Dubai is making a grand entry into the world of drone racing with the announcement of a new championship that offers a total prize money of $1 million. Yes, you read that right. That’s 1 million US dollars in prize money — the biggest reward ever offered in a drone racing championship.
With so much cash on offer, expect to see fierce competition among the world’s best drone pilots and teams as they race across the skies of Dubai in an event of world-class proportions. This is one championship that may see super drone pilots such as Metal Danny and Chad Nowak battle it out in the skies for top honors.
The World Drone Prix is actually a series of drone races planned throughout the world in one global racing season that spans throughout the year. The 2016 season opener is expected to take place in Dubai in March 2016.
The official World Drone Prix website offers few details about the championship at the moment. From the looks of it, the championship seems to be modeled after Formula One racing where teams travel around the world throughout the year, racing at different cities in a bid to collect points that are used to determine the overall champion at the end of the season.
More details about the World Drone Prix will be available in the coming weeks. However, interested participants can start registering for the qualifying rounds at the website. Qualifying races will be held in January for each continent. Each participating team must consist of a pilot, navigator, pit stop crew and team leader.