Drones have
become a common sight nowadays. They can be seen whooshing around in the air
collecting images on a regular basis. In a very short period of time these
drones have become quite popular. With technological advancements increasing
the speed of drones, drone racing is becoming a rapidly growing sport. However,
there are still some doubts lurking in the minds of industry experts regarding
its viability as a sport for the future.
Concepts of Drone Racing
Drone racing is
in its infancy stage and the concepts of this sport are still evolving.
However, there are racing leagues being created where quadcopters, as they are
commonly known as, are pitted against each other, and whomever is the fastest
among them wins the race. Drone racing is similar to any other car or horse
race but the only difference is that the drones have cameras and the first
person view is like seeing a video game come to life.
The Positives for Drone Racing
Drone racing
has a lot going for it. There are a number of reasons why people are seeing it
as a successor to racing sports that are currently popular. For instance,
drones are futuristic in design and provide a new form of entertainment that
current racing sports can’t provide. The sight of a quadcopter whizzing around
tight hairpins and turns is both thrilling and entertaining. It is almost as if
the world of the future has come to life right in front of your eyes. So, it is definitely more entertaining for
the spectators than horse or car racing.
As advancements
in technology are made, drones are going to become more modified and
attractively designed. This continuous changing nature of the sport is another
aspect which is why drone racing can become a good replacement for racing
sports we have today. The audiences will always have something new to look
forward to with drone racing. The designs of the drones will improve and they
will become faster. As time goes on, new
rules and regulations for drone racing will be created which will only make
this sport more entertaining and worth
watching.
Another
positive for drone racing is that people are moving towards new sports. The video
gaming industry is a prime example of that. We are seeing more and more video
gaming tournaments taking place that are attracting huge crowds. This is paving
the way for new sports, and drone racing is certainly cashing in. Just like video
games, drone racing offers something different for the audiences.
Challenges for Drone Racing
Even though
drone racing has a bright future ahead of it, there are certain obstacles in
its way. If this sport is to overcome these challenges then it will easily
become the sport of the future. The first major challenge for drone racing will
be to increase its audience base. For the sport to become popular all over the
world, it has to appeal to all sorts of people. At present, drone racing is popular
mainly among tech geeks. Unless the sport broadens its horizons and focuses its
appeal to the average person who is not much of a tech expert, then it will not
be able to flourish further.
Drone racing’s
next biggest challenge is funding and sponsorship. Money is extremely important
for the success and popularity of any sport. Since building a drone isn’t
cheap, sponsorship is vital to the drone racing’s chances of becoming
commercially viable in the future. As drone pilots get sponsorship and popular
brands start to affiliate themselves with the sport, drone racing is going to
grow quite rapidly. For now, the funding and sponsorships being provided for
this sport are not significant. There is a need to get more money into the
sport before it can start growing earnestly.
Success of
modern sporting events depends quite heavily on viewership. The broadcasting of
drone racing is thus crucial if it to stake a claim for itself as a future
sport. This is where the problem lies. There are different views available for
cameras to shoot the action that is going on in drone races but it isn’t
apparent which one among them is the most suitable. Moreover, drones fly in the
air at high speeds and it can become quite hard to capture them when they are
whizzing around at speeds of up to 80 miles an hour.
The
broadcasting issue has been dealt with quite adequately for now and drone races
are being shown live to limited audiences in high quality. However, as drones
get faster and more agile then it would become increasingly difficult to
capture them in full flight. The broadcasting industry would have to keep up
with the technological advancement of drones if it has any chance of capturing
drone races with high quality video.
In short, as of
now, drone racing isn’t established enough to challenge the popularity of the
existing sports like soccer and tennis or even racing for instance. However, it
is being predicted that as drone racing competitions and leagues are held on a
regular basis, more and more people are going to start participating in them.
The current leagues of drone racing have been quite successful and have
attracted a good number of spectators too. Although this is good for the growth
of this sport, there are a number of challenges that need to be surmounted before
drone racing can become a viable future sport.
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