Events / Locations / Jacksonville
Serving Jacksonville

RACING SIMULATOR RENTALS
IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

Jacksonville is about 200 miles from our Tampa base, a long day’s drive with the rigs. Most bookings here are planned with an overnight so the crew can load in fresh and stay for the full event.

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Guests racing simulators at a corporate event
Simulators at a corporate event
Local Context

A CONVENTION CITY ON THE FIRST COAST

Jacksonville work is mostly corporate and convention business. The Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center downtown, a former railroad terminal on Water Street, hosts trade shows and conferences, and the city’s large employers run their own sales meetings, family days and client events.

From 1421 Massaro Blvd it is about 200 miles by road, roughly three to three and a half hours on I-75 and I-10 or on I-4 and I-95. That is close enough to make a one-day event possible, but an early load-in nearly always means the crew drives up the day before.

What changes for a Jacksonville booking

  • Plan for an overnight. Morning load-ins mean the crew stays in town the night before, and that is part of the quote.
  • Historic venue, modern rules. Convention venues set load-in windows, dock access and power ordering. Send the event kit and we will work inside it.
  • Dealership and showroom events. A simulator next to the showroom floor gives a sales event something to bring families in for.
What We Run There

THE EVENT MIX

01 / Conventions
CONVENTIONS AND TRADE SHOWS
Multi-day shows where staffing the full floor hours matters more than the hardware.
02 / Corporate
CORPORATE MEETINGS
Sales meetings, family days and employee appreciation events.
03 / Dealerships
DEALERSHIP EVENTS
Launch nights and sales weekends where the simulator brings people onto the lot.
04 / Clients
CLIENT ENTERTAINMENT
Hosted evenings where a fastest lap prize gets a room of clients talking.
What Is Included

FULLY TURNKEY

Everything from the truck leaving Tampa to the room being clear at the end.

01 / Transport
TRANSPORT AND DELIVERY
We bring the simulators, screens, seating and power distribution to your venue.
02 / Install
SETUP AND CALIBRATION
Installed, wired and calibrated before doors, inside your load-in window.
03 / Staff
STAFFING
Our team runs the activation for the duration. Nobody on your side has to learn the software.
04 / Guests
GUEST ONBOARDING
Each driver is seated, set up and briefed before they start, so first-time drivers are not left to work it out in front of an audience.
05 / Running
EVENT OPERATION
Sessions, queue management and timing, with a live leaderboard if you want one.
06 / Out
TEARDOWN
Removed inside your load-out window, leaving the space as we found it.
Practical

WHAT TO KNOW LOCALLY

One day or two

A single evening event is possible with an early start from Tampa. Anything with a morning load-in or a second show day is planned with the crew staying locally.

Send the venue details early

For convention center work we need the exhibitor kit: booth dimensions, ceiling height, dock times and how power is ordered.

Combine dates if you can

If you have more than one event in North Florida in the same week, tell us. Sharing the travel across bookings brings the cost of each one down.

Academy Sim Racing is based in Tampa at 1421 Massaro Blvd. We do not have an office, showroom or branch in Jacksonville. We travel to Jacksonville for mobile simulator events from our Tampa base, about 200 miles away, and travel is quoted per event.

Related

PLAN THE FORMAT

BY EVENT TYPE
Corporate, trade show, convention, brand activation and dealership formats.
BY RACING TYPE
GT3, Formula-style, stock car, endurance, drift and rally.
OTHER FLORIDA MARKETS
Where else we deliver mobile simulator events.
Elsewhere at Academy

TWO OTHER WAYS TO RACE

DRIVE AT OUR TAMPA LOUNGE
Eight simulators at 1421 Massaro Blvd. Book an hour, bring a group, or take the whole room.
WANT A PERMANENT SYSTEM?
Academy builds custom simulators for offices, showrooms and private clients.
Questions

WHAT PLANNERS ASK

Do you deliver racing simulators to Jacksonville?
Yes. We travel to Jacksonville from our Tampa base with our own staff running the activation.
Do you have a Jacksonville location?
No. Academy has one facility, in Tampa. Jacksonville is a market we travel to, not a location we operate from.
How far is it from your base?
About 200 miles by road, roughly three to three and a half hours.
Can you work at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center?
Yes, as a supplier on your stand or event. Send the exhibitor kit and we will plan around the venue’s rules and load-in times.
Do you stay overnight?
For morning load-ins and multi-day events, yes. Lodging for the crew is included in the quote.
How much does a Jacksonville rental cost?
Rental, delivery and staffing are the same three lines as any event. Travel, plus lodging when the crew stays over, is added on top, so we quote per event. Our homepage shows where typical Tampa Bay events land, and a person on our team confirms every final number.

BRING THE RACE
TO JACKSONVILLE.

Send us the venue, the date, your guest count and what the event is for. If you know how many simulators you want, tell us that too.

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