Adelaide FPV Racing leaderboard tracks Nationals hopefuls for 2026

Subb20 has set the pace on Adelaide FPV Racing’s live Nationals board with a 33.95-second run, and the gap back to MCQUEEN is only 1.37 seconds. That narrow margin puts South Australia’s qualifier picture into focus: 11 pilots are already in the mix, and the front group is tight enough that one cleaner battery, one better line choice or one DVR review can flip the order.

MCQUEEN sits second at 35.32 seconds, with M Mango next on 46.14. YHzero follows at 48.18, then maccas at 49.85, D Dicko at 54.16, P Parakeet at 57.34, HopperFPV at 59.50, N Neovision at 62.09, MidnightFPV at 92.62 and Croz_FPV at 158.71. The spread tells the story of a club with a genuine lead pack and a second tier still chasing pace, which is exactly how a Nationals pipeline is supposed to look if it is working.

AUFPV’s 2026 qualifying series runs from 1 March to 30 June, with the Australian Drone Nationals scheduled for 30 September to 4 October. The stakes are high and the math is unforgiving: the top 96 Open Class pilots will qualify, while the new Pro Spec leaderboard is capped at 48. AUFPV says qualifying counts best three consecutive laps on an approved track, and affiliated clubs can stage as many qualifying events as they want during the window as long as the runs are accessible on FPVTrackside or verified through livestream or DVR submission.

Adelaide FPV Racing, which calls itself South Australia’s dedicated FPV drone racing club and a member of AUFPV, is using that system exactly as intended. Its page says it runs regular race days and events in Adelaide, and its 2025/2026 membership options run July to June, with standard membership including MAAA insurance at $188 for seniors and $133 for juniors. The club also lists a member-only option without MAAA insurance at $60 for seniors or juniors, plus half-year memberships from January to June, a structure that keeps pilots in the race even between major events.

The pathway is already producing fresh movement. Adelaide’s Round 5 results page, dated 21 June 2026, had MCQUEEN first, maccas second and HopperFPV third in Open, a reminder that the board is live, not ceremonial. AUFPV organized Australia’s inaugural FPV Racing Drone Nationals in 2016, and the 2026 schedule opens with registration and practice on Wednesday, 30 September before Open Class qualifying on 1 October, Open Class bracket racing on 2 October, Micro Class racing on 3 October and Team Racing plus Fun Fly and Exhibition on 4 October. Adelaide’s leaderboard is now one of the clearest public signs of who is building toward that finish line.