Team Selection Information

The ‘Weston Park – Model and Camping Air Event’, running from the 18th-20th June 2021, will be the 2^nd of 3 ‘BDRA Team’ selection events. The qualification points from these events will be used to put together a team to represent the UK.

Clarification of key points given in advance

‘BDRA Team’ qualification will take place over 1 stage (the qualification portion of the event) there will be at least 8 qualifying rounds and for BDRA team qualification a pilot’s best 3 rounds will be used to determine their qualifying position.

Qualification format will be based on the number of laps completed in the fastest time. Rounds will last for 2 minutes, 30 seconds will be given to pilots to complete their last lap. Pilots completing the same number of laps will be ranked on the time taken to complete those laps.

The track layout will be kept secret before the event, it will include standard race features plus a dive gate. The track will be approximately 300m long.

If you weren’t aware already, a few events have been popping up in the drone racing scene that are debuting as qualifying events for a ‘team selection’ event. We’ve had a few questions regarding these events so we thought we’d clear some of that up for you.

So what is the team and what is it for?

Well, these are the Team Selection events for the Team GBR F9U Drone Racing Team which will compete in the FAI World Cup.

How many qualifying events will there be?

There will be a further 3 TS (Team Selection) events held throughout 2021, the first of which will be hosted in Hull on the 23rd of May. Details found here: https://league.ifpv.co.uk/events/169. Further TS events will be announced in due course.

How does the qualifying work?

Your best 3 of 4 events scores (based on qualifying results of said events) will go into a ranking table and they will be counted towards crowning the top pilots of the Team Selection process.

4 Events, you just said 3?

The 2019 FAI qualifying event at Barkston Heath also counts due to the 2020 F9U WDRC being postponed due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Does this put me at a disadvantage if I did not attend or scored badly?

No, because 3 of the 4 TS events count, you can still attend the remaining 3 events yet to be ran and become part of the the team.

Where can I find more information?

Feel free to ask us any questions you may have or you can read the ins and outs in full detail in the FAI rule book.

Dear BDRA Member,

We request you read the following notice and RSVP to confirm if you will be attending the AGM.

Contents of this notice:

– Announcement
– Agenda
– RSVP
– Election

Announcement

The British Drone Racing Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting online on Sunday 20^th October 2019, starting at 19:00 BST The AGM is open to BDRA members only.

Agenda

– Welcome and introduction
– Review/accept the minutes of the previous AGM
– Financial Report
– Proposals presented to Committee for inclusion at the AGM
– Membership fees
– Election of Central Council members
– Close
– Q&A with the Committee

RSVP

Please RSVP to secretary@bdra.uk and let us know if you are attending as we will need to advise each participant with instructions for joining the online meeting. The committee will broadcast a live video with participation from members using the discord webpage or software application.

RSVP Template:

I, [name here],  will be attending the AGM on the 20th October 2019.

Election of Central Council members

There have been no nominations for the positions of Chairman and Membership Secretary. Since both of the elected Central Council positions are now uncontested, the only vote requested on the day will be to accept each candidate or to re-open nominations.

Regards

Julian Whitfield
BDRA Secretary

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Dear Member

Contents of this notice:

– Announcement
– Agenda
– Election of Central Council members
– Proposals for inclusion

Announcement:

The British Drone Racing Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 20th October 2019, starting at 19:00 BST. It will be held online with members invited to participate using discord whilst viewing a live video broadcast from the committee. The AGM is open to BDRA members only.

Agenda:

Welcome and introduction

– Review/accept the minutes of the previous AGM (link below)
– Financial Report
– Proposals presented to Committee for inclusion at the AGM
– Membership fees
– Date of next AGM
– Election of Central Council members
– Break as votes are counted and new Committee announced
– Close
– Q&A with the new Committee for those who want to stay

Election of Central Council members:

The posts of Chairman and Membership Secretary are open for nomination. The existing committee members will stand for re-election. In accordance with the constitution, nominations for Central Council positions must be sent by email to secretary@bdra.uk at least 14 days before the AGM, along with the name and contact email of the seconder. This must also be a fully paid up member.

