Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is almost here! Join us September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL for the ultimate celebration of simulation gaming. Tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com — do not miss out! Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media and join our Discord at discord.gg/UQT4vRzacN to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details.

Tonight GrayzeDynamics will be the star of the next Sim Gaming Expo Creator Takeover! Join him tonight from 6-8pm ET in the SGE twitch channel to say hi, learn more about the event and see some amazing content! twitch.tv/simgamingexpo

EXHIBITOR ANNOUNCEMENT — Dad's Racing Services Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL Tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com — and use code SGE15 at checkout for 15% off through July 10th only. This offer will not return after it expires! We are excited to welcome Dad's Racing Services to the Sim Gaming Expo 2026 for the very first time! Dad's Racing Services delivers professional simulator activations, sim-to-real driver development programs, and the official debut of GridMagik — an all-in-one simulator event and sim center management platform. GridMagik combines QR code booking, rig management, live leaderboard tracking, session control, and even synchronized multi-location competition into one streamlined system. It is a game changer for anyone running simulator events or operating a sim center. At SGE 2026 visitors can explore activation packages, learn about sim-to-real development programs, see GridMagik live in action, and take advantage of exclusive Expo-only pricing across all services. Visit Dad's Racing Services at sge.dadsracingservices.com/ Show Hours: Friday, September 18 | 12PM – 8PM Saturday, September 19 | 10AM – 6PM Sunday, September 20 | 10AM – 5PM Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media @simgamingexpo to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details. Join our Discord at discord.gg/UQT4vRzacN

EXHIBITOR ANNOUNCEMENT — KCA Sim Technology Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL Tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com We are excited to welcome KCA Sim Technology to the Sim Gaming Expo 2026 for the very first time! KCA Sim Technology is a family-owned business based out of Cincinnati, Ohio with a mission that hits close to home for a lot of us — making sim racing accessible to everyone, especially the youngest members of the family. They design and build high-quality, affordable, youth-sized aluminum sim racing rigs that are durable, adjustable, and built to grow with your young driver. Their flagship KCA XR-001 rig features adjustable seating, pedals, and wheel height, making it compatible with most major beginner racing wheels and pedals and perfect for kids ready to get their first taste of the sim racing experience. If you are bringing the family to SGE 2026, KCA Sim Technology is a must-visit on the show floor. Sim racing is for everyone and KCA is proving it one young racer at a time! Visit KCA Sim Technology at kcasimtechnology.com/ Show Hours: Friday, September 18 | 12PM – 8PM Saturday, September 19 | 10AM – 6PM Sunday, September 20 | 10AM – 5PM Grab your tickets now at simgamingexpo.com Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media @simgamingexpo to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details. Join our Discord at discord.gg/UQT4vRzacN

Sim Gaming Expo and Spark Models are launching the SGE x Spark Models Livery Design Contest and this is an exciting opportunity to see your creativity come to life! Design a livery for the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), get selected as the community favorite, and your design will be produced as an exclusive limited edition 1:43 scale Spark Models diecast available for purchase on site at SGE 2026. Your design will also be featured as one of the official liveries used during the Sim Lab Challenge Series — both in the online qualifiers and live on the competition floor at Sim Gaming Expo. Here is how it works: Submissions open today, June 10th. Submit your design to community@simgamingexpo.com by June 23rd at 11:59 PM CST. The top three finalists will be selected and announced on June 25th, with community voting open from June 26th through June 29th at 11:59 PM CST. The winning design will be announced on June 30th. Finalists will receive: Winner - $200 1:43 Diecast Second - $100 Third - $50 Design Requirements: — Must feature the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) — Must include the Spark Models logo — Must include the Sim Gaming Expo logo — No unapproved third-party sponsor logos. Images must include a top down, left side, right side, front and back view in order to be considered as an official entry. Full contest rules and design templates are available at the Sim Gaming Expo Discord server at discord.gg/UQT4vRzacN This is your chance to leave your mark on the sim racing community. We cannot wait to see what you create. Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL and tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com Visit Spark Models sparkmodel.com/ Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media @simgamingexpo to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details.

