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[SMJ]

It’s ON!!

Team Drop Bear’s Official Multirotor FPV Racing Season 1 has begun!

We are a group of Open Pilot users in Melbourne Australia that decided that Multirotor FPV needed an edge, so the racing started.
It’s not really racing but more like time trials. Each person races separately against the stopwatch which also eliminates mid air crashes and frequency conflicts.
The rules for the competition are posted below.

Here are the tracks for season 1!



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We will keep this thread updated with the scores and videos of what happens.
We have had a few practice sessions so far and it is insane fun and extremely addictive!

If you have a few friends in your area start up a competition and post your videos and results here too!


Let's get racing!

Edited by SMJ, 06 January 2013 - 01:07 AM.

[SMJ]

Scoreboard

03/Nov/2012 - NSR

Race 1 Scores
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Race 1 Video

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Race 2
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Race 2 Video (Clips)

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Race 3
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Race 3 Video

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Race 4
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Race 4 Video

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Season 1 Competitors:


HelliYea
Juz
Shpoinks
SMJ
Soundpod

Edited by SMJ, 17 December 2012 - 06:59 AM.

[SMJ]

Rules

1. Don’t talk about FPV Racing.
2. The race must be performed via FPV.
3. The order of whom goes first will be drawn from a hat before the race.
4. Competitors can build and FPV any multirotor they choose.
5. The stopwatch starts when you leave the ground
6. The stop watch stops when you land after completing the full course.
7. Please do not turn on a video transmitter unless it is your turn to race or when the racing has finished.
8. Competitors may have 3 practice laps before they race, but they MUST nominate their competition (scored) race BEFORE they race it.
9. A race season will consist of 1 race meet at each track.
10. A contestant may change / swap their multi rotor at any time to another platform. (Tri to hex, 3S to 4S, 1200’s to 1300’s etc…)
11. The person with the most points at the end of each season will be the season champ and will bask in the glory of knowing that they are better than everyone.

Season Points:

The points for the day will be issued as follows…
1^st place = 10 Points
2^nd place = 9 points
3^rd place = 8 points
4^th place = 7 points
5^th place = 6 points
6^th place = 5 points
7^th place = 4 points
8^th place = 3 points
9^th place = 2 points
10^th place = 1 point
11^th place = 0 points……..

IF you crash (for any reason) you get a big fat 0 points!!
(Be careful, slow and steady could win the race) It’s way better to come 6^th than crash!

Edited by SMJ, 01 November 2012 - 10:22 AM.

[SMJ]

Here was one of my crazy out of control practice laps!

[Mat Wellington]

Dude, awesome competiton



Any chance you could also race around a 20 meter, figure 8 track for 5 laps ?

That way you could also enter in the figure 8 racing that already got a bit of competition on it


do you mind if i do a section on this site http://racingmultiro....wordpress.com/, and repost from here/vimeo , helps get more interest


here in NZ we are thinking of doing a figure 8 race, two multis starting at opposite ends of the track (can you imagine the clenching twice per lap at the crossover )

[SMJ]

Not yet Matt. We could do that in season 2!
Post away! Yeah the cross over would be interesting.

Here is some video from the other night... (practice laps)

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Edited by SMJ, 15 October 2012 - 03:53 AM.

[Mat Wellington]

Not yet Matt.

Here is some video from the other night... (practice laps)

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THAT is AWESOME ! getting a side-by-side comparision rocks !

hey - can you re-read my post above, was editing while you posted, just wondering if i can cross post this on my site

EDIT - thanks

[TempleClause]

Here was one of my crazy out of control practice laps!

Love it! Especially to hear you speaking while flying

[Trivoty]

Great stuff! Those tracks are pretty complicated! At least I lost track watching those vids

[spackletoe]

This can only end badly. I LOVE IT!

[Woodchuck121]

This can only end badly. I LOVE IT!

Definitely. Can't wait to see the results!

[juz]

practice run on track #1

QAV500 + CC3D = fast

[Enthlapy]

OMG WE MUST DO THIS!

[garbungel]

That's a very cool idea! What was your time juz? The counter didn't stop........is there a finish line or something?

[juz]

That's a very cool idea! What was your time juz? The counter didn't stop........is there a finish line or something?

I dunno, 51 seconds or something (pause the video )..There was a pipe on the ground that we used as a finish line. The trick at this track was to yaw 180 and face the finish line.

OMG WE MUST DO THIS!

YES

[mik0rz]

practice run on track #1

QAV500 + CC3D = fast

FAST INDEED my brotha! ... somebody almost left skidmarks at 0:48s!!

[Gideon]

That's pretty wicked!

I'm afraid me and those red pillars wouldn't get along

Edited by Gideon, 17 October 2012 - 08:30 PM.

[SMJ]

Yeah, Those red pillars have claimed many victims!

[Mat Wellington]

Yeah, Those red pillars have claimed many victims!

it never happened without photos/video - we demand to see the carnage !

[shpoinks]

it never happened without photos/video - we demand to see the carnage !

Ok then...
Pretty rough video, I had only flown FPV maybe 2 or 3 times, and boy does it show!
One of those damn red pillars jumped out in front of me, was the end of flying for that night.
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