One dedicated kids sim · Drivers from age 5
The main grid takes drivers from age 8. Our dedicated kids simulator takes them from 5.
The addition that turns a corporate day into a family one, coached by our team every lap.
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How it works for children
Plenty of attractions say they’re suitable for children. The question a parent is really asking is whether their eight year old will get out of the seat having driven, or having sat in a car that wouldn’t go where they pointed it.
Our answer is a rig built for the job. One dedicated kids simulator, scaled for young drivers from age 5, that joins the main grid at family events. The child fits the rig, the car is set up so they can keep it on the circuit, and somebody stands beside them for the first lap, on every booking.
The kids sim is a compact rig scaled for young drivers. Our team sets the seat, wheel and pedals for the child standing in front of them, so their feet reach and their hands sit on the wheel. A driver who’s stretching can’t drive, so we set the rig up before the lap starts.
We turn the driving aids up for younger drivers. Automatic gears, traction control, braking assistance and the racing line on screen. The car stays on the circuit, the lap keeps flowing, and the child spends the session driving instead of spinning at the first corner.
A team member kneels beside the sim and talks the child through the opening lap. Which pedal is which, where to brake, when to turn in. Nobody is left sitting in a stationary car working out why nothing is happening.
Sessions for children are kept short on purpose. A quick lap each turns the queue over, so more children get a turn and none of them wait long enough to wander off. Tell us how many children you expect and we’ll plan the running order around them.
The kids sim networks onto the same live leaderboard as the main grid, and the board can run a separate category for children. A seven year old is then ranked against other children rather than against an adult who races on a wheel every weekend. Everybody gets to be near the top of something.
The kit sits behind a barrier with a clear viewing side. Parents watch the screen and the driver from a few feet away, without standing over the rig, and the child gets to do the driving themselves in front of an audience.
Racing their own age group
No child enjoys being twenty seconds off a leaderboard they can’t reach. The kids sim runs on the same live leaderboard as the main grid, and we can split it so children are timed as their own category. The board then has a name at the top that belongs to somebody who’s nine.
On bigger events we go further and sign a separate children’s area, with the adult rigs run alongside. That’s exactly how the Jaguar TCS Racing activation was laid out, and the photograph here is the adult side of it.
Plan a family eventWhere it works
The centrepiece that holds a field or a car park for the whole day. Children queue, drive, then come back to see whether their time has survived.
Families visit in groups, so the day has to occupy the children as well as the adults. Wrap the sims in your colours and the branding sits in every photo a parent takes.
Branding options →Staff bring partners and children, and the entertainment has to work for all three. The main grid handles the competitive department final while the kids sim gives a six year old their first driving lesson.
Corporate simulator hire →A simulator makes braking points, grip and reaction time something a pupil can feel rather than read. Our team runs the sessions so teaching staff aren’t tied to the kit.
Footfall stops for a live leaderboard. A dedicated kids sim keeps a family in the centre for the length of a queue, a lap and a look at the times.
Every guest gets timed laps and there’s a winner at the end. The kids sim takes drivers from five, the main sims take everyone from eight to 88, so parents and grandparents can take a turn once the children have finished.
The proof
Jaguar TCS Racing is the Jaguar team in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. We delivered branded simulator activations for them, and that work included a dedicated children’s racing simulator setup running alongside the adult rigs.
The photographs on this page are from that activation. Signed areas for each group, kit behind rope barriers, and our team on the floor with the drivers.
In the first photograph a team member is kneeling at the rig, setting the session up on the keyboard while the child holds the wheel. In the second, one child drives while the others wait their turn a step away and watch the screen.
Virtually Entertained is an independent simulator hire company. We built and ran this activation for the team. We’re not a Formula E partner, supplier or licensee.
Safety and supervision
A racing simulator is a seat, a wheel and two pedals bolted to a frame, with no motion platform, nothing hot and nothing sharp on it. The real risk is an unattended queue and a rig nobody’s watching.
That’s why we staff it: our team delivers, builds, sets each rig for the driver, runs every session and packs down at the end. Someone from our team is beside the simulators for the whole event.
The kids sim is smaller than the main rigs and sits behind the same barrier line as the rest of the grid, with room for the queue in front of it. Setup takes about two hours and we build before your doors open.
We're here to make the racing a highlight
We don't just drop off and disappear. Our team delivers, builds, welcomes your guests, runs the racing and packs down at the end.
We're here for you, and if there's anything we can do to make your event special, don't hesitate to ask.
Tell us the basics and we'll come back with an itemised quote within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.
Pricing
The kids sim joins a booking alongside the main grid, and the whole family day is priced as one itemised quote. Tell us the ages you expect and we’ll spec the main sims and the kids sim together. The main grid prices below give you the shape of it.
| Simulators | Per day |
|---|---|
| 1 F1-style simulator | £790 |
| 2 F1-style simulators | £890 |
| 4 F1-style simulators | £1,655 |
All prices exclude VAT. Subsequent days are discounted 25%. Full terms are on the price list.
For a young crowd it’s worth adding a Batak reaction board at £450 a day: quick to explain, and the queue moves fast. Batak hire →
Quick answers
From age 5 on the dedicated kids simulator. The main F1-style sims take drivers from 8 to 88. Between the two, a family event covers everyone. Tell us the age range you expect and we’ll spec the day around it.
Yes. Steering and braking both matter, so the driver needs their feet on the pedals. The kids sim is scaled for young drivers, and our team sets the seat and pedals for each child before the lap starts, which takes seconds.
Yes, and that’s the point. The main grid takes everyone from eight up while the kids sim runs alongside for the youngest drivers, which is how the Jaguar TCS Racing activation was laid out. The live leaderboard can hold a separate category for children, so the two groups aren’t compared against each other.
Our team runs every session from setup to pack-down. They set the aids, adjust the rig, coach the first lap and stay with the simulators throughout, so no member of your team has to stand and manage the queue. General supervision of children at the event remains with parents and the organiser, and we work to whatever safeguarding rules your venue sets.
2 hours
Typical setup time
13A socket
One runs two sims
100 miles
Delivery included from Silverstone
Enquire
Send this and you'll have an itemised quote within 24 hours, Monday to Friday. Prefer to talk? Call 01327 856155 or email sales@virtuallyentertained.com.