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BIRD 2026

Birmingham International Race Days

31st Jan & 1st Feb

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The best Tiny Whoop pilots from across the globe are all coming to Birmingham UK for a micro drone racing showdown like no other!

A party with a prize giving, this drone race puts the fun in FPV.

Who is going to take the glory this year?

The BIRD title has flown across the pond, but not without the most closely fought finals in BIRD history. Latvia's ReeFPV has his sights set on knocking Nightwing off the top spot. But will the UK be able to step up and win it back? With stiff competition from Italy, Germany, Poland and others, this year will no doubt be an incredible competition!

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Gold Sponsors

MenaceRC live for all things FPV, going out of their way to support the community and our event. Check out their useful tips pages where you can find range calculators, how to guides and comparisons of tech.

At Menace RC you can buy parts, but they aren't only a shop. Greg and the team are innovators bringing limit stretching products like:

RC Pyrotrigger for all you naughty smokers out there
COB LED driver boards to easily integrate brilliant lights
Goggle anntenna packs which are great for gifts

Head over and see the full range of amazing products on offer for proper RC Menace's

SHOP

Starting as gifts for friends, this husband and wife team has grown into a wonderfully playful and generous business, the whoop community loves!

You can get a custom Minifig to:

Commemorate a graduation or birthday
Surprise a comic book or film fan
Miniaturise a colleague for secret santa

But the best / worst kept secret is Nick's passion for microflight! You might have seen his RaceGOW whoop tour of the Minifigs workshop?

Nick has been supporting whoop clubs across the country and the world (!) and we are truly grateful for his support of BIRD

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photography credit to Instagram's @robmachonweddings

COMMUNITY

Challenger Activities

Give It A Go

Get involved and hands on with our fantastic activities. You will be up and flying in no time exploring the world around you with micro-flight. Get a Challenger Ticket and join in the fun going from the surface to the skies. Complete the sheet and be entered into our MASSIVE prize draw competition where you can win a full FPV drone set!

BDRA Hotlaps FPV Rides

Jump into the FPV goggles with the British Drone Racing Association BDRA. You can fly onboard, and see what the pilot see's as our racers tackle the BIRD track

MiniFig Test Pilots

Create your very on MiniFigs.Me test pilot and send them on a maiden drone flight. You'll be behind the controls so try not to crash as you take on the line of sight course!

BMFA Simulators

Fly like the pro's in our simulators hosted by the BMFA. Try your hand at drone racing, fixed wing, helicopters without the worry of breaking anything if you crash!

Drone Soccer

Lets crash some drones with drone soccer! Try your hand at the latest and greatest drone sport fresh from Korea. Its all about football in the skies, a bit like techno-quidditch!

Whoop Hunt

Where's Whoop? Find all the hidden whoops dotted around BIRD to collect the set! Their tricky to find becasue they are Tiny Whoops!

Livestream

As always we will be bringing the whole world the action at this international event with our live stream.

Watch the racing action all the way from qualifying, to the finals and award ceremony and share in the multi-colour madness of BIRD from the comfort of your armchair

Look forward to:

- Interviews with some of the top pilots

- Pit walks to see the hot tech being used

- Showcase flights from drones and fixed wings

- Racing drama as it unfolds

- Technology up and coming in the drone world

- Competitions & oppotunities to get involved

Qualifying Day

Live Stream - 31st Jan 2026 from 08:30am GMT

48 of the top pilots from across the world descend on Birmingham for the biggest competition in tiny flight the UK has ever seen! Randomly assigned to a qualification group, they will be racing for their best qualifying times, ready for tomorrows finals. Join us on the live stream to follow the action as they compete for one of the limited spaces in the 3 finals classes;

Hobbyist, Advanced, Elite

09:00 Group A Qualification
13:00 Group B Qualification
17:00 Group C Qualification
20:00 Qualification Ends

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Finals Day

Live Stream - 1st Feb 2026 from 08:30am GMT

This is where we find out who will take glory at BIRD 2026! Everyone has been qualified into 3 classes and now they battle for top spot in our Double Elimination Finals with a Chase the Ace finale.

09:00 Hobbyist warm-up
09:30 Hobbyist Class Finals
12:00 Advanced warm-up
12:30 Advanced Class Finals
17:00 Elite warm-up
17:30 Elite Class Finals
19:00 Award Ceremony

Watch Live

COMMUNITY

Spectator Attractions

Enjoy watching the top pilots perform some fantastic racing on our LED track, but also don't miss out on everything else in our fun festival of FPV Flying.

Disco Lights

Tiny Whoops are... Tiny! So they will all be decked out in Disco Lights so you can see them streak through the air. Of course they will be flying around an incredible LED lit up track, all surrounded in disco lights and bright colours!

Pilots Lounge

Here you can meet the worlds biggest names in tiny flight. Find your local whoop group and get the inside scoop on the kit in the pits so you can pick your next Whoop!

BluePrint3D Parts

Resident 3D Printing specialist that moonlights as our race director has brought along his latest 3D print creations. So much can be made with a 3D printer but if you don't have one, have a chat with BluePrint3D who can create anyhting you can dream of!

Menace RC

The Best of British suppliers and innovators to the FPV and Drone racing world, Menace RC has brought a huge stock of high quality components and parts for your next ripping drone!

Team Dress Up

With a long history of dressing up and being a bit silly, you can get involved and cheer for your favourite team! Don the colours, catch a pokemon, its morphing time rangers! The best dressed will win prizes as voted by everyone watching!

Silver Sponsors

Ticket Types

Spectator

One of the only things in this world that is completely FREE.

You can come and see all the racing action, visit the stands and exhibitions here at BIRD.

We fill up fast so reserve a ticket to guarantee entry

Free Ticket

Challenger

Join in the fun with our Challenger ticket, giving you access to all our Give It A Go experiences and activities. Get your hands on the drones and complete the challenge to win prizes!

First Challenge

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Pilot

This is for the Pilots who want to race against the best in the world at the BIRD event, fly our incredible and unique course and make lifelong international friends.