{"id":372959,"date":"2026-07-14T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/372959\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:00:09","slug":"ignition-to-open-as-speakeasy-at-velocity-sim-racing-lounge-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/372959\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignition to open as speakeasy at Velocity Sim Racing Lounge in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Named Ignition, the bar will blend a luxury experience with motorsport culture, and of course, include racing simulators. The bar can be found in Velocity, discreetly behind a wall-mounted steering-wheel gallery that showcases real racing wheels from various competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the best moments in racing happen off the track, and that\u2019s the inspiration behind Ignition,\u201d Velocity founder\u00a0Viet Tran said in a statement. \u201cWe wanted to create an exclusive space where guests can immerse themselves in motorsports culture, enjoy outstanding drinks and food, and ignite their passion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tran brought in Peter Nolan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/lifestyle\/article\/james-permission-heights-derby-party-20307280.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Permission Whiskey<\/a> in the Heights to create the Ignition cocktail program. The Midnight Monaco features Glenfiddich 16-Year Aston Martin Edition, honey, Cointreau, Peychaud\u2019s bitters and orange; the Luxe Macallan Sour features Macallan 12-Year Double Cask, Aperol, lemon and egg white; the Ignition Espresso Martini is made with Reyka Vodka, fresh espresso, turbinado syrup and coffee liqueur; and the Velocity GT is\u00a0made with elderflower gin, St-Germain, lavender and Mediterranean tonic. There\u2019s also a selection of zero-proof cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>A menu of small plates includes a charcuterie board, millionaire bacon (candied bacon served with two maple dipping sauces) and a seafood campechana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 1,200-square-foot space\u00a0was designed by LOMA Architecture. A custom-painted Pro Mazda race car hangs beneath a dramatic vaulted ceiling, serving as the focal point; racing memorabilia also lines the walls. The space will have eight professional-grade racing simulators, four beginner-friendly racer simulators with motion technology and four advanced Pro Simulators featuring full-motion systems and triple-curved displays.<\/p>\n<p>Ignition, 2110 Edwards St., will be open from 5 to 11 p.m. Thursday; from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday; and from\u00a05 to 10 p.m. Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Named Ignition, the bar will blend a luxury experience with motorsport culture, and of course, include racing simulators.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-372959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}