Captainvanover

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It's been a long wait, but I'm super excited to announce that I won the 2018 DR1 racing pro class finals and have become the first ever pro class champion! After a whole season of racing across Europe I'm confident that bigger drones are the future of drone racing, it's something that you either need to watch or experience in person to grasp. Also team Flightone secured our third win granting us a bi into the finals of the whole series. Only one more race until we find out which team will win the 2018 DHl champions series Fueled by Mountain Dew and take home the 50k prize! dr1 #dr1racing #proclass #proclasschampion #flightone #teamblacksheep #hqprops #xhover #mountaindew #dhl #envyastro
Flew my @xhoverllc stingy v2 frame for the first time today and I have to say this is the smoothest and most locked in freestyle build I have ever flown! Can't wait to fly it more soon :) ๐Ÿ”ฅ#xhover #xhoverstingyv2 #flightone #thunderpowerrc #hqprops #runcam #rotorriot #brain3d #spektrumrc #droneracingparts #dronefreestyle #envyastro
Here is my hot lap from race #4 in Croatia! Although our team didn't have a good overall race, we still had a lot of fun flying this fast and sketchy track! Btw this is 2700kv motors on 5s:) #teamflightone #dr1 #teamblacksheep #mtndew #dhl #droneracing #croatia #xhover
Been practicing hard almost every day while I'm here in South Korea! Some days go well and others go poorly , but today was a good day :) #MCKvsVANOVER #xhover #flightone #thunderpowerrc #hqprops #rotorriot #hypetrain #droneracingparts #brain3d #spektrumrc #runcam #drone #droneracing
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Freestyle / Boat Chase and race practice South Korea
Wow race #3 of the 2018 Dhl champions series Fueled by Mountain Dew is in the books! This was one of my favorite tracks from the whole series, so many technical elements that made the races at this location a little bit slower and closer together! Anyhow here is my "hot lap" from this beautiful castle location in Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ #dr1 #dr1racing #teamflightone #teamblacksheep #hqprops #mountaindew #droneracing
Well it was another great weekend of racing, this time in Hong Kong! I ended up taking 2nd place in the 5 round final with a finishing score of 14 points to minchans 15! This was a big accomplishment for me because I finally feel like I've finally overcome the stress I get when flying against such great talent in an all important race like the finals. It's important to remember that there are always lessons to be learned in fpv drone racing and in my case the lesson of staying focused under pressure and flying your own race is one I could have only learned through what is probably one of the greatest rivalries this growing sport has ever had! I also want to congratulate @milkfpv for kicking our butts in the international open taking 1st place with @park_sung_ju_fpv in 2nd. Yo @minchan_fpv maybe we shouldn't take each other out in the first three rounds of racing ๐Ÿ˜‚. Another special shoutout to @andreferreirafpv and @steph_fpv for running pit crew for me throughout the entire race! I couldn't have done it without you guys changing my props and keeping my batteries charged! In the end this was a really fun race and a big learning experience for me. Just one more big race left of 2018 and my last chance to beat minchan this year is in Birmingham U.K December 1-2! Let the quest to be the best continue... #mckvsvanover #xhover #flightone #thunderpowerrc #hqprops #runcam #brain3d #spektrumrc #hypetrain #rotorriot #droneracingparts #dr1racing
About to wrap up practice day here at the 2018 Hong Kong drone racing challenge and boy is it a challenge! FYI some of the gates are only three and a half feet in width and height!! Anyhow here is my third practice round on the track, wish me luck as the SINGLE ELIMINATION rounds begin tomorrow, oh and turtle mode isn't allowed ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ #xhover #flightone #thunderpowerrc #hqprops #runcam #brain3d #droneracingparts #rotorriot #hypetrain #dr1 #spektrumrc #2018hongkongdronerace #guccimink
Slovenia location #2 was so amazing! Racing drones up, down, and around the ski slopes and lifts was an experience I'll never forget! Plus the views were ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธ here is my hot lap :) #drone #droneracing #dr1 #dr1racing #teamflightone #hqprop #teamblacksheep #mountaindew #dhl
These last few weeks here In South Korea I've been training incredibly hard flying my racing drones to the limits and pushing myself to new heights! I'm so incredibly thankful for those who have supported me and continue to support me in my quest to be the fastest drone racer in the world! To my family, my friends , and of course my sponsors, I'm truly grateful for each and every one of you! I'm going to make you all proud! #xhover #flightone #thunderpowerrc #hqprops #rotorriot #hypetrain #droneracingparts #brain3d #spektrumrc #runcam #drone #droneracing #guccimink #allthebelts
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Pushing my personal limits in drone racing + South Korea
Well...my win in Korea is bittersweet. While I had the opportunity to fly against two talented Korean pilots, quad issues kept @minchan_fpv out of the finals. When you donโ€™t get to fly against the best it doesnโ€™t feel like a real win. MinChan, I share this win with you! My battle to beat the best is to be continued! Either way I'm super happy to have won the 2018 FAI Gwacheon World Cup drone race here in South Korea and I want to take this moment to thank all of the people who have supported me. First off a huge thanks to Zachry Thayer @a_nubfpv for the amazing spotting throughout the elimination rounds and for keeping me calm when facing some of the insane competition! Secondly I want to thank all of my amazing sponsors for helping me continue to pursue my dream of being the best drone racer in the world. I couldn't have done this without you guys! I also want to thank SungJu Park @park_sung_ju_fpv and his wonderful parents for the amazing hospitality this last week ! I stayed with them in their home for the last few days up to the race training and preparing and they treated my like family! And finally thanks to all of the pilots who came together to make this event a great one. The best part about drone racing truly isn't the actual flying or the competition , but the friendships made behind the scenes. #xhover #flightone #thunderpowerrc #hqprops #spektrumrc #brain3d #rotorriot #hypetrain #runcam #droneracingparts #dr1 #dr1racing #drone #droneracing