FPV Racing Anyone? DR1 Announces 2017 Roster, Locations, and…

Competition between DR1 and the Drone Racing League is severely heating up, which is a win-win for all you FPV racing followers on the market.

The title sponsors and places had been introduced right this moment for DR1’s upcoming 2017 season, which kicks off in October and will likely be airing internationally on Eurosport and Fox Sports.

The DHL Champions Series

DHL, a worldwide chief in logistics and deliveries, has partnered with DR1 this 12 months, and is the title sponsor of DR1’s 2017 Champions Series. (There will likely be three racing sequence this 12 months placed on by DR1—the Champions Series, the Micro Series, and the DR1 Invitational.)

Mountain Dew returns to DR1 in 2017 for his or her second steady 12 months because the presenting sponsor. Both DHL and Mountain Dew have a heritage of sponsoring motor racing, and so they deliver that background to their sponsorship of FPV drone racing, which serves to attach the newer sport of FPV racing to established high-octane excessive sports activities.

The DR1 Champions Series will likely be broadcast and streamed in over 100 nations in October and November, which is severely spectacular. The Drone Racing League claims solely 75 nations reached this 12 months—which remains to be a enormous quantity—and I think about DRL would have some qualms with DR1’s declare that they are going to be broadcasting drone racing to the most important viewers ever recorded.

But in the case of who’s greater, we’ll allow them to duke it out. We simply suppose it’s thrilling that FPV drone racing has develop into such an enormous and standard sport in such a brief time period.

We have established a racing sequence that really represents what drone racing actually means with epic out of doors racing, elite drone racing groups, and a racing format that creates pleasure and engagement for the pilots, viewers and spectators.

– Brad Foxhoven, CEO and Founder of DR1

Air Hogs has additionally signed on as a DR1 sponsor for the 2017 season. Check out their DR1 FPV racing drone, which was designed to let individuals strive FPV racing with out breaking the financial institution:

Another massive sponsor for DR1’s 2017 season is the U.S. Army, which has signed on to current the Twitch TV present “DR1 Drone Tech” placed on by DR1 each season.

An episode of Drone Tech from the 2016 season

Find out extra about how one can watch DR1’s 2017 season.

The Locations

When it involves causes to look at FPV drone racing, the places themselves are an enormous draw.

Just give it some thought—watching the world’s high pilots compete in a few of the world’s most stunning places. That’s a successful mixture.

DR1’s lineup of places for the 2017 season seems superb. The sequence will consist of 5 groups competing in six races in epic out of doors places all over the world, together with these:

The Pilots

The pilots for DR1’s 2017 season are a few of the high on the planet.

They have completely different backgrounds and ages, however they’ve all established themselves as stand-outs in the case of FPV drone racing.

Here are a few of the pilots that will likely be competing in DR1’s 2017 season:

This is the chance for us to check ourselves in opposition to the world’s greatest pilots in a few of the most enjoyable race places conceivable.

– Luke Bannister, Winner (at 15!) of the Inaugural World Drone Prix (amongst different awards)

About DR1 Racing

Currently managing three racing circuits, DR1 combines high pilots and scenic places into high-octane racing occasion sequence, produced and distributed on a worldwide scale.

DR1 occasions are broadcast in over 100 nations all over the world. With a roster of best-in-class companions throughout broadcast media, model sponsors, and licensed product extensions, DR1 is likely one of the main drone racing firms on the market.