LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 16, 2025--
Cooler Master, a global leader in PC components and tech lifestyle solutions, today announced the successful completion of its three-day activation at the 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Fans lined up to test drive the Dyn X racing simulator, with participants ranging from professional racers and coaches to sim racing enthusiasts, karting pros, and automotive fans seeking the most realistic driving experience available.
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Over the first two days, attendees raced in one of four configurations—IMSA, GT, GT3, and the Integra Type S Pace Car—taking virtual laps around the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach circuit using an iRacing setup. On Sunday, all simulators were switched to the NSX GT3 for a competitive time trial event. The Dyn X’s quick reconfiguration and versatility proved essential in delivering an immersive and authentic sim experience across all formats.
Nico Sarphati, a kart racer, claimed the fastest time and took home a Cooler Master gaming PC. Alexandro Vielma secured second place, earning a premium set of Heusinkveld pedals, and Nicholas Davis placed third, winning Cooler Master’s innovative modular control system, the MasterHub. John Forbes, a collegiate sim racer and recent winner at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the World Series of Sim Racing, was selected as the Grand Prize giveaway winner—earning his own Cooler Master gaming PC.
“Dyn X was built to be adaptable and intuitive, and this event was a perfect showcase of that vision in action,” said Wei Yang, Cooler Master NA GM. ”Seeing drivers of every background—from pros to weekend enthusiasts—line up to try it out and walk away impressed was incredibly rewarding.”
Cooler Master’s activation added a hands-on technology experience to an already thrilling weekend of racing. For those who missed the action in Long Beach, the Dyn X is now on display at the New York Auto Show, where visitors can get behind the wheel and experience it for themselves.
For more information, please visit Cooler Master’s Dyn X page: https://www.coolermaster.com/en-us/products/dyn-x-turnkey-package/
About Cooler Master:
Established in 1992, Cooler Master is a performance PC component and peripherals brand with a track record for advancing the industry. From the world’s first aluminum PC case to our pioneering thermal technologies, Cooler Master is committed to breaking technological boundaries and challenging the status quo. Our focus is to create a community for individuals who dare to stand out and embrace their inventive identity. Whether new builders use a PC as medium for self-expression, or hardcore gamers set up their battle stations to pay homage to their favorite character, we revel in being Wired Different. We are a brand aiming to go above and beyond by creating cool products for awesome people to build in their own way. More information is available at www.coolermaster.com and join us on Instagram, Twitter, Discord and Facebook.
Cooler Master congratulates sim race contest winners! From left: Bryant Nguyen (Cooler Master), Alexandro Vielma (2nd place), Nico Sarphati (1st place), Vince Nguyen (Acura), and Trevor Pitzel (MC).
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Young women in brightly colored long-sleeved kimonos and young men in formal suits or traditional hakama and haori gathered Monday at Yokohama Arena to mark Coming-of-Age Day, an annual celebration for those who have turned 20.
The ceremonies, which are a widely observed public rite of passage in Japan, lasted less than an hour. Before and after the events, young adults gathered near the arena entrance, sidewalks and nearby train stations, greeting friends they had not seen for a long time. Smartphones were raised repeatedly as participants took pictures of each other and themselves.
Among the many participants wearing black and navy suits, a large number of young men chose traditional hakama trousers and haori jackets.
Legally, adulthood in Japan now begins at 18, following a revision of the Civil Code in April 2022. Even so, most local governments continue to hold Coming-of-Age ceremonies for 20-year-olds.
Inside Yokohama Arena, participants stood for the national anthem, then sang Yokohama’s city song together. Many then switched on the lights of their mobile phones, illuminating the hall.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Young adults arrive at a venue to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults attend the ceremony to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko).
Young adults leave a venue after marking the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults arrive at a venue to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults arrive to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults hold up their lighted mobile phones to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A security person controls the flow of the young adults celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults with kimono walk to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults leave a venue after celebrating the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults pause after marking the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Two young men stand side by side, one wearing traditional zori sandals and tabi socks and the other in dress shoes, chat before celebrating the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday making the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults walk at a venue to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A young adult with hair ornament takes a photo, during a ceremony of the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Kimono-clad women are checked at a security checkpoint as they arrive to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults arrive at a venue to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults leave a venue after celebrating the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Young adults leave a venue after celebrating the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday marking the milestone from childhood to adulthood, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
