What is "Sim Racing for the Kids 4" presented by HIP Motorsports?

First and foremost, this annual online Pro-Am Sim Racing event is to support the SickKids Foundation Charity. Since the inaugural race held in January 2022 the sim racing community and their supporters have donated over $87,000 to SickKids, a remarkable success for a group of about 100 people. The event continues to grow, and the next event is expected to be bigger and more popular than ever.

The 2025 running of the race will be held on the evening of January 8, 2025, and will involve up to 60 teams of 3 sim racers competing in a 2.5-hour endurance race. It is a unique experience in these ways.

Most of the teams have one real life Professional Racing Driver / Sim Racer as a team member. Amateur drivers each provide a donation to the charity to enter the event and then fundraise from friends and family to support their effort. The Pros generously provide their skills and time to elevate the race to a high standard.
HIP Motorsports hosts an annual gathering at their Sim Racing Studio in Ajax ON. Nine teams use HIP's state of the art equipment for the race, so the Amateurs and Pros spend the evening together as they race for the win. All other competitors join the race virtually from home, using their own equipment as the event uses the iRacing.com motorsport racing simulation. In the previous event, racers joined from across Canada the USA and the UK.
The event has achieved significant national interest and REVTV, broadcasts the race live across their entire Canada wide network. The broadcast crew is from SYM TV who also stream the event live worldwide on their You Tube channel. Many of the participants also stream live on their Twitch accounts. In total thousands of people watch this race.

Partners

About the Canadian Motorsport Academy: The Canadian Motorsport Academy is the truest form of an Academy specifically for motorsport in Canada - where its members are taught all aspects of their chosen profession in motorsports - not just including Drivers, but Engineers, Mechanics, Press Representatives, Marketing Professionals and Team Managers. The Academy provides specialist program support through tailored mentoring, marketing, and management support to talented young racing drivers. CMA, and its program partners, possess a wide range of expertise and experience across the business of motorsport and are perfectly placed to encourage, support, educate and assist our members in maximizing, his or her, on and off-track success.

ENTER THE EVENT

SRFTK4 is an event that raises money for the SickKids foundation while having a fun and competitive Pro/AM sim race. The SIM racing community has strongly embraced the event, with the number of entries growing by 83% in three years while donations have increased by 60% in that time. Thank you.

That being said, last year's event experienced a -14% reduction in donation level in spite of having +20% more teams. To reverse this trend, we are introducing a valuable 'Donation Reward Prize Program'. All individuals who fundraise $500 or more by January 10, 2025, will have the chance to win a prize ranging in value from $50 to $4,000. (See Donation Reward Prize Program section for details). We are confident that this program will result in a field of more than 55 teams including more than 40 Pro/Am teams.

How to Register

Please select one of the options below and provide the required information to enter the event. Once completed you will be redirected to the SickKids donation website where you can register your team and make your optional** entry donation. Once entered you will receive a welcome information package that outlines the event schedule and details.

Location

Option 1: $100.00 per driver; Race at the HIP MOTORSPORTS studio and join a total of 10 teams and their Pro Driving teammates live on race day evening. Enjoy a party atmosphere that includes food and drink and a unique event T-shirt. The prize includes a live in studio practice session on Jan 6, using the same state-of-the-art sim racing equipment that you will use on race day.

Option 2: $50.00 per driver; Race from home using your own sim racing equipment. You will have access to a Jan 6 practice session.

Driver 1

I am an active iRacing member with a D1.0 or higher Road license.

Driver 2

I am an active iRacing member with a D1.0 or higher Road license.

Driver 3

I am an active iRacing member with a D1.0 or higher Road license.

Car

All entries will automatically be entered in the “Pick Your Pro” contest as soon as your team is registered on the SickKids Donation website. (See the Pick Your Pro section for details)

** By entering at the SickKids site, you will receive an income tax receipt. You have the option of sending your entry fee to: [email protected]. This method does not provide a tax receipt, but the funds will be applied to your team total fundraising amount.

Join an existing team

Pick Your Pro Contest

Pro drivers will be matched with an Amateur Team on Thursday December 12, 2024, in an online DISCORD session at 8:00 pm.

The SRFTK4 Fundraising campaign begins on November 1, 2024, and concludes on January 10, 2025. During this time, teams must be registered on the SickKids donation website. They are encouraged to gather as many donations as possible directly to their team account on that site.

The teams who gather the top three amounts by noon on December 12 will earn the right to select which of the available Pro drivers they want to add to their team. The team with the greatest amount will choose first, followed by the team with the second highest amount then the third team. In all cases the drivers' entry donations are included in the team totals.

In this contest, the data provided by the SickKids coordinator is used to determine the winners. In the event of a tie the team achieving the total first takes priority.

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