Name: BMW M Festival 2026
Start: 2026-08-01T10:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-01T20:00+02:00
Location: ul. Elektryków, Gdańsk

01 Aug 2026 · Gdańsk, PL · ul. Elektryków · 10:00–20:00

BMW M Festival 2026 — Gdańsk

About the event. BMW M Festival took place on 1 August 2026 at ul. Elektryków in Gdańsk, from 10:00 to 20:00. Organised by BMW Group Polska to mark 40 years of the BMW M3, the event featured six generations of the model, test drives, sports demonstrations, panel discussions, a concert and racing simulators.

Simulator operations. SimRacingDream brought five simulators from Kraków. One operator managed them through RaceControl, with 286 drivers taking part over ten hours.

A simulator seat and wheel in front of an ultrawide screen showing the RaceControl idle display — The simulator screen before a session

A laptop on the stand running the RaceControl operator dashboard, ready to join five rigs to one server — Managing the stand from one laptop

A driver's hands on the wheel with the track and timing on screen — A running session with the remaining time on screen

Wide view of the industrial hall with the row of simulators lit by neon tubes — Five simulators managed by one operator

Visitors seated at the simulators, seen from behind, racing at the same time — Five occupied simulators with the same car and track

Close view of a rig screen showing the RaceControl branded idle message — The welcome screen displays the stand’s branding

Visitors gathered around the stand watching the simulators, seen from behind — Participants waiting to drive

A driver mid-session with the racing view filling the ultrawide screen — Ten hours, back to back

Two adjacent simulators in use, both screens showing a live session — A shared start and a set session length

The row of simulators from the far end of the hall — The stand from the far end

Simulators: SimRacingDream, Kraków · Software: RaceControl

RaceControl and SimRacingDream are not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by BMW AG or BMW Group Polska. "BMW", "M" and the model designations referred to above are trademarks of their respective owners, used here solely to describe factually an event at which RaceControl was operated.

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THROUGHPUT

286 vs. 126 drivers.
Five simulators
in each setup.

The number of drivers served also depends on registration and preparation time between sessions. These are the results of the comparison described below.

Five simulators run from RaceControl

286

Five simulators without management software

126

57Drivers per seat

~10 minAverage time per participant

+127%Difference with the same simulator count

The comparison covers ten hours with five simulators in each setup: 286 drivers with RaceControl and 126 without management software, a difference of approximately 127%. This is the result of that comparison, not a guaranteed capacity for every event.

WHAT A FESTIVAL STAND ACTUALLY NEEDS

Four tasks at a festival stand

A busy stand needs quick registration, consistent settings and clear session limits. These features helped the operator manage the event.

Efficient registration

The kiosk uses Event mode with a simplified first-and-last-name form and the required information on screen. Registrations are associated with the event and shown in a separate driver list.

customers

The same car on each simulator

The operator selects a car and track for all five simulators, then launches them from one dashboard.

launch

Clear session limits

Sessions have a time or lap limit. Drivers see the remaining time in an overlay above the game and an in-game indicator.

sessions

Live simulator status

The dashboard shows drivers, remaining session time and computer status. The operator can monitor the simulators from the laptop.

fleet

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Five simulators.
Ten hours.
One operator.

BMW M Festival 2026 — Gdańsk

286 vs. 126 drivers.
Five simulators
in each setup.