Luzhniki will host Russia's largest drone festival. Drone race and air combat
This summer, on August 26 in Moscow on the territory Olympic complex Luzhniki will host the first drone-race festival in Russia – MOSCOW DRONE FESTIVAL. The event, designed to unite both amateurs and professionals of drone racing, will be held under the auspices of the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Society "Labor Reserves" with the support of the ROSTEC State Corporation and the Moscow Department of Sports and Tourism. Drone Sports Global is the organizer of the festival. the official sponsor of the event is Technodinamika Holding.
Drone racing is a young and high-tech sport officially recognized in Russia sports discipline at the end of 2017 – today unites tens of thousands of pilots and 75 million fans around the world. Among the largest international events of this sports direction such events as Paris Drone Festival, Drone Prix Munich, World Drone Prix Dubai, Drone Prix Madrid have gained worldwide fame.
Moscow Drone Festival is the central event in Russia dedicated to the development of drone racing, which has no analogues in size and status. With wide coverage and federal support, this event will kick-start the development of mass drone racing in Russia and help attract new audiences to this innovative sport. The first Drone-race festival in Russia, the Moscow Drone Festival, will combine three key elements of the program: a qualification competition among amateurs in the drone racing discipline, a fan program for fans and guests of the festival, and a race of the world's strongest professionals - Russian and foreign racers. As part of the entertainment program, the fans and guests of the festival will enjoy training workshops on drone control, modeling and assembling, virtual attractions for adults and children, a demonstration show program, performances by famous
DJs, festive fireworks with video broadcast from drones and other activities. The festival will bring together at least 5,000 people at the Luzhniki Stadium. More than 250 registrations of pilots of the Russian Federation for the qualifying race are expected, as well as at least 30 of the strongest pilots from Russia and foreign countries. In the final, 8 prizes will be awarded. General prize fund race will be 2,500,000 rubles. In addition, all winners will receive an Xbox One S gaming console. It's the ultimate entertainment system for the whole family, featuring HDR gaming, 4K Ultra HD movie playback and a 1TB hard drive.
EVENT PROGRAM:
Registration of participants
(10:00 – 12:00)
Official opening of the Festival
(12:00 – 13:00)
Qualifying Race
(13:00 – 17:00)
Drone School: Piloting
(12:00 – 18:00)
Drone School: Simulation
(12:00 – 18:00)
model aircraft show
(13:00 – 14:00)
Drone Racing Simulator
(12:00 – 18:00)
Final Drone Race
(20:00 – 21:45)
Inside the Firework
(21:45 – 22:00)
Drone Sports Global is a team of drone racing event organizers formed under the auspices of the Labor Reserves All-Russian Federation. This is a staff of the best Russian pilots and trainers in the industry who train beginners and drone racing enthusiasts at training bases throughout the country, organize all-season qualifying regional and title competitions, and participate in international championships in Russia and abroad.
Sunday, August 26, at the Luzhniki sports complex will host the largest in Russia, the Moscow Drone Festival. The event, designed to unite both amateurs and professionals of drone racing, will be held under the auspices of the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Society "Labor Reserves" with the support of the Rostec State Corporation and the Moscow Department of Sports and Tourism. Drone Sports Global is the organizer of the festival. Official sponsor of the event - .
The event will start at 10:00 and will last until 23:00. The strongest pilots from Russia, Great Britain, Germany, France, USA, South Korea and other countries. Eight prize-winning places will be played in the final. The total prize fund of the race will be 2,500,000 rubles.
At the festival, there will be something to do not only for the participants of the competitions and pilots, but also for the guests of the festival: everyone will be able to learn how to model and assemble drones, pilot them and perform various aerial stunts. For this, special drone simulators and virtual simulators will be installed on the festival grounds. And on a special training track, the youngest guests of the festival, including children with disabilities, will be able to learn how to control drones. A special partner of the event, the Dream Skiing charity rehabilitation project, will raise funds for the development of new sports areas for children with disabilities within the framework of the festival. handicapped, one of which promises to be drone racing.
“Drone racing is essentially an analogue of Formula 1: there is a competition for both designers and pilots. The tracks are unique: they can be placed in the air, on the ground, under water… The image from the drone is broadcast through virtual reality glasses, so the pilot sees everything from the first person. For maximum engagement, viewers are also allowed to wear VR glasses to feel like pilots. In cooperation with Drone Sports Global, in the autumn we will open a school in the center of Moscow, where anyone can take a week or two-week course, during which they will learn how to model, assemble and pilot drones,” said Ilya Galaev, President of the Labor Reserves society.
A young and high-tech sport, drone racing was officially recognized as a sports discipline in Russia at the end of 2017 – today it unites tens of thousands of pilots and 75 million fans around the world. Among the largest international events in this sporting area, such events as the Paris Drone Festival, Drone Prix Munich, World Drone Prix Dubai, Drone Prix Madrid have become world famous.
Guests will see the race of Russian and foreign racers, and will also be able to learn how to model, assemble and launch drones.
The largest drone festival in Russia Moscow Drone Festival will be held at Luzhniki on August 26. will be held here qualifying competitions among amateurs in the discipline of "drone racing". These are races on specially equipped tracks, in which small quadrocopters take part. Drone racing in Russia was recognized as an official sport at the end of 2017. Today, tens of thousands of pilots and 75 million fans Worldwide.
Also in the program are fan events for guests and race of the strongest Russian and foreign racers. Eight prize-winning places will be played in the final. The total prize fund of the race will be two and a half million rubles. In addition, all winners will receive game consoles.
In addition, all comers are waiting for training master classes on modeling, assembling drones and their control, virtual attractions for adults and children, an aircraft model show, DJ sets, festive fireworks with video broadcast from drones and much more.
Event program:
— 10:00-12:00 — registration of participants;
— 12:00-13:00 — official opening of the festival;
- 13:00-17:00 - qualifying race;
— 12:00-18:00 — drone school: piloting;
— 12:00-18:00 — drone school: modeling;
— 12:00-18:00 — Drone Racing Simulator;
— 13:00-14:00 — model aircraft show;
— 20:00-21:45 — Final Drone Race;
- 21:45-22:00 - Inside the Firework.
