WareFPV Whoop Champs - A Weekend Where the Best Came to Battle

WareFPV has long been the crucible for the UK’s sharpest drone-racing talent—but this time, the Hertfordshire crew raised the bar. Their 2025 “Whoop Champs” wasn’t just another indoor brawl; it was a full-blown, international showcase of micro-quad mastery.

And when you draw UK racing royalty like Carb, King Joshy, Danbuster, Minus One and Reikon, you already know sparks are going to fly.

Add in global heavy-hitters—Ferrus, Dronojad and Kirek from Poland, the lightning-fast PavelFPV from the Czech Republic, and Singapore-via-USA phenom Werdna—and suddenly North London had itself a world-class showdown.

A Track Worth Training For

Months before any prop spun in real life, the Whoop Champs track hit Velocidrone, inviting pilots to grind, refine, and obsess. Competition began long before the gym doors opened. Danbuster even pulled late-night sessions just to claim SIM Top Qualifier bragging rights. But—as always—the big question lingered:

Could he deliver when it counted, in real life?

Track designer Minus One crafted a flowing, technically demanding circuit built around larger-than-typical UK gates—long sequences, tight lines, and no room for sloppy flying. His rising status in the international whoop world (including a second-place finish in the Whooptopia track contest) wasn’t accidental. This layout proved it.

Race Day: Friendly Faces, Fierce Flying

Presdales Girls School gymnasium buzzed with the familiar energy of race weekend. Warm welcomes, a well-organised pits area, and race director Adam—a veteran of the FPV scene—made sure everything ran with military efficiency. In minutes, pilots were in their seats, spotters at the ready, and batteries humming.

Two full days of racing meant everyone had time to perfect their lines… everyone except, admittedly, your narrator. While the elite group ripped straight into hot laps, my early packs were spent simply figuring out where the gates were. I’ve held my own in national leagues, but here?

Dead last. And happily humbled.

If you want to measure yourself against the absolute best, this is the event.

A Near Disaster Behind the Scenes

After a marathon day of flying, a different kind of race unfolded: saving the results. The race director’s PC choked under the weight of a full DVR folder, throwing FPVTrackside into meltdown and nearly erasing the entire day. Cue a community rescue effort—chiefly thanks to Kiz—and some nerves-of-steel reinstall work.

Trackside is brilliant, but evolving software built by the community will always come with quirks. Consider this your teaser for our upcoming “How To FPVTrackside” guide.

Qualification Chaos

With the system saved, the fight for Top Qualifier resumed, and it was pure fireworks. Every time someone climbed to P1, another pilot immediately smashed their time. It became a relentless, good-natured back-and-forth, punctuated by cheers, groans, and the occasional celebratory whoop from the benches.

But qualifying is only the first battle. The war was waiting in the finals.

Finals: Enter the Crazy Ace

For the first time in a major UK whoop event, the organizers rolled out Crazy Ace—a twist on the familiar Chase the Ace format.

• In Chase the Ace: first to two wins overall takes the crown.

• In Crazy Ace: you must win two races in a row.

  
  

No cap. No safety net. Just pressure—heavy, unrelenting pressure—mounting with each restart.

Reruns, Heartbreak, and Some Truly Wild Flying

The last four standing—Carb, King Joshy, Werdna and Danbuster—plugged in for the ultimate showdown.

Race 1: 

Carb dropped before the start gate. Immediate rerun. Second time through, he held steady and claimed the first Ace in under 80 seconds. A perfect start.

Race 2: 

Carb faltered again before the timing gate—another rerun. Then a Trackside hiccup forced a third attempt. Tension was sky-high.

When they finally launched cleanly, disaster struck: Carb crashed early and sprinted back to commentary duty. Up front, Joshy, Werdna and Danbuster were locked in a furious chase. On the final features, Danbuster made a clinical pass to grab his first Ace.

Aces tied: 1–1. But only consecutive wins would matter.

Race 3: 

Batteries swapped, goggles down, thumbs up.

This time, all four blasted through the timing gate cleanly. King Joshy surged to a blistering lead, flying like a man possessed. Danbuster, after a slow start, reeled in Werdna and began the hunt. Carb suffered yet another heartbreaking crash and jogged back to the mic.

Joshy looked unbeatable—right until the final gate.

Danbuster tightened the angle, cut inside, and snatched the win by a heartbeat, scoring his second consecutive Ace and sealing the 2025 WareFPV Whoop Champs title.

A last-corner pass to win it all. A champion crowned without a shred of doubt: Danbuster was the fastest pilot in the building.

Results Table

All results listed here: https://www.ifpv.co.uk/events/674

Or at least that's what I was told...

Final Thoughts

The WareFPV Whoop Champs delivered everything you want in elite micro-drone racing: world-class talent, a world-class track, technical drama, friendly rivalry, and a finale that could not have been scripted better.

If you want the purest test of your whoop skills, this is the event.