RACE NIGHT
AT YOUR COMMUNITY

An open activity session is easy to run and easy to ignore. A race night has a start time, a format and an outcome, which is why attendance is usually much higher.

It also gives your community something to talk about afterwards, and something to photograph for a newsletter or a marketing page, which matters to more communities than will admit it.

How an evening usually runs

• Everyone drives the same course under the same settings, so times are comparable
• A live leaderboard updates as people drive, which draws a crowd
• Residents can drive more than once to improve their time
• A final and a winner, with whatever prize the community wants to put up
• Accessibility settings remain available without affecting anyone’s standing

Accessibility is the first conversation, not the last

The single most useful thing you can tell us in advance is who is taking part. A simulator seat is a fixed racing seat, and getting into one is not possible or comfortable for every resident.

• Wheelchair users. Tell us in advance. There are setups that work without transferring out of a chair, and setups that do not, and we would rather solve that before we arrive.
• Limited mobility or transfers. If a resident needs assistance to transfer, your staff should handle that. Our team runs the simulators and does not provide personal care.
• Hand and grip strength. Wheel force can be reduced substantially, and for some participants turned down to almost nothing.
• Vision and hearing. Screen distance, text size and volume are all adjustable.
• Motion sensitivity. Some people find any moving screen uncomfortable. Sessions can be kept short and stationary, and nobody should feel obliged to continue.

Tell us the range of needs in the room and we will tell you honestly what will work and what will not, rather than discovering it in front of your residents.

The room

An activity room, dining room, common area or multipurpose space all work. We need floor space, mains power at the setup point, and a route in from a vehicle. Tell us about elevators, door widths and thresholds before the day rather than on it.

Numbers and time

How many residents you expect and how long you have. Those two numbers decide how many simulators make sense and how long each person gets in the seat.

Your staff

Our team runs the simulators. Your staff know your residents and handle anything involving personal care, transfers or supervision. That division works better than either of us trying to do both.

Scheduling

Mid-morning and early afternoon tend to work best in most communities, but you know your residents and your calendar better than we do.