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Academy Sim Racing Professional Racing Simulator Lounge located in Tampa, FL. Academy, Built by Drivers.

We also offer Custom builds and Rentals Service designed for people that are looking to experience Sim Racing and all of its joys.

10/01/2026

Tampa’s Sim Lounge. Walk-in Friday & Saturdays. Book online for all other days but Tuesday. Thats when we sleep.

10/01/2026

Starting 31st is not an excuse. Brad Gutierrez drove the Academy #84 through a lap 10 wreck and all the way to the lead of the ISRL Lone Star 200 at Texas, and the broadcast booth noticed before we did. Old tires and a badly timed caution dropped him to 10th at the flag. Would you have pitted or stayed out?
Broadcast footage: xHoRsEbOaTx for ISRL.
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09/30/2026

Zandvoort doesn't do runoff. It does gravel, and race 4 found all of it.

Race 4 of 6 in Thursday Night Lights, Porsche Cup cars at Circuit Zandvoort. Contact into turn one
on the opening lap, spins in pairs, one car into the wall, and more trips through the gravel than
we could fit in three minutes.

Fixed setups and a tight iRating split, so nobody gets to drive away and hide.

Two rounds left. Come race with us Thursdays: Academy Sim Racing in Tampa. academysim.com

09/29/2026

Short shifting barely saves fuel. The real technique is where you lift, not where you shift.

Most people think fuel saving means lifting and coasting, or short shifting. Short shifting is a myth. You save so little from it, it basically doesn't matter.

What actually works is lifting about 50 to 100 meters before your normal braking point, then braking a little later than you'd think. You let the car scrub speed off naturally with the aero instead of dumping it all into the brakes.

That does two things. You're on the gas less, so you burn less fuel. And your brakes transfer less heat into your tires, so they degrade slower too. Same lift, two wins.

Done right you barely lose any time. The goal isn't to go through the corner slower, it's to go through it more efficiently and preserve what you have left on the car.

Want to actually feel the difference in the seat? Academy Sim Racing in Tampa. https://booking.academysim.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shorts_fuelsaving

09/28/2026

Academy Sim Lounge asked him to please have them book appointments next time at Academysim.com

09/24/2026

Your brakes probably aren't broken. Your brake curve is set up wrong, and here's the number to fix it.

I've seen this over and over. People's brakes aren't set up correctly, and because it's not calibrated right, it's really hard for them to be consistent.

Here's the target: your initial hit should land somewhere around 60 to 80 percent of your braking force. Not 100. If you close your eyes and just stomp the pedal, it's maxed out instantly, and that's not how it works. Most real drivers aren't maxing out their brakes unless they're about to crash or hit somebody. They're shooting for that 60 to 80 percent for most corners, and that's really where your lap time comes from.

If you can max it out too easily, you're probably over-braking for a ton of corners without realizing it. If you can't even get close to 80 percent, you're under-braking for a ton of corners. You want that sweet spot.

The second half of this: I used to run my brake pedal really soft, because I wanted it to feel like my daily driver. That's not how race brakes work at all. You want a stiff pedal, so you can actually fine-tune how much you're braking instead of just slamming it.

Want help dialing in your own brake curve? Academy Sim Racing in Tampa. academysim.com

09/23/2026

Round 3 of Thursday Night Lights Season 3 is done. Nurburgring GP, Porsche 911 GT3 Cups, and an hour of close racing through the whole field.

Thanks to everyone who lined up, and to our sponsors for backing the season.

Want to race with us? Join from home or from a rig at the lounge in Tampa: academysim.com

09/22/2026

Four bass shakers on one aluminium rig is still one bass shaker. They cancel each other out.

A lot of people think haptics and motion are going to make them faster. They are not. Haptics are great for immersion, and that is the whole reason to own them, but do not go overkill.

You really only need one bass shaker. I see rigs with two, four, ten haptic devices bolted to them and it does not make sense. They are all vibrating the same aluminium frame, and most of the time they cancel out. So even if you think you are feeling four corners, you are feeling one.

Motion has a different problem, and it is not price. Once you are at a decent level, the car talks to you before the platform does. Every motion system has some delay, even the expensive ones, so what you are being told is something the car did a moment ago and you have already corrected for it.

Think of it like a roller coaster. It is cool because it moves. That is not the same as making you better.

Spend the money on the pedals and the cockpit first. Then buy the fun stuff because it is fun, not because you think it is lap time.

Want to feel the difference before you buy any of it? Academy Sim Racing in Tampa. $25 for 30 minutes Fri and Sat, or $40/hr Sun through Thu. academysim.com

09/17/2026

Be honest. When did you last sit in it?

Every rig starts as the best purchase you ever made. Six months later it is a very expensive
coat rack that judges you from across the room.

Ours do not get that luxury. They run every day, they are set up, and somebody else already
paid for the wheel you keep telling yourself you will buy.

Come brush off the rust. Rentals start at $40 at Academy Sim Racing in Tampa.

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09/16/2026

Week two of Thursday Night Lights came down to 1.6 seconds at Barcelona.

Full field of Porsche Cup cars around Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, a fight for the lead that
never opened up, a scrap over fourth that ran the whole race, and one trip through the gravel.

Fixed setups and a tight iRating split, so the field stays bunched all night, home or in the lounge.

Come race with us Thursdays: Academy Sim Racing in Tampa. academysim.com

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1421 Massaro Boulevard
Tampa, FL
33619

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 10pm
Wednesday 12pm - 10pm
Thursday 12pm - 10pm
Friday 2pm - 10pm
Saturday 2pm - 10pm
Sunday 2pm - 6pm

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+18133559071

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