The world’s first dedicated eSports racing arena will be built by Millennial Esports Corp in Miami, Florida, with the state-of-the-facility scheduled to open in 2020.

The new 12,000 square-foot arena will be located in the prominent entertainment district of Wynwood in Miami—known for restaurants, breweries, retail areas, and outdoor murals. Millennial has secured $2.8 million in private construction financing to complete the facility.

The new facility is part of Millennial Esports’ push to professionalize global eSports racing competition.

The arena will feature 30 racing simulators that can be raced on individually, linked with the other racing rigs in the building, or globally networked to compete against drivers from all over the world.

Professional drivers can also utilize a full-size full-motion simulator—the same type as used by major professional race teams around the world.

The plans are in conjunction with the August announcement that Millennial Esports has a controlling stake in specialist racing simulator constructor, Allinsports. Founded in 2008 by ex-Formula 1 engineer Anton Stipinovich, Allinsports not only manufactures high-end racing simulator systems used by race teams across the globe but also produces the eRacer eSports simulator rigs that will be used in Millennial Esports’s upcoming “World’s Fastest Gamer” competition.

“Creating our first arena is an important step in Millennial Esports’ goal of taking eSports racing to an entirely new level,” Millennial Esports President and CEO Darren Cox said. “Allinsports already have a driver training simulator facility in Miami, but our new arena will take eSports racing to an entirely new level. ESports is the fastest growing sport in the world, but the racing genre of eSports is ready to take a massive leap.”

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