Tucson's first sim racing lounge opens on Broadway Ignition Sim Racing, Tucson's first full-motion simulated racing experience, offers beginner-friendly sessions, memberships and monthly race nights for all ages. Tucson has its first simulated racing experience, and the family behind it is betting the city has been waiting for something like it. Located at 5460 E. Broadway Blvd., Ignition Sim Racing features ten purpose-built full-motion bays, each equipped with pedals, wheels and three display monitors to put drivers in the cockpit of a virtual race car. Sim racing uses high-fidelity software and hardware to replicate the experience of driving a real race car, from the resistance of the steering wheel to the feedback of the road beneath it. The family-owned business opened in February. It is operated by Isaiah Yonas, his brother and father, who have been planning the racing lounge for close to a year. They originally started with one rig they brought to car shows and recreational events, eventually expanding to a full storefront for anyone to enjoy. Simulated racing has been a longtime passion of Yonas and his brother. "We've always been into gaming, always been into cars and just kind of seeing the appreciation for the sim when we would take it out, we thought it would be a good idea to open one of these in Tucson," he said. Their goal was to create something everyone in the community can enjoy. "We think that Tucson definitely needs more stuff to do overall and that's what's great about sim racing is it covers such a broad spectrum of people," Yonas said. "It's one of those things where no matter what background you have, competition is most likely in you. This is just something new and exciting that everybody can get into, at all experience levels of driving