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The Pro Sports Guidebook to Drone Racing
Paperback
Technology & EngineeringSports General
Publisher Price: $24.99
ISBN13: 9781918712162
Publisher: Rhubarb Bridge Publishing
Published: Jun 13 2026
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.41 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Pro Sports Guidebook to Drone Racing
How to Enter the Sport, Build Credibility, and Earn from It
Drone racing is one of the clearest examples of a modern technology sport: part flying, part engineering, part esports, part motorsport, and part live event business.
The Pro Sports Guidebook to Drone Racing is written for anyone who wants to understand FPV racing as a real working world, not just as a hobby or online spectacle. It explains how the sport works, how pilots train, what equipment is used, how racing drones differ from camera drones, how courses are built, how clubs and leagues operate, and how someone can move from simulator practice into organised competition.
Inside, the book covers the full ecosystem of drone racing: flying, coaching, team running, officiating, technical support, media work, repair services, event organisation, sponsorship, catering, spectator income, simulator competition, STEM education, autonomous drone racing, and the wider business around FPV sport.
The guide is suitable for ambitious beginners, parents, youth pilots, drone hobbyists, engineers, STEM educators, club founders, race organisers, coaches, technicians, media workers, sponsors, and practical outsiders looking for a role in the sport.
It includes detailed sections on:
FPV flying and how drone racing works
Typical racing drone types and course formats
Simulators, Tiny Whoops, five-inch racers and open-class builds
Training routes, equipment costs, batteries, repairs and safety
Coaching, youth programmes and STEM opportunities
Race direction, officiating, timing, gates, heats and finals
Technical support, drone building and trackside repair
Media, livestreaming, YouTube, commentary and sponsor work
How to start or join a drone racing competition
How organisers can earn from entry fees, food, drinks, vendors, spectators and sponsors
Current drone racing leagues and competition structures
Glossary, equipment checklist, club questions and rules of the sport
This is a dense, practical guide for people who want to take drone racing seriously, whether they intend to fly, build, organise, teach, support, film, repair or invest time in one of the most technically interesting sports of the modern era.
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