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Saturday 28th November 2026
09:00 - 17:00
Oxford Brookes University
DRiVE is a new national conference dedicated to disability, accessibility and opportunity in sim racing. We bring together drivers, industry professionals, organisations and communities to share knowledge, challenge barriers and build a more inclusive future for motorsport.
Registration is free. In-person places are limited and subject to confirmation.
Everyone who registers is guaranteed access to the livestream and event recording.
EVENT AT A GLANCE
DATE
Saturday 28th
November 2026
TIME
09:00 - 17:00
LOCATION
Oxford Brookes
University
COST
Free
registration
ONLINE ACCESS
Livestream and
recording included
Delivered with support of
WHAT DRiVE IS ABOUT
More than a conversation
about inclusion
Sim racing has the potential to provide one of the most accessible routes into competitive motorsport.
But potential alone is not enough.
People still face uncertainty around suitable equipment, physical adaptations, accessible software, costs, championships, licensing and where to find meaningful support.
Talented disabled racers can struggle to find development opportunities, while organisations may want to become more inclusive without knowing where to begin.
DRiVE exists to bring those people and answers together.
This is not a conference built around vague promises or corporate slogans. It is a practical day shaped by lived experience, designed to give attendees useful information, genuine contacts and clear next steps.
Our ambition is to turn awareness into participation and help normalise the presence of disabled people throughout sim racing and the wider motorsport industry.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT DRiVE
Hear from the people driving change
Our conference programme will bring together disabled racers, coaches, content creators, team leaders, accessibility specialists and representatives from the sim racing and motorsport industries.
They will discuss a wide range of topics to help educate and inspire.
Experience accessible
sim racing
See accessible and adaptive sim racing equipment in person, understand how different solutions work and speak directly with the people developing, using and supporting them.
Where equipment is available for public use, attendees will also have opportunities to try it for themselves.
Meet the industry
The exhibition area will bring relevant teams, organisations, technology providers, educators and accessibility specialists together.
It is an opportunity to ask questions, explore pathways and build relationships without the pressure or barriers often associated with traditional motorsport environments.
Find your
next step
DRiVE is designed to lead somewhere.
Attendees should leave with a clearer understanding of what is available, who can help and what they can do next—whether that means trying sim racing for the first time, joining a community, entering competition, developing a career or improving accessibility within their own organisation.
TOPICS WE WILL EXPLORE
Getting started in sim racing
Coaching and driver development
Lived experiences from disabled competitors
Choosing equipment and finding suitable adaptations
Careers in sim racing beyond the cockpit
Accessibility in games, hardware and motorsport
Championships, competition
pathways and licensing
Media, content creation and building a public profile
The changes still needed
across the industry
We will publish the detailed agenda and session timings as soon as the speaker programme is finalised.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
More speakers and panellists will be announced as we approach the event.
ACCESSIBILITY DESIGNED IN FROM THE BEGINNING
Accessibility is central to DRiVE. When you register, you will be
able to tell us what you need to take part fully. We will do our
best to meet your requirements and a dedicated quiet space
will be available throughout the event.
WE WILL ASK ABOUT YOUR ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
Step-free access
Wheelchair and mobility equipped cockpit
Seating requirements
Hearing or visual access
Communication requirements
Sensory needs
Use of quiet space
Carer or companion attendance
Dietary requirements
Other reasonable adjustments
WHO DRiVE IS FOR
DRiVE is open to anyone with a meaningful interest in accessible sim racing or disability inclusion within motorsport.
You do not need to own a simulator, hold a competition licence or have any previous racing experience.
Disabled and neurodivergent people
DRiVE is for anyone interested in discovering what sim racing can offer them, including those who have never considered motorsport to be accessible.
Existing
disabled
sim racers
For racers already competing, DRiVE provides access to new contacts, development opportunities, communities and information about the next steps available within esports and motorsport.
Families, carers and support networks
Parents, carers, companions, support workers and family members are welcome to attend and learn more about the equipment, communities and opportunities available.
Teams and community organisers
DRiVE will help teams, leagues, clubs and coaches better understand the practical barriers experienced by disabled competitors and what meaningful inclusion looks like.
The sim racing & motorsport industries
The conference is for developers, manufacturers, governing bodies, educators, employers and organisations that want to listen, learn and play an active role in improving accessibility.
TAKE PART IN DRiVE
Attending as an invited guest
If you have been invited to attend DRiVE, please use the registration instructions supplied with your invitation
Be part of
Discover what is possible. Meet the people making it happen. Help shape what comes next.
Saturday 28th November 2026
09:00 - 17:00
Oxford Brookes University
Registration is free. In-person places are limited and subject to confirmation. Everyone who registers is guaranteed access to the livestream and event recording.
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