Video: Chasing Tomas Slavik with an FPV Drone at the Valparaíso Cerro Abajo Urban DH

Apr 22, 2022 at 3:43
by Ed Spratt  

bigquotesThis is a drone shot like you've never seen before. Nicholi Rogatkin takes the @Dutch Drone Gods to the most epic urban mountain bike race in the world with the challenge to capture an incredible FPV drone shot of Tomas Slavik racing the Red Bull Valparaiso Cerro Abajo 2022. Even with their unique skills, they will have to fly the drone blind in some parts of the track!— Red Bull

You can skip to the full drone shot at 8:13.

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36 Comments

  • 18 0
 Amazing. Wondering why we still getting in 2022 that front Heli ant shots coverage in Ramage when seems much less challenging than these into the open desert.
  • 8 11
 because you get dizzy watching more than 10 seconds of this footage, because you can't do live coverage with them, batteries have about 5 minutes of flying per charge etc.
  • 7 0
 @waldo-jpg But you could buy hundreds of these drones for what a helicopter costs. Why can't you do live coverage (or at least a small delay)?
  • 1 0
 @waldo-jpg: Live streamings have been already done. From gopros to bigger rigs...
  • 5 0
 @waldo-jpg: The Natural Selection Tour did a great job with their FPV drones, with pretty much the entire event covered live by FPV drone. The technology is there.
  • 1 0
 @waldo-jpg: there was a huge drone last rampage, but they didn't use it for the finals though. The only pictures shown where during trail building and first hits I guess...
  • 2 0
 @waldo-jpg: maybe for now, but in a few years they will be amazing. This makes me excited for the future. I can foresee in a few years having follow cam drones for even normal rides, if wanted
  • 15 0
 Drones are the future of race coverage
Mr Rogatkin is the future of program presentation
…aaaand he is pretty ok at riding bicycles too.
  • 11 0
 Wow - this is next level entertainment by all involved. And i mean all. From rider, to drone pilot, the organisation required to pull this all together. So much skill and commitment to deliver what on the face of it looks like simple footage. Superb effort. We're lucky to be in such times
  • 5 0
 FF to 8:11 for the actual footage. whew.. that was a lot of talking...
  • 2 0
 A lot of self aggrandizing b.s.
  • 3 0
 A-MA-ZING! Just the best feature ever on PB IMO. Smile And mullet man is pretty chill too!
  • 4 0
 Did I catch a super tuck on the final straight?
  • 4 0
 real time > slow mo

any day. so rad
  • 2 0
 Tomas went for his life because he thought he was being chased by a killer swarm of hornets.
  • 2 0
 Brilliant! Just brilliant!
  • 1 0
 That is incredible! How!?
  • 10 0
 Lucky for you, I watched some video that explains exactly how it was done... can't seem to find the link though?
  • 1 0
 STAR WARS, that was incredible!
  • 1 0
 Pick a drone and be awesome about it!
  • 1 0
 Well that was some amazing footage!! So rad!
  • 1 0
 Look at the speed! :o
  • 1 0
 SICK!
  • 1 0
 Seriously cool!
  • 1 0
 Fantastic effort by all
  • 2 4
 How did they not decapitate all the spectators and Thomas??
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