MultiGP calendar fills with 195 FPV races ahead of May 9 weekend

MultiGP’s calendar is jammed heading into the May 9 weekend, with 195 entries on its events board and a full slate of season openers, qualifiers and chapter sessions stretching across the United States. The density itself is the story: this is a sport measuring its health not just by marquee finals, but by how many local races it can stack into a single weekend.

The most visible stops give a clear map of where the energy sits. Detroit Drone Racing Signal Seekers is set to launch its season opener in Detroit, Michigan. KC Multi-Rotor’s US-Central Regional Qualifier puts Kansas City, Missouri, into the championship flow. Illinois MultiRotor is opening Bonnie & Clyde Season 5 at West Park, Illinois, while FPV Racing Seattle is kicking off its Piano Ranch Summer Series opener in Seattle, Washington. Utah Drone Racing Association also has a qualifier lined up in Salt Lake City, Utah. Those races are not isolated pockets of activity. Taken together, they show an active regional network capable of filling a weekend board with enough volume to make the sport feel alive at ground level.

That matters because MultiGP has built its identity around chapter racing. The league says it has more than 30,000 registered pilots and 500 active chapters worldwide, and it describes chapters as a tiered system that rewards growth with tools and support. The May 9 schedule is a direct reflection of that model working in real time. When local clubs can keep opening series, staging qualifiers and adding friendly sessions, the sport does not have to wait on one flagship event to create momentum.

The 2026 Regional Series raises the stakes even further. MultiGP’s pathway runs from local racing into Regional Qualifiers, where pilots collect points and wildcards before moving toward Regional Finals. Top finishers then advance to MultiGP Champs, giving weekends like this one meaning beyond the immediate podium. Every lap in Detroit, Kansas City, West Park, Seattle and Salt Lake City feeds a ladder that reaches the world stage.

That is why the May 9 board reads like more than a schedule. It is a snapshot of distribution, access and volume, showing where pilots can race, where organizers can still draw entries and where sponsors can see real participation. For a league that calls itself the largest professional drone racing organization in the world, the deepest signal may be this many local races packed into one weekend.