MultiGP rolls out RaceSync 2.0 with faster heat management

MultiGP’s RaceSync 2.0 went after the part of drone racing most fans never see but every organizer feels: the scramble between heats. The updated workflow is built to shorten lineup changes, keep pilots moving, and reduce the dead time that can bog down a busy MultiGP card when late arrivals, class changes and last-minute roster fixes hit at once.

The biggest change sits on the manage-race screen, which got a major overhaul. Chapter organizers can now force-join pilots into a roster manually, and once a pilot is added, the system automatically drops that pilot into the heat schedule below. If an official moves a pilot to another heat, RaceSync 2.0 removes that pilot from the prior assignment automatically. On a race day where a few extra clicks can snowball into a delay, that is the kind of cleanup that keeps an event on schedule.

RaceSync 2.0 also widened the competitive menu. MultiGP added Best Round, Fastest 3 Consecutive Laps and Fastest Lap alongside aggregate-laps racing, giving chapters more ways to score a day’s work. The last two formats require a timing system, which makes them fit naturally into more precision-driven competition, where one flyer’s hot run can matter as much as steady heat points. MultiGP’s own series pages show Fastest 3 Consecutive Laps scoring already in use in 2025-2026 and 2026 series listings, and the league’s rules materials use that format in some championship contexts.

The update is not just about scoring. Custom frequency profiles let organizers build and save preferred channel combinations, turn individual channels on or off, and create custom frequency sets. That matters when a chapter is trying to keep packs clean and avoid channel conflicts across multiple classes. RaceSync 2.0 also moved scoring into its own dedicated page, with results saving automatically as officials enter them, cutting the risk of losing work while live scoring is still underway.

For repeat events, the duplicate-race feature is a practical win. It copies an existing race structure, options and settings, then swaps in a new pilot list, making weekly chapters and recurring meets easier to stage without rebuilding everything from scratch. MultiGP said the changes came after several months of feature work and integration of the 2018 Regional Series into LiveTime, and the league’s scale explains why the upgrade matters. MultiGP says it has more than 30,000 registered pilots and 500 active chapters worldwide, with up to three members able to serve as Chapter Organizer. Founded by Chris Thomas in early 2015, the league had already logged more than 5,000 races in its early years, and RaceSync 2.0 looks built for exactly that kind of volume.