Sim racing at Dallara: open places for 2027 in the United States

The sim racing programme at Dallara AK Esports, in Indianapolis, has open places for young people aged 15 to 18, from 14 to 21 March 2027. During the residential week, your son takes part in 30 hours of classes and laboratories in English, with professional simulators, performance engineering and visits linked to motorsport.

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What will your son do at Dallara AK Esports?

Esports in Motorsport: Sim to Reality brings an interest in racing closer to engineering work. The student uses the simulator, observes the data and takes part in decisions about the car's performance.

The proposal starts with a concrete question: what changed between one attempt and the next? The group works in teams to investigate that difference and show an improvement compared with the initial result.

• Vehicle dynamics and aerodynamics: understand concepts that help explain the car's behaviour.
• Set-up: relate configuration changes to the result observed in the simulation.
• Telemetry: interpret the performance records to support decisions.
• Strategy: discuss the team's choices and apply them in the closing virtual race.

In this motorsport programme, your son can discover an interest in both driving and analysis. The week gives room to try this work and meet other students who share a curiosity about cars and competition.

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How does the data turn a lap into learning?

The team starts with a performance reference and works to achieve a measurable gain. The data help to show whether a change produced the expected effect and how to explain the result.

• Initial reference: the starting point makes it possible to compare the attempts.
• Technical decision: the team relates a change to the content presented in class.
• Result: the records show what happened after the change.
• Discussion: the students present their interpretation and decide what to return to in the work.

This process brings the young person closer to a way of thinking used in engineering: form an idea, test it and look for evidence. The simulator makes the discussion visible, with a result that can be compared with the previous one.

For someone who enjoys mathematics or physics, the experience connects school content with a racing situation. For someone who arrives through sim racing, the data offer another way to understand what happens at the wheel. Your son explores these possibilities with guidance from the programme team.

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How does the simulation connect with the real car?

The group compares the virtual work with references from the IR-18 chassis, from Dallara and from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The relationship between simulation and reality is part of the academic content of the week.

• Professional simulators: a working environment for driving, testing and observing performance.
• IR-18 chassis: a concrete reference for the car, linked to the engineering project.
• Dallara process: contact with the comparison between simulated results and reality.
• Speedway data: published lap records used as a reference in the learning.

The different levels of simulation fidelity also come into that conversation. The group learns the distinction between a game simulator, a professional system and the real situation they seek to represent.

The educational gain lies in understanding the reach of each tool. Your son can see how a choice made in the virtual environment relates to the car and to the track information. The practical driving announced takes place on the simulator; the real car and the circuit take part in the experience as technical references and visits.

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Which visits bring the group closer to motorsport in Indianapolis?

The schedule includes the Dallara factory in the United States, the Dallara Experience Hub and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The visits link what was discussed in class to places and equipment in motorsport.

• Dallara US Factory: a closer look at the environment where competition cars are built.
• Dallara Experience Hub: contact with Dallara's technical presence in Indianapolis.
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway: a visit to the circuit that forms part of the week's performance references.
• Team dinner: time with the group outside class and laboratory periods.

Seeing these spaces can give another dimension to an interest in racing. The student sees the link between a car, the engineering work and the circuit, after using similar concepts on the simulator.

In Parma, in Italy, another Dallara programme works on motorsport engineering through the building of a scale car. In Indianapolis, the visits relate to the performance studied on the simulator during the March week.

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What is the residential week like and who accompanies the students?

The announced accommodation is at the Courtyard by Marriott Indianapolis West-Speedway, in shared rooms with a private bathroom. The material provides for a team present 24 hours a day, study and social spaces and daily transport to classes.

For the family, this information helps picture the experience beyond the simulator. Your son joins an organised routine with the group, including meals, academic activities and time together.

• Morning: classes and a presentation of the week's content.
• Afternoon: laboratories, practical activities and excursion periods set out in the schedule.
• Meals: full board, with three meals a day.
• Evening: group activities and the organisation of rest time.

Our consultant helps clarify the arrival, the accommodation and the support channels before the trip. You get to know the planned structure and can talk about the student's needs during the stay.

Time with an international group is also part of the opportunity. Sharing activities, discussing a decision with the team and talking at meals extends the time spent using English during the week.

