MultiGP Build N Fly returns to IO 2026 with sold-out format
Build N Fly returned to IO 2026 with 21 sold tickets, a $325 entry, and a full HDZero kit that turned assembly into race-day pressure.
MultiGP’s Build N Fly returned to International Open with a twist that tests more than raw stick speed: pilots had to build the quad first, then race it on the World Cup 1 track. The June 11, 2026 event was listed as an IO 2026 exclusive, carried a $325 ticket, and showed 21 tickets sold, a compact field for a format that demands calm hands before it demands fast laps.
The hardware package made the competitive point clear. MultiGP said the 2026 kit came with a Din Drones OZR 5-inch frame, a NewBeeDrone FC with an ELRS AT32F435 receiver, a NewBeeDrone Infinity200 V2 4-in-1 ESC, an HDZero Nano 90Hz camera, an HDZero Race V3 VTX, Emax 2207 1900KV motors and Gemfan Minjae 5129.2 props. That is not a grab-and-go race quad. It is a controlled build, and every choice inside that stack matters once the soldering iron is down and the clock starts.
The format’s competitive value is in what it reveals. A pilot who can assemble cleanly, diagnose a problem quickly and still trust the tune on race day has a different skill stack from someone who only shows up with a finished machine. MultiGP said the 2026 edition was upgraded to provide a full HDZero system, while the 2025 debut was pitched as a first-of-its-kind race. That debut sold out in minutes, and participants were told to bring their own tools, batteries, radios and goggles to the track. In other words, the event was built to expose who can handle pressure, not just who can send it.
Eric SegFPV Gever was listed as master of ceremonies, giving the race a familiar face inside the broader IO weekend. The Build N Fly format also gave competitors something standard International Open coverage does not always deliver: they kept the drones after the race, turning one entry fee into a complete FPV platform they could fly for the rest of the event and beyond.
All of it fit into a larger International Open that ran June 10-14 at AMA Headquarters in Muncie, Indiana, with about 200 pilots from 13 countries. MultiGP says it has more than 30,000 registered pilots and 500 active chapters worldwide, and Build N Fly showed why the league keeps pushing formats that reward preparation as much as pace.
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