Events / Locations / Tampa
Serving Tampa

RACING SIMULATOR RENTALS
IN TAMPA, FLORIDA

Tampa is where we are based, which makes it the one market where you have a choice: we bring the simulators to your venue, or your group comes to ours.

Local Context

OUR HOME MARKET

Everything Academy owns is in Tampa. That has practical consequences for events here that do not apply anywhere else in the state: shorter lead times are workable, last-minute changes are easier to absorb, and if something needs swapping mid-event we are not several hours away from a spare.

It also means Tampa is the only city where you can skip the delivery entirely. Academy has a simulator lounge at the same address, which for some groups is an alternative to a mobile setup. That is a separate service with its own booking, covered on the Academy Lounge site. Everything on this page is about us bringing simulators to your venue.

Which to choose

  • The lounge may suit smaller groups with a flexible date and no fixed venue. See the Academy Lounge site for that.
  • A mobile event is what you want if the event is part of something bigger, the venue is fixed, you need the rigs branded, or the guest count is beyond what one room holds. That is what we quote for here.
What We Run There

THE EVENT MIX

01 / Corporate
CORPORATE EVENTS
Tampa headquarters and regional offices running kickoffs, annual meetings and client nights.
02 / Convention
CONVENTION DISTRICT
Shows and conferences in the downtown convention area, where load-in windows are tight and planning matters.
03 / Dealerships
DEALERSHIP EVENTS
Grand openings, VIP nights and weekend family events across the Bay area.
04 / Private
PRIVATE EVENTS
Birthdays, milestone celebrations and private hire, at your venue or at ours.
05 / Community
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Community days and programs with local departments and civic organisations.
06 / Lounge
AT OUR LOUNGE
Full lounge buyouts for groups, with all eight simulators and nobody else in the room.
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

Lead time

Tampa is the one market where short notice is often workable, because nothing has to travel far. It is still worth booking ahead for anything in December or anything needing branded wraps.

Venues

We work in hotel ballrooms, convention space, offices, showrooms, warehouses and private homes across the Bay area. The constraints that decide what is possible are the same everywhere: door and elevator access, floor space and available power.

A fallback venue exists here

If your venue turns out not to work, or plans change late, Tampa is the one market where there is an Academy venue nearby as an alternative. That is not something we can offer anywhere else.

Academy Sim Racing is based in Tampa at 1421 Massaro Blvd. This is the one market where we are physically located, which is why coming to us is an option here and nowhere else. Everywhere else in Florida is served by mobile delivery from this address.

Related

PLAN THE FORMAT

Elsewhere at Academy

TWO OTHER WAYS TO RACE

Questions

WHAT PLANNERS ASK

Do you deliver racing simulators in Tampa?
Yes. Tampa is our home market and where we are based, so it is the easiest and quickest market for us to deliver into.
Is there an Academy venue in Tampa?
Yes. Academy has a simulator lounge at the same Tampa address, which is a separate service with its own booking. For some groups it is an alternative to a mobile event. Details are on the Academy Lounge site.
Can you set up at hotels and convention centers?
Yes. We work in hotel ballrooms and convention space regularly. Send us the venue and its load-in details and we will confirm what fits.
Is staff included?
Yes. Delivery, setup, calibration, staffing and teardown are typically included, and your quote sets out exactly what is covered and for how many hours.
How much space is required?
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.
Can you do short-notice bookings?
More easily in Tampa than anywhere else, because nothing has to travel. Ask and we will tell you honestly whether the date is workable.
Do you cover the wider Bay area?
Yes, including St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Riverview and Wesley Chapel.

BRING THE RACE
TO TAMPA.

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.