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Do English and previous sim racing experience interfere with the choice?

Classes and laboratories take place in English. Preparation takes into account the communication your son will use to follow instructions and join the work with the other students.

• Understanding: hear an instruction and recognise what will be done in the activity.
• Questions: ask the instructor for clarification when a question arises.
• Explanation: describe what he observed in an attempt and present an idea to the team.
• Living together: communicate needs during meals, transfers and accommodation.

The programme material does not set a minimum sim racing ranking. Interest in motorsport, engineering and simulation guides the conversation about the experience.

Your son may enjoy competing virtually or arrive curious about how cars work. In preparation for the motorsport exchange, our consultant talks with the family about those interests and his current use of English. The aim is to choose an experience that the young person also wants to make the most of in class and in team work.

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Indianapolis, Parma or Milan: which activity interests your son more?

The world of cars brings together different paths. The task the student wants to try helps with the choice between the programmes.

• Indianapolis: one week focused on sim racing, data, set-up and performance engineering.
• Parma: two weeks of motorsport engineering, with drawing, manufacture and assembly of a scale car.
• Milan: creation and modelling of the vehicle in the automotive design programme.

Automotive design can appeal to someone who prefers to explore shapes and develop a visual proposal. Indianapolis focuses the experience on the interpretation of performance and on decisions about the simulated car.

The calendar also changes the choice. This group runs during the March spring break, from 14 to 21 March 2027. Your consultant relates these dates to the student's school calendar and to the family's travel planning.

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What is included and what is organised separately?

The week is residential and brings together the academic programme and the stay in Indianapolis. The proposal sets out what is included so the family can plan the trip.

• Classes and laboratories: 30 hours of engineering activities.
• Equipment: access to the programme's professional simulators.
• Stay: accommodation, three meals a day and a daily transfer to classes.
• Schedule: excursions and a certificate of completion.
• Supervision: a team present 24 hours a day.
• Insurance included: civil liability and accidents.

Airport transfers, extra nights and additional insurance policies are handled separately. The distinction between daily transport and the airport reception avoids leaving part of the arrival without organisation.

Our curation of vocational exchange includes that reading of the proposal with the family. The dedicated senior consultant helps align the flights, the accommodation period and the chosen services, before booking the journeys.

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How can this week help with choosing a field of study?

During the programme, your son tries tasks that bring an interest in racing closer to areas of study. Contact with data, vehicle dynamics and strategy makes it possible to recognise what sparks a wish to learn more.

• Interest in analysis: investigate results and explain differences between attempts.
• Interest in engineering: understand how concepts help to interpret the car.
• Interest in the team: discuss solutions and contribute to a joint decision.

The path to work in Formula 1 involves training and later experiences. A week like this offers a first contact with technical activities and a certificate of completion, useful for recording what the student explored.

Your son may come back with more specific questions about courses and professions. The family gains concrete experiences to talk about the next step, based on what he experienced and liked doing.

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Frequently asked questions about sim racing at Dallara

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Which airport is recommended for arrival?

Indianapolis International, identified by the code IND. The airport transfer can be requested separately from the daily transport included between the hotel and the classes.

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Does the schedule include driving a real car on the track?

No. The practical driving announced takes place on the simulators; the IR-18 chassis and the circuit are technical references for the experience.

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Does my son need to bring his own simulator?

No. The programme includes access to professional simulators at the Dallara AK Esports facilities.

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Does the included insurance cover cancellation of the trip?

The included insurance is for civil liability and accidents. Cancellation cover depends on taking out an additional type of policy and on the terms of that policy.

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Does this programme take place in the summer in the United States?

No. The group runs during spring break, from 14 to 21 March 2027.

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Your son already follows the races. And a week of engineering in Indianapolis?

Tell us what sparks his interest in racing and engineering, and bring the 2027 school calendar. Our curation helps your family prepare to take part in the March week.

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Be Easy: boutique study abroad consultancy

Be Easy supports your family in choosing and preparing the vocational experience. With curation and a dedicated senior consultant, we clarify the activities, the accommodation and the organisation of the trip: contact us to talk about Indianapolis in 2027.