Denmark’s official drone racing returns with DDN 2026 opener in Slangerup

FPN North in Slangerup gave Denmark’s official drone racing season a real spine. DDN 2026, Løb 1 á 4 was not a casual get-together but the first round of a four-race national series, staged on a fixed layout at Hørup Skovvej 11 with a full-day program from 09:00 to 19:00 and a 150-kroner entry fee.

That venue mattered because the opening round was tied directly to the sport’s official ladder. The registration deadline was Sunday, May 4, 2026, and the May 9 race sat inside a structure maintained by the steering group behind F9 in Modelflyvning Danmark’s Eliteudvalget. In other words, Slangerup was not just hosting pilots for one Saturday. It was opening a sanctioned championship run with rankings on the line from the first heat onward.

The national framework gave the event extra weight. Dronesport’s system is rooted in Modelflyvning Danmark, Denmark’s national organization for radio-controlled flight, and the races are described as completely official. The same steering group also serves as the contact point into the FAI, the international body that oversees European and world championships. That connection puts the Slangerup opener into a wider pathway that runs from domestic standings to international competition.

The sport itself explains why the opener carries so much pressure. Pilots race in FPV goggles, flying drones that can reach 160 km/h, and the results pages record qualifying lap times, final placements and the official result after the race. Those numbers are not decorative. They are how the season order is built, with pilots moving up or down in the standings based on each round.

The event also fit a series with history behind it. The results archive already shows Danish Drone Nationals seasons in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, all broken into separate rounds. The pilot toolbox underscored how hands-on the scene remains: everyone helps set up the course on arrival, and everyone helps pack it down after finals. The day ended with prize presentation for the top three in the A final, a clean finish for a championship opener that set the tone for the rest of the 2026 series.