Eli Sevilla is building what he wishes he had years ago. “The biggest issue with me growing up was I didn’t have any friends who were into sim racing,” the 27-year-old told BusinessDen. “So I got into it very slowly.” He hopes to kick that process into higher gear for newcomers, while also bringing in veterans, at Peak Sim Racing, his upcoming project at 1236 S. Broadway in Denver. When the spot opens in the coming months, Sevilla will bring 12 racing simulators to the former home of Burns Family Artisan Ales, which closed in May last year after eight years in business. Motorheads can experience “every type of racing imaginable” at Peak Sim Racing, Sevilla said. The spot will also allow customers to upload their own car into the machines to cruise in everything from a Ford Mustang to a Toyota Camry around the track. Sevilla said Peak Sim will offer a more authentic racing experience than other simulator businesses, such as F1 Arcade in RiNo. “This is as close as you can get to being inside a real race car without the money or the risk,” Sevilla said. Sevilla brought a sim to Pikes Peak in June for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. (Courtesy Peak Sim) Each simulator is custom-made, and Peak Sim will have 10 standard machines alongside two premium ones. The former each cost around $20,000 to build out, while the premium ones run upward of $30,000. Patrons drive the cars in a first-person screen setup sitting down using a steering wheel. Generally, sims sell anywhere from $5,000 to $100,000, Sevilla said. He built one for himself five years ago, having caught the racing bug from the 2019 Netflix docuseries “Formula 1: Drive to Survive.” “Most companies don’t make every component you need to build