General Overview
This is one of the 2 tracks that pilots MUST fly in order to qualify for World Cup, Almost World Cup and Nearly Almost World Cup Races.  The combined time on each track will rank pilots.  The top 64 pilots at the end of Friday night will be going to the 2023 MultiGP World Cup presented by TBS.  The World Cup track will be either World Cup 1 or World Cup 2.  Chris Thomas will make the call and announce to the pilots Friday night or Saturday!  You must have a time on both tracks to be considered for the top 64, next and next next brackets. This track was designed by Jim “Kneedown” Snodgrass.

World Cup Qualification Requirements

• Any pilot may enter.
• No battery limit 
• No prop limit
• 800g max weight

Qualifying Heats

• Tone Start
• 2 minutes in duration, then finish lap
• Lap 1’s time will start at Start/Finish Gate (like Global Qualifier)
• Fastest 2-Consecutive Laps 
• Best 1 Round Score of Fastest-2 Laps
• Top-64 advance to the World Cup
• The Next 32 advance to the Almost World Cup Race
• The next next 32 advance to the Nearly Almost World Cup Race

Let’s race!  The idea for the group races is that using predetermined data we can group pilots to provide more actual drone racing at IO then drone qualifying.  Since the High Voltage and Cracked Props pilots will be competing on one of these 2 tracks for the World Cup, we decided to get a little preview of the show!  When the group races are scheduled to start, there is no qualifying or practice, it’s RACE TIME!  So be at the track 30 minutes early to check in!

Requirements:

• 800g or less
• No battery limit. 
• No prop limit

Qualifying Heats:

• None

Format:

• Tone Start
• Best to 2 Laps (unless track leader determines otherwise)
• Triple run mains,  to a final main
• 2 Lap Race
• Pilots are randomly assigned into one of 6 subgroups of up to 8 pilots. 
• Each subgroup will race 3 times. The winner of the subgroup will be determined by combined finishing position in all 3 races. The tie-breaker is the pilot with the  best single finishing position (1-2-3, beats a 2-2-2).  If there is still a tie, then the best laps/time from the best finishing position run is the final tie breaker
• Subgroup winners will advance to the A-Main event for 3 races, which will follow the same format to determine the winner of this group race.

So you didn’t qualify for the MultiGP World Cup presented by TBS, or the Almost World Cup, but we have 1 more race for you!  This year we are proud to introduce the Nearly Almost World Cup Race! This race will consist of the next next 32 pilots that did not make it into the World Cup!  The format will be 2-4 practice packs and then into a double elimination bracket of fast paced heads up racing!

Requirements:

• 800g or less
• No battery limit. 
• No prop limit
• 3 qualifying rounds (based on entries, time remaining), qualifying based on Fastest-2 laps Consecutive

Qualifying Heats:

• Tone Start
• 2 minutes in duration, then finish lap
• Lap 1’s time will start at Start/Finish Gate (like Global Qualifier)
• Fastest 2-Consecutive Laps 
• 3 Rounds of Qualifying via ZippyQ (roughly 2 hours)
• Top 32 qualify for brackets, 8 up.

Finals:

• Tone Start
• Approximately 60 seconds – 90 seconds in Duration
• Best to 2 Laps (unless track leader determines otherwise)
• The Finals of the bracket will finish with Chase the Ace.