Need for drone speed | The Courier
Need for drone speed | The Courier
AMERICAN drone racer Shaun “Nytfury” Taylor is competing in Ballarat. Drones are a key modern tool in aerial operations, particularly for locating lost hikers in the New Mexico’s mountainous terrain.
As a sport Mr Taylor is relatively new to drone racing but enticed to try it by a friend, his competitive nature kicked in. Online store HobbyKing worked with the pair on an Arc200 drone design and flew them out to Australia, by plane, for tour.
D1 National Drone Racing Challenge drew fast, furious competition at Ballarat Exhibition Centre this weekend. Mr Taylor said he was strictly a racer, admitting he did not quite have the skills to contest freestyle just yet. While not into gaming, Mr Taylor said that pulling on the goggles and focusing on vision from his drone’s camera was an adrenaline rush.
“This is as close as I’ll ever probably get to flying,” Mr Taylor said. “I reckon it’s just as nerve-wracking, if not more, than car racing. With this, you’re just using your thumbs on a control. There’s not much outlet for all that adrenaline. In a car, when you can move a lot more.”