Sim Gaming Expo is 100 days away! The countdown is on and the momentum behind Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is unlike anything we have seen before. An expanded show floor, an incredible lineup of exhibitors, sponsors, and special guests, and a community that continues to grow every single day. September 18th cannot get here fast enough. This is the year everything gets bigger. More floor space. More brands. More competitions. More of everything that made our inaugural event so special — and then some. The energy is building and we are just getting started. Sim Gaming Expo 2026 — September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. Show Hours: Friday, September 18 | 12PM – 8PM Saturday, September 19 | 10AM – 6PM Sunday, September 20 | 10AM – 5PM Tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com Save 15% off tickets with discount code SGE15 valid now through July 10th. Do not wait on this one! Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media @simgamingexpo to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details. Join our Discord at discord.gg/UQT4vRzacN

Proud to be running it back for another year!

Looking forward to this! Head on over and check out the stream!

A great moment captured here with Indy500 and IndyCar Series Champion @TonyKanaan and @thesimracingden at last year's Inaugural Sim Gaming Expo. It was amazing as so many fans had the opportunity to grab an autograph and pose for a quick picture with the legend himself! Our friends at @Simucube had some incredible activities with TK at their booth and it truly was an honor to have him visit us over the weekend. Sim Gaming Expo returns September 18-20, 2026 at the Schaumburg Convention Center, in Schaumburg IL. For tickets and information visit simgamingexpo.com Use discount code SGE15 to save 15% off tickets now through July 10th

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT — LithiumFox Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL Tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com — Use promo code SGE15 to save 15% off tickets. This offer only valid for a limited time! We are excited to welcome back @lithiumfox to the Sim Gaming Expo 2026 for the second year in a row! LithiumFox is a Full Body VR Sim Racing Vtuber delivering a truly unique and interactive experience unlike anything else in the sim racing content space. Using a custom built full body tracking solution, LithiumFox seamlessly blends the virtual and physical world, creating an immersive and visually captivating experience that pushes the boundaries of what sim racing content can be. It is the kind of creativity that stops you in your tracks and reminds you just how innovative and diverse this community really is. Check out LithiumFox at linktr.ee/lithiumfox Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media @simgamingexpo to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details. Join our Discord at discord.gg/UQT4vRzacN

So excited to announce that Monday June 8th at 7pm ET @b_royyyy will be taking over the Sim Gaming Expo Twitch channel, streaming some amazing sim racing content and talking all things SGE! Join the fun at twitch.tv/simgamingexpo

Check out the @iRacing Super Formula B Series on @simspeedtv youtube.com/live/hGJuyBmEnW4

We are so excited to welcome @gomezsimracing back to Sim Gaming Expo this year! We want to take a look back at some images with the man behind the vision at GSI the legendary Jose Gomez. Seen pictured with finalists from the GSI Open Wheel Invitational a competition that featured @iRacing IndyCar action across a 4 race series. The competition was organized with SGE staff and longtime iRacing IndyCar community member @brendanhyprstar The competition featured GSI's X-29 wheel on all of our competition cockpits and the podium received wheels courtesy of GSI and trophies to celebrate their accomplishments. Join us again for another year of this amazing competition and so many more in our dedicated sim racing esports area this September 18-20. Tickets are on sale now for Sim Gaming Expo which takes place at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg IL. Visit simgamingexpo.com to secure your spot today!

We were so excited to welcome @SimCraft to the inaugural Sim Gaming Expo. We are happy to announce that they will be returning again with a massive 1000 square foot booth! Since 2008, SimCraft has set the standard in physics-driven motion simulation for racing simulators. Trusted by champions, designed from reality, and made for total believability. Visit SimCraft at simcraft.com/ We have some major news that will be announced very soon so stay tuned! Sim Gaming Expo returns September 18-20, 2026 at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg IL. Tickets are on sale now! Visit simgamingexpo.com

Taking a look back at setup day for our amazing competition area from our 2025 show. All of the work behind the scenes to get all of the cockpits built, and then finalized with monitors, controls, software, cable management and more was a massive undertaking that couldn't have been done without the amazing support of so many community members who now have been given the title of "SGE Builders Guild" Sim Gaming Expo would not be possible without all the support from our amazing community of simulation enthusiasts! We are looking forward to celebrating with you again on September 18-20, 2026 at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg IL. Were you at our event last year? Tell us your stories of your experiences throughout the weekend!

