Inside the team @RacingFPV with Joe Scully (via droneblog.com)
UPDATE: The RacingFPV team just added Team Blacksheep and OpenPilot as sponsors.
With the fast-paced growth of sales of Multi-Rotor Units, Cameras and FPV Kits, it is quite simple to see that the fastest sector of the RC Industry is anything “Drone” related. But after a little online research, it can also be noted that Multi-Rotor FPV Racing is working its way up in market share as well.
Since the dawn of time, man has been competitive in nature. Racing was first a necessity in survival, and eventually became sport. With the invention of the wheel, racing took off. Being the fastest of the fast is not only part of being a champion, but it is truly what makes someone king of the hill.
After learning of the latest Multi-Rotor FPV Race to be announced, we caught up with Joe Scully, the Race Director of the “Air Race Arena Showdown: Indoor Multi-Rotor FPV Competition” February 15th, 2015 in Clinton, Ontario, to find out more about the event and to learn about what sets their event apart.
Is this your first Multi-Rotor FPV Race?
Yes. But in reality, it is one of the first in the world. The Multi-Rotor FPV Racing hasn’t been run like we run other races yet, as it’s just growing. We have a lot of enthusiasts that can build a kit in a few hours, and can maybe get that kit through intense obstacles, but haven’t the slightest on how to run an event. I get that. I also get the appeal. A lot of these guys have built kits, flown them up in the air, looked at a ton of building tops, and now are looking for the next challenge – and that’s naturally racing. Every sport has developed the same way. People rode horses to survive, now they race them. People drove cars to live, now they race them. People rode motorcycles to go places cars couldn’t go, and now they race them. My main offering in this event is that I have been a 1/5, 1/8 and 1/10 scale race director. Just like your average “remote control car”, we played with them when we were kids – now we race them. Multi-Rotor FPV Racing is brand new, and we have a strategy to do it in an effective and efficient manner that is proven to work on the ground; we’re just taking it into the air.
Who is your team?
Jason at RacingFPV.com, David at @DroneFestCanada on Twitter and myself (Joe Scully) would be at the top of the chain, and we are supported by a lot of contributors.
