Alpine Esports ambassador Thomb’s 26-hour F1 Manager stream raises £3,000+ for SpecialEffect

Thomb, an ambassador and streamer for UK-based racing team Alpine Esports, has raised more than £3,000 for SpecialEffect, the UK-based charity that makes gaming more accessible for people with disabilities.

Thomb, real name Thom Brouwer, was streaming for the new F1 Manager game for 26 hours across four days, where over 140,000 people watched in total.

Thom said on X (aka Twitter) he was proud to have raised the money.

“We managed to raise £3,189.69 for SpecialEffect through a total of 26 hours streaming the new F1 Manager game. I am so grateful and humbled by your support for this great cause,” Thom said. “Together, we’ve made a difference.”

The stream is part of Alpine Esports’ ongoing partnership with SpecialEffect. Their work together aims to raise funds and awareness of accessible gaming for the physically disabled through charity stream and bringing accessibility into industry conversations. 

Thomb creates content centered around F1 and sim racing on Twitch and YouTube.

Thomb said on his website: “My mission is to share my passion and energy with as many people as humanly possible, while bridging the gaps for viewers between sim racing and real racing. The livestreams I produce are one-of-a-kind, as I shape them into actual entertaining ‘shows’. If I can get people excited and inspire them in a positive way, either in general or about simracing as a whole, my job is done!”

Thomb also announced a partnership with Simracing Centre to bring viewers esports setups, coaching, strategies and engineering on F1 23.

Earlier this year, a new Alpine Esports Content Studio opened, as Alpine also announced their F1 Esports driver line-up, partners and ambassadors. PattyPatt was announced as a new ambassador, with AnaOnAir and Thomb renewing their contracts with the racing brand.

Dom Sacco

Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.

As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.