The Drone Racing League (DRL) is giving you a chance to win a brand new Xbox Series X by providing the company with a little bit of feedback. The feedback will be used to make the future of drone racing more entertaining and suited to DRL’s audience.
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The Drone Racing League (DRL) has announced it’s DRL drone racing SIM is getting the Black Friday treatment with 30% off for Xbox players. If you’ve always wanted to fly a racing drone, this is the perfect deal for you!
Update: The Drone Racing League SIM for PC is now also 30% off on the Steam market place.
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The Drone Racing League (DRL) has announced a new wave of partnerships with BODYARMOR, Champion, and RESPAWN, just in time for the 2020 racing season. The new partnerships will allow DRL to take drone racing to bring drone racing into the limelight.
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The Drone Racing League (DRL) has partnered with Genius Sports to take drone racing betting to the next level over the next few years. This is the latest in a series of strategic partnerships that will see drone racing become the next big sport.
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The Drone Racing League (DRL) has announced its latest member of staff being NBA champion Chris Bosh as dean for the DRL Academy. The two-time NBA Champion and 11-time NBA All-Star will join DRL for the 2020 racing season starting tomorrow at 9 pm ET.
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The Drone Racing League (DRL) has partnered with Estée Lauder to promote breast cancer awareness month by building a specially built pink Racer4 drone. They will also be hosting an international ELC Virtual Hackathon to fight breast cancer.
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The Drone Racing League Simulator has just been released on the Xbox One, opening the world of drone racing to a massive new audience. Along with the release of the game on Xbox, DRL has also announced the 2020 DRL Allianz World Championship Season.
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The Drone Racing League has announced on Twitter that its DRL SIM is coming to the Xbox platform at the end of this month. The DRL SIM is expected to be released on the Xbox store on September 23rd with the ability to use your existing radio controller.
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The Drone Racing League (DRL) has announced three new additions to its executive team, including a chief marketing officer, head of partnership development, and head of international. The DRL’s new season starts later this month.
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Want to learn how to fly FPV drones from the comfort of your own home? You can now do so with the U.S. Air Force flight school in partnership with the Drone Racing League. The flight school is hosted by 2018 DRL Allianz World Champion Paul “Nurk” Nurkkala.
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This marks the start of a new series I will be regularly posting under, taking you along my journey to flying FPV drones for the first time. Come along as I learn how to fly and learn more about the hobby as I go along and hopefully learn a thing or two from you, the reader.
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The Drone Racing League (DRL) has announced its new president will be Rachel Jacobson, one of the only female presidents working in a professional sports league. The hire will mean the Drone Racing League will continue to take over mainstream sports with bigger and better media deals and partnerships.
The Drone Racing League (DRL) has gone All-In. It’s joined Fanatics’ All-In Challenge, which raises money through auctions and sweepstakes to support food aid programs for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The All-In Challenge allows people to go into the running to win some one-of-a-kind prizes and experiences—from a custom-built racing drone to running a lemonade stand with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
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If you own a recent-model Mac and iPad, you can now use the iPad as a portable, secondary display for your computer using a feature called Sidecar. This is a great way to use software, such as a drone simulator, on an iPad, even if there isn’t a mobile version of the program. Here’s how I used Sidecar to get my favorite simulator, DRL Sim for Mac, running on an iPad.
Earlier this week DRL SIM pilots took the virtual skies to tryout for a spot in the next Drone Racing League racing season. Christian Van Sloun, better known as Amari in the drone racing world, has taken the top spot and today we are asking him a few questions about his big win.
The Drone Racing League has partnered with FanDuel to merge the world of fantasy sports with the world of drone racing. Anyone tuning into the DRL SIM Tryouts final tonight will be able to enter the FanDuel competition for the chance to win a share of $3,000 in FanDuel credit.
The Drone Racing League has announced its latest venture, the DRL Academy, a STEM program for students studying science, engineering, and unmanned aircraft technology. DRL has also partnered with various education groups to integrate the DRL Academy into school curriculums as quickly as possible.
The DRL simulator tryouts are back for 2020 giving you a chance to make it to the Drone Racing League 2020 Championship series, where you will be taking on some of the best pilots in the sport. The tryouts will start on February 3rd and end on April 2nd.
Vanover is the latest Drone Racing League (DRL) pilot to take the top position in last year’s Drone Racing League Championship season. Today I got the chance to ask Vanover a few questions about the sport and competing in DRL. He also gave some advice for beginner pilots.
The Drone Racing League’s 2019 Allianz World Champion Season has been one of the most action-packed and talent-filled seasons to date. DRL has released a recap video taking a look at the 2019 season. The in-depth, 47-minute video takes on a documentary style to inform and entertain viewers.
The leaders in the drone racing scene, the Drone Racing League are once again breaking boundaries by opening up its 2020 racing series to 16-year-olds. We got the chance to interview DRL‘s COO, Ashley Ellefson and ask a few questions about the reason for lowering the age limit and what it will do for the future of the sport.
The Drone Racing League has once again stepped ahead of the competition with its new RacerAI autonomous racing drones in partnership with Lockheed Martin. The new RacerAI removes the need for any pilot, is capable of producing 20 pounds of thrust and is powered by the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier, a similar AI platform to the one found in the Skydio 2.
The Drone Racing League is set to hold its first live audience racing event this Sunday at Chase Field in Phoenix. The event is sure to impress with high-speed battles, bright lights, and fierce competition between pilots.