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT — MR.GT78 Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL and we have another great special guest to announce! Tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com We are excited to welcome back @mr_gt78 to the Sim Gaming Expo 2026! MR.GT78 is a sim racing content creator delivering some of the most immersive cockpit POV racing content in the community. Focused on Le Mans Ultimate, iRacing, and Automobilista 2, his channel is a showcase of competitive GT3 action, clean visuals, and real setup insights that help sim racers at every level get more out of their time on track. We are thrilled to be welcoming him back to Schaumburg this September and look forward to having him connect with the SGE community once again! Check out MR.GT78 on YouTube at youtube.com/@MR_GT78 Show Hours Friday 12pm - 8pm Saturday 10am - 6pm Sunday 10am - 5pm Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media @simgamingexpo to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details. Join our Discord at

EXHIBITOR ANNOUNCEMENT — SIMETRA SRP Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. Tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com We are excited to welcome SIMETRA SRP to the Sim Gaming Expo 2026 for the very first time! SIMETRA SRP engineers precision sim racing pedal mods designed for performance and built to elevate your driving experience to the next level. Machined from top-tier aircraft-grade aluminum, stainless steel, and carbon fiber, their products deliver faster response, better ergonomics, and complete racing immersion. Their flagship MOD:one for the Fanatec ClubSport V3 is already earning rave reviews from the sim racing community and is a perfect example of what happens when engineering passion meets real sim racing needs. Stock was never enough — and once you experience the difference, you will understand why. Come find SIMETRA SRP on the show floor at SGE 2026 and feel the upgrade for yourself! Visit SIMETRA SRP at simetrasrp.com/ Sim Gaming Expo Hours: Friday, September 18 | 12PM – 8PM Saturday, September 19 | 10AM – 6PM Sunday, September 20 | 10AM – 5PM Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media @simgamingexpo to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details. Join our Discord at discord.gg/UQT4vRzacN

Sim Gaming Expo organizer Jorge Anzaldo had the pleasure of appearing on the most recent episode of @TheSimpit to talk about our upcoming event and share insights into the future of the show. Check out the full interview. youtu.be/hMn0tvm1PuE?si=Gwr7…

EXHIBITOR ANNOUNCEMENT — AdminBoxx Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL and we have another great exhibitor announcement to share! Tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com We are thrilled to welcome back Admin Boxx to the Sim Gaming Expo 2026 for the second straight year! AdminBoxx is built by iRacers for iRacers, designed specifically for use in league and hosted races for Race Control. Their goal is simple — make race control as easy as possible. Fully plug and play and integrated with the AdminBoxx app, it is the kind of tool that league admins and race organizers have been looking for. If you run leagues, host races, or are involved in iRacing race control in any capacity, AdminBoxx is something you need to see in person at SGE 2026. And here is a bonus for the SGE community — use code EXPO25 at checkout for 25% off through Black Friday! Visit AdminBoxx at adminboxx.com/ September 18–20, 2026 Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center | Schaumburg, IL Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media @simgamingexpo to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details. Join our Discord at discord.gg/UQT4vRzacN

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SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT — Project Simstarr Sim Gaming Expo 2026 is September 18–20 at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. Tickets are on sale now at simgamingexpo.com — grab yours and come be part of something truly unique! We are excited to welcome Project Simstarr to the Sim Gaming Expo 2026 for the very first time! Peter "CMDR Wacko" Stolmeier hosts Project Simstarr, a tri-weekly livestream dedicated to sci-fi spaceflight simulation. Equal parts experiment and entertainment, Project Simstarr is an ongoing exploration of what simulation can be when you push the boundaries of the genre and present it as a truly immersive experience. It is unlike anything else in the simulation content space and it represents exactly the kind of creativity and passion that makes this community so special. We are thrilled to be expanding the scope of what simulation gaming means at SGE 2026 and cannot wait for our community to meet Project Simstarr in Schaumburg this September! Check out Project Simstarr on YouTube at youtube.com/@projectsimstarr Follow Sim Gaming Expo on social media @simgamingexpo to stay up to date with all the latest news and show details. Join our Discord at discord.gg/UQT4vRzacN