us your floor plan or booth dimensions and we will confirm exactly what fits. For a trade show, send the exhibitor kit as well so we can check ceiling height and dock access.
What power do you need?
Mains power at the booth. Requirements depend on the setup, and show power has to be ordered from the organizer in advance, so raise it early.
Can you install inside our load-in window?
Yes. Give us the load-in and load-out times from the exhibitor kit and we will work to them.
Can it be branded for the show?
Yes, through custom wraps and on-screen branding. Wraps need lead time.
Do you staff the booth for the whole show?
Yes. Staffing for the duration is included, so your team can focus on conversations rather than running the activation.
How do we capture leads from it?
Most exhibitors tie entry to the leaderboard, or run a fastest lap prize that requires contact details. We will run the activation around whatever capture method you use.

EXHIBITING IN
FLORIDA THIS YEAR?

Send us the show, your booth size and your dates. We will tell you what fits and what it costs.