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    Teenager takes home $250,000 from World Drone Prix, Dubai

    A 15-year old boy, Luke Bannister from England has won the first World Drone Prix in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Bannister’s team, Tornado X-Blades Banni UK, won $250,000, part of $1 million in prizes handed out. United Arab Emirates also announced the start of the World Future Sports Games in December 2017. Those contests next year will include robotic swimming, running, wrestling and car racing.

     

     

    http://www.worlddroneprix.com/




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    Nice win! Is the MSUK forum gonna start awarding similar prizes? ;)

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    12 minutes ago, Tug said:

    Nice win! Is the MSUK forum gonna start awarding similar prizes? ;)

     

    Yes, stay tuned. :P

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    How did he win, I saw him overtaken ... before I stopped watching ..

    Good on him - what a prize!!

     

    Glad MSUK are going to compete in the prize stakes!!

    Just saw a Unicorn trot past the house as well!!

     

    Al.

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    Wow is that the largest prize fund ever offerd in anything rc? 

     

    Who arranged the cup was it dubai, that place really really wants to be the centre of the world lol. 

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    3 hours ago, RCbutcher said:

    Wow is that the largest prize fund ever offerd in anything rc? 

     

    Who arranged the cup was it dubai, that place really really wants to be the centre of the world lol. 

     

    To be fair they can afford to be as well lol.

    Probably the only place in the world that could tackle China and most likely win.

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    6 hours ago, Oh How Original said:

     

    To be fair they can afford to be as well lol.

    Probably the only place in the world that could tackle China and most likely win.

    And MOST LIKELY win ? United Arab Emirates will take China one day. Qatar is the richest country in the world. Which the uae relies on massively for incomes etc. However it is also the one everyone wants a piece of. Have you seen the land they have built in the ocean ? Lol 

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    Check out the documentary called dubai's secret slaves. They might be the richest but there also killing people daily to build the place.

    And I'd back China any day. Nearly 1.5 billion population vs 250 million in Dubai.

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    18 hours ago, Jorbench94 said:

    And MOST LIKELY win ? United Arab Emirates will take China one day. Qatar is the richest country in the world. Which the uae relies on massively for incomes etc. However it is also the one everyone wants a piece of. Have you seen the land they have built in the ocean ? Lol 

     

    Theirs a lot going on behind closed doors, as Pat just pointed out, it's not as open and shut as it seems.

    Although we've gone totally off topic here.

    Either way, IMO 1/4 million is ridiculous prize money for flying a toy, but that's just me.

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    Yes they're may well be but who didn't die to build anywhere ? Even over here people died building train tracks etc. However back on topic it's stupid money but can I have a blast ? Lol

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    2 hours ago, Oh How Original said:

     

    Theirs a lot going on behind closed doors, as Pat just pointed out, it's not as open and shut as it seems.

    Although we've gone totally off topic here.

    Either way, IMO 1/4 million is ridiculous prize money for flying a toy, but that's just me.

     

    1/4 of a million for a annual world prize or a 1/4 of a million a week to kick a ball? It's not so daft in comparison

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    Just now, sean-vrs said:

     

    1/4 of a million for a annual world prize or a 1/4 of a million a week to kick a ball? It's not so daft in comparison

     

    To be fair I think it's even MORE stupid the amount footballers get, I hate football lol.

    But that's going very off topic :lol: I was just saying I thought it was a hell of a lot for doing a few laps round a circuit with a drone, it's like a super prize to get everyones attention.

    I've never heard of anything even anywhere near that as a prize for something RC related, most I've ever heard of was $5,000, but I can't remember what tournament exactly that was.

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    That was to be shared out to all the team members in his team , wasn't all just his

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    1 hour ago, DUBZN1 said:

    That was to be shared out to all the team members in his team , wasn't all just his

     

    Team .... His dad, mum, nan and brother I'm guessing? 

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    5 hours ago, ajlovering said:

    They need a speed event at the expo for sure!!

     

    ROSSA in the sand... :) 

     

    not or sure we have the ground clearance on the cars for that Tony! :D 

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    No , can't remember where I read it now but imc it was 40 some pilots

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    On 14/03/2016 at 00:27, Jorbench94 said:

    And MOST LIKELY win ? United Arab Emirates will take China one day. Qatar is the richest country in the world. Which the uae relies on massively for incomes etc. However it is also the one everyone wants a piece of. Have you seen the land they have built in the ocean ? Lol 


    No Chance, the UAE will have gone bust long before it gets close to China. Dont believe all the supercars, skyscrapers and luxury malls.....

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    2 minutes ago, Guns said:


    No Chance, the UAE will have gone bust long before it gets close to China. Dont believe all the supercars, skyscrapers and luxury malls.....

    China will fold in the next few years.

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    I like Dubai :)  food  is rotten eggs though.  Their intentions should be good for the hobbyist .

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    18 hours ago, Carpmart said:

     

    ROSSA in the sand... :) 

     

    not or sure we have the ground clearance on the cars for that Tony! :D 

    I contacted the organisers and they are interested in holding an RC speed event next year. If I get more info I'll post it here

     

    Cheers

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    20 hours ago, sean-vrs said:

    When I was in Dubai I enjoyed my time, (apart from the food).  There are issues like that in every part of the world.  I do travel a lot and it always sadens me when that kinda thing is present.  Was hard to accept the amount of homeless that I met when visiting the UK back in '93 for example.  Dubai was enjoyable,  I'll attend these 'future sports ' for sure :)

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