FPVTrackside pushes rapid June build updates for race organizers
FPVTrackside cranked out four June builds in five days, and the pace matters because clubs lean on it for pre-reg, timing and results.
FPVTrackside’s pre-release channel has turned June into a sprint. Version 2.76.2.857 landed for Windows at 09:45 on June 19 and for Linux at 09:41, just one day after 2.76.2.856 appeared on June 18 at 18:41 and 2.76.2.855 showed up twice that same day, at 18:37 and 18:09. For race organizers, that is not trivia. It is a sign that the software handling entries, timing and results is moving fast right as summer schedules fill up.
The build page is blunt about the risk: these installers are for testing and early access, and they are “untested and probably unstable.” That is exactly why they matter now. Clubs that want to see where the platform is headed can test the new builds before peak event weekends. Clubs that need a clean race-night workflow, though, still have the stable release available on the standard download page, and that is the safer call when qualifying heats, seeding and result uploads all have to work on cue.
The June cadence did not start with those mid-month drops. FPVTrackside also listed version 2.76.2.853 on June 15 and 2.76.1.852 on June 14, along with a string of June 11 builds. That kind of sequence suggests the team is shipping fixes and checks in quick succession rather than waiting for one big release. FPVTrackside says its platform is used for pre-registering events and viewing stats from race days, so even a small change can affect how quickly a club processes signups or posts standings.
That operational weight is baked into the project itself. The GitHub repository describes FPVTrackSide as drone racing timing and video software designed by a drone racer for the drone racing community, built to simplify the job of running and streaming an event. The codebase spans UI, timing, race logic, sound sheet logic, a web server and remote notifications. Recent work includes an ArUco marker-based timing system and a UI change that clears the screen on race start, a reminder that the software is still being tuned for the pressure points that decide whether a round runs smoothly or turns chaotic.
The event feed shows why those fixes matter. Outer Heaven Drone Racing’s Round 6 drew 14 pilots on June 7, and Canberra Multirotor Racing Club’s Meet 5 brought in 27 pilots on May 16. MultiGP, which says it is the largest professional drone racing league in the world, lists more than 30,000 registered pilots and 500 active chapters worldwide, and says its apps are under continuous development. With a dense late-June calendar across multiple regions, the smart move is clear: test the pre-release builds in controlled settings, but keep race-day operations on the stable track unless the team is ready to absorb a timing or registration glitch when the gate drops.
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