Race simulators for team building
In shortRally, run as driver and co-driver, is the only format in our fleet where the activity itself is the exercise. Nobody has to be told to collaborate; it does not work otherwise.
Most team building activations are a nice time with a debrief bolted on. The racing version can be the same, and usually is, unless you pick the format deliberately.
There is one format where the cooperation is structural rather than suggested, and it is not the one most people book.
What it is there to do
Every activation is bought for a reason. These are the ones this event type is usually bought for, and the build changes depending on which one is yours.
Rally in pairs is the real exercise
One drives, one reads pace notes for corners the driver cannot see. Neither can do it alone and neither can do it quietly.
Swap roles and run again
The same pair, reversed, is a genuinely different experience. Most activities cannot offer that.
Failure is shared
A missed note is nobody's fault alone, which keeps it good-natured in a way individual competition does not.
A bracket works too
If the goal is cohesion through competition rather than collaboration, run GT with cross-department teams.
Picking the format for the outcome you want
These are different exercises and the choice matters more than the hardware.
Collaboration under pressure: rally, driver and co-driver. The co-driver stands at the rig with notes on a tablet and calls them live. It works better than it sounds, because the pair have to talk and the room can hear whether it is working.
Cross-department mixing: GT, teams drawn across functions, cumulative times. Finance against engineering gets people talking who otherwise do not.
Pure morale: GT, open qualifying, a bracket, a prize. No lesson, no debrief, just a good evening. This is a legitimate goal and we would rather you name it than dress it up.
What we would avoid: drift. It is the hardest format we run and a team building session where half the group cannot complete a run is a bad afternoon.
Which rig suits it
Race type is a separate choice and it costs nothing to change. Compare the six formats if you are deciding.
Pricing in context
Two rigs for a half day suits most team sessions, at $5,479 per rig. For pairs-based rally the second rig matters less than it does for a bracket, so one rig and a longer session is a legitimate cheaper build.
Full ladder, add-ons, rush terms and the booking floor are published here.
What people ask about team building
How many people can we put through a team session?
Fewer than at a party, deliberately. Team formats use longer sessions because people need attempts. Plan for depth rather than volume.
Do you facilitate the debrief?
No. We run the activation and we are good at that. If you want a facilitated debrief, your facilitator should run it and we will build the session to feed it.
Does everyone have to drive?
No, and the rally format is why it still works. The co-driver role is genuinely active, so somebody who does not want to drive still participates rather than watching.
Is it good for a remote team meeting up?
Very. It gives people who only know each other through a screen something to do with their hands and a reason to talk that is not work.
What about large teams?
Above about forty, run GT and a bracket instead of rally pairs. Rally depth does not scale to a room that size in an afternoon.
Related
Rally simulator rental. Why pairs work and where rally does not belong.
Company parties. When the goal is celebration rather than cohesion.
How many rigs. Sizing the build to the group.
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