SimRacing Expo

SimRacing Expo The SimRacing Expo USA 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina brings the passion of virtual motorsport to life like never before.

The SimRacing Event for the whole family, where virtual and real racing come together 🏁

🗓️ SimRacing Expo Frankfurt (FFM), Germany - 16.-18.10.2026
🗓️ SimRacing Expo Charlotte (NC), USA - 21.-23.05.2027 From May 22–24, 2026, the Queen City becomes the epicenter of the global SimRacing community, hosting the worlds known SimRacing Exhibition from Germany for the first time in the United States. Fo

unded in 2014 at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife, the SimRacing Expo is world’s leading SimRacing exhibition and event. Every year, fans from around the world travel to Frankfurt to discover the latest trends in SimRacing technology, hardware, and software, and to connect with the top brands and industry leaders. The German edition of the SimRacing Expo attracted tens of thousands of fans, racers, developers, and manufacturers from around the globe. Following record-breaking success in 2025 with over 24,000 visitors, 74 exhibitors, and 30 world premieres, the 2026 edition in Charlotte promises to set new standards in innovation, interactivity, and community. SimRacing Expo is finally coming to the USA, with Charlotte, North Carolina as its new home. Charlotte is home to 17 NASCAR teams, the Haas F1 Team, numerous major U.S. sports franchises, and the state-of-the-art Charlotte Convention Center, which offers ideal conditions for hosting the Expo Charlotte. The SimRacing Expo Charlotte aims to bring the same unique combination of virtual and real-world motorsport that made the European edition so successful. Taking place during Memorial Day Weekend 2026, the event will be held alongside the legendary NASCAR Coca-Cola 600, one of the most important and spectacular races on the NASCAR calendar. Just steps away from the Charlotte Convention Center, visitors can also experience the world-famous NASCAR Hall of Fame, a three-story exhibition dedicated to the past, present, and future of NASCAR, unmatched anywhere else in the world. This weekend is a dream come true for every motorsport and SimRacing fan, making a trip to Charlotte absolutely worthwhile. SimRacing provides the ultimate way to experience motorsport without the high costs or risks of real racing. At the SimRacing Expo USA, you can virtually drive your dream cars and compete with racers from all around the world.

Just a 🤏 recap of the 1st SimRacing Expo in Charlotte, with lot more pictures and impressions to come in the next few da...
06/01/2026

Just a 🤏 recap of the 1st SimRacing Expo in Charlotte, with lot more pictures and impressions to come in the next few days!

Also we are kicking off our announcements for Frankfurt, that's going to be a loooooong list!

Many wheels, only one wheelbase, which is your favorite wheel and why?
05/31/2026

Many wheels, only one wheelbase, which is your favorite wheel and why?

iRacing Season 3 is just around the corner and the one and only legend Greg Hill dropped a new Season Development BlogQu...
05/30/2026

iRacing Season 3 is just around the corner and the one and only legend Greg Hill dropped a new Season Development Blog

Quick Facts - Season 3 is almost ready, with release expected in early June. ⬇️
⚫ New cars include the BMW M2 Racing, Euro NASCAR RC01, and two new Formula Vee variants.
⚫ The BMW M Hybrid V8 gets an Evo update, and the Dallara IR18 and Porsche 992.2 also receive updates.
⚫ Laguna Seca has been completely rescanned and rebuilt, and Qualcomm Circuit is coming as a new track.
⚫ Oschersleben, Magny-Cours, Oran Park, and Chicagoland also get track updates.
⚫ Sim UI adds live dynamic track maps, a built-in fuel calculator, control profiles, tire indication, drag-to-resize widgets, and an incident tracker.
⚫ Pit speed enforcement has been redesigned for stricter and more predictable behavior.
⚫ Multi-class starts with per-class pace cars are being tested, but may not make the release.

⚫ ⚫ ⚫ Longer-term projects
include Career Mode, the Spark graphics engine, multi-threaded physics improvements, oval refresh work, series-specific sporting regulations, and expanded audio features.

05/29/2026

In 23 seconds, Ian "Crimsix" Porter explains the two most crucial questions in Sim Racing.
Better listen, now!

Good news!Over the SimRacing Expo Charlotte weekend we made a huge step to build the foundation for the future of our Si...
05/28/2026

Good news!

Over the SimRacing Expo Charlotte weekend we made a huge step to build the foundation for the future of our SimRacing Expo in the USA.

We are very happy to announce that our Charlotte based event will make a return in 2027 from the 21. to 23. of May, and before you're asking, there will be a NASCAR race on the weekend as well, the NASCAR All-Star Race 😜

05/26/2026

It's time for the visitor numbers! 🥁

A huge thank you to each and every one of the 8.930 that joined us as a visitor, exhibitor, member of the press or content creator.

You all made our very first SimRacing Expo in Charlotte something truly special.

We never expected to receive such overwhelming feedback and welcome so many visitors at our first event in North America.

Together, we celebrated Sim Racing, met new and familiar faces, shared countless great moments and laughs.

This is SimRacing Expo.

05/25/2026

Sim Racing has no future? If you believe that, you should listen to Max Papis, who has raced in everything from Champ Cars and ALMS to F1, pretty much anything with four wheels and a powerful engine.

With decades of experience, he is one of the best people to discuss the changes shaping both motorsports and sim racing, combining his racing background with his business experience leading MPI - Max Papis Innovations

We're signing off from Day 3, packing our bags, it's time to go home. ✈️Thank you everyone for making the 1st SimRacing ...
05/25/2026

We're signing off from Day 3, packing our bags, it's time to go home. ✈️

Thank you everyone for making the 1st SimRacing Expo in Charlotte such a special event.

Day 2 was overwhelming, so many people showed up and loved what our exhibitors with their boothes had to show!
05/24/2026

Day 2 was overwhelming, so many people showed up and loved what our exhibitors with their boothes had to show!

05/23/2026

Charlotte, you have the best crowd! ❤️ Saturday was a blast!

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