Drone Racing League: Project Manhattan on Sky Sports Mix
Friday 11 November 2016 12:10, UK
Having already taken in Miami and LA, the Drone Racing League heads to New York with Project Manhattan on Sky Sports Mix on Saturday from 8pm.
After Miami Lights and LA Pocalypse, the DRL steps up a gear with Level Three pitting the world's best drone pilots against a new generation as they race through the original tech start-up: Bell Labs.
The DRL is a futuristic racing phenomenon, which sees quad-copter drones reach speeds of up to 120mph as skilled pilots guide them through three-dimensional courses, and this week it was confirmed the finale of the 2017 season would be coming to Britain at Alexandra Palace.
The DRL is the global leader of First Person View (FPV) drone racing, which features elite pilots each flying a custom-designed, hand-built drone through complex, thematic, three-dimensional racecourses that have been compared to a real-life video game.
Race names such as 'Moke', 'Furadi' and 'Zoomas' are given to the DRL pilots, while their personal race equipment is given titles such as 'Hovership Zuul SuperBeast' or 'RotorX Atom & Dronewolf Pup'.
The DRL media team creates and continues to innovate a custom-designed broadcast and race infrastructure to capture the fast, close-proximity racing.
Sky has invested $1m in the Drone Racing League (DRL) and has agreed to a distribution deal that will see the thrilling world of elite drone racing come to the newly launched Sky Sports Mix channel.
In addition to Sky's investment, Sky Sports has completed a distribution partnership with the DRL to bring live events and broadcast content to the UK and Ireland.
Airing as 10 one-hour episodes, the DRL season covers five races - including a winner-take-all world championship to crown the best drone pilot.
The broadcasts air tonight on the newly launched Sky Sports Mix, with stage one of the league held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The stadium has been transformed into the fastest three-dimensional course ever created specifically for FPV drone racing
Sky Sports Mix will provide an introduction to the sport for millions of Sky customers at no extra cost, with live sports every day.
Sky Sports and DRL will also team up with London & Partners to bring an official DRL race, the first professional drone race in the UK, to an iconic venue in London.