Proposals for inclusion

All propositions for consideration must be submitted, by fully paid up members, to the Secretary by email to secretary@bdra.uk by midday Sunday 6th October 2019, along with the name and contact email of the seconder. This must also be a fully paid up member.

Benjamin Blackburn
BDRA Chairman
www.bdra.uk

This is the UK’s first FAI World Cup which is being hosted at the BMFA Nationals. This an opportunity for you to qualify as a part of ‘Team GB’ or as a part of the qualification process as a individual pilot to participate at the FAI World Championship that is hosted in China later this year.

This event will also crown the BMFA Nationals Drone Racing Champion!

You must have a FAI License to compete at this event, to obtain a license complete the application form on the link below and submit to the BMFA. It usually only takes a few days to process the application.

https://bmfa.org/Downloads/All-Downloads?EntryId=1029

You can find the full FAI F9U competition rules here
https://www.fai.org/…/documents/sc4_vol_f9_dronesport_19.pdf

Specific optional rules for this event will be published in due course, but expect TBS Crossfire to be allowed, *NO* LED’s required.

Please take notice of section B which briefs on the technical specification for the multirotor drones.

Sign up goes live on ifpv.co.uk at 8pm today (17th July 2019) 
Please register with www.ifpv.co.uk and then you can book yourself as a competitor here https://league.ifpv.co.uk/events/116

Saturday/Sunday – FAI World Cup
Monday – Open Track (Free for competitors/ small charge for non-competitors)

We will be using the Dronogate inflatable course with addition track components, we will have a large pit marquee with tables and chairs for all competitors. Live Racing on TV screens, Tiny Whoop racing in the evenings + more tbc.

Any questions please ask and we will be happy to answer.

Competitor entry fee – £60
Competitor camping fee – £10

Camping needs to be booked direct with the BMFA here

Here are the official results for the second race in the Scottish region that was hosted on the 12th May by Glasgow FPV.

Congratulations to Jon Hall on 1st place, Daniel Callander on 2nd and Brian Nicolson on 3rd place in the ‘A’ Final.

This race was a Scottish regional ‘British Championship Qualifying Event’ so points earned as a member of the BDRA will go to the Scottish leaderboard. These are the points awarded based on your FINALS position, if you are greyed out you were not a member of the BDRA at the time of the event.

Here are the official results for the third race in the South East region that was hosted on the 5th May by Suffolk FPV. Congratulations to Chris Knight on 1st place, Daniel Peters on 2nd and Rob Saxton on 3rd place. Not only did these pilots finish the A final in these positions but they also qualified in the same order.

This race was a South East regional ‘British Championship Qualifying Event’ so points earned as a member of the BDRA will go to the South East regional leaderboard. These are the points awarded and the points system is based on your QUALIFYING position, if you are greyed out you were not a member of the BDRA at the time of the event.

Here are the official results for the second race in the South West region that was hosted on the 4th May. Congratulations to Gary Kent on 1st place, Alfie Mitchell on 2nd and Matt Evans on 3rd place in the ‘A’ Final. For qualifying results please see the graphic below.

This race was both a South West regional ‘British Championship Qualifying Event’ so points earned as a member of the BDRA will go to the South West leaderboard. These are the points awarded and the points system is based on your QUALIFYING position, if you are greyed out you were not a member of the BDRA at the time of the event.

Here are the official results for the second race in the Northern region that was hosted on the 27th April. Congratulations to Jon Hall on 1st place, Bash Hussain on 2nd and Jon Rogers on 3rd place in the ‘A’ Final. For qualifying results please see the graphic below.

This race was both a North regional and a national ‘British Championship Qualifying Event’ so points earned as a member of the BDRA will go to both leaderboards. These are the points awarded and the points system is based on your QUALIFYING position, if you are greyed out you were not a member of the BDRA at the time of the event.