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Written by Greg Potts
According to its organisers, the upcoming Airspeeder World Championship will combine "the format of Formula E, the thrills of air racing and the glamour of F1". A pretty bold statement, we think you"ll agree. But then, there isn"t much about Airspeeder that"s not bold. It"ll be a fully-fledged race series where pilots fly single-seater electric drone things in close quarters for goodness sake. Anyway, let"s take it back to the start. These aren"t actually drones, but electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles" they might need to decide on a snappier name than that. It is genuinely happening though. The inaugural Airspeeder World Championship has been scheduled for 2020, and will feature five teams and ten pilots racing at different motorsport venues across the globe.
Date written: 2 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16196
According to its organisers, the upcoming Airspeeder World Championship will combine "the format of Formula E, the thrills of air racing and the glamour of F1". A pretty bold statement, we think you"ll agree. But then, there isn"t much about Airspeeder that"s not bold. It"ll be a fully-fledged race series where pilots fly single-seater electric drone things in close quarters for goodness sake. Anyway, let"s take it back to the start. These aren"t actually drones, but electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles" they might need to decide on a snappier name than that. It is genuinely happening though. The inaugural Airspeeder World Championship has been scheduled for 2020, and will feature five teams and ten pilots racing at different motorsport venues across the globe.
Date written: 2 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16196
