Open Class qualifying began with a win, each of your four laps quicker than the last, down to 26.81s.
- Best lap
- 26.81s
- Best consecutive
- 54.55s
- Laps
- 4
Screecher crowned Pro Spec national champion, 4th in Open
Screecher, you were one of the busiest and most consistent pilots at the 2026 Australian Drone Nationals, flying 36 heats and 108 laps across Open Class and Pro Spec. You won the Pro Spec Finals outright from 2nd in qualifying, and in Open Class you raced all the way to the Chase the Ace final to finish 4th of 75.
You qualified 5th of 75 with a best two consecutive laps of 44.95s, 0.90s behind BMSThomas in 4th, topping most of your time-trial heats along the way. In the A Main you won Winners Round 1 and Winners Round 3, then set your fastest lap of the event, a blistering 22.05s, in Winners Round 7 to book your place in the final. The Chase the Ace final brought a 2nd place in Heat 2 behind Sloogus. You finished 4th of 75, one place up on your qualifying spot.
Only complete laps with believable split times are counted, and a best is a time flown at least twice — one-off gate glitches are ignored.
Open Class qualifying began with a win, each of your four laps quicker than the last, down to 26.81s.
Round 7 was another win, finishing on a 25.32s lap.
You made it three from three in Round 8, laps tumbling to a 23.41s.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.71 | 7.72 | 8.48 | 24.90 |
| 2 | 8.28 | 8.63 | 7.60 | 24.51 |
| 3 | 7.82 | 8.21 | 7.39 | 23.41 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Round 9 finished 6th of 6, a heat to reset from.
You bounced straight back in Round 10 with a win and a quick 22.97s lap.
Round 21 brought another win, led by a 24.13s lap.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.09 | 8.22 | 8.92 | 26.23 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
A 22.53s closing lap secured the win in Round 22.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.90 | 7.62 | 8.62 | 25.14 |
| 2 | 7.90 | 7.20 | 7.89 | 22.99 |
| 3 | 7.44 | 7.19 | 7.90 | 22.53 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
You opened Round 24 with a 22.70s lap and took the heat.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8.75 | 7.82 | 9.24 | 25.81 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Round 23 ended 6th of 6 with a single 30.01s lap.
Laps of 22.57s and 22.52s gave you the win in Round 25.
Round 31 finished 6th, with a 23.76s lap on the board.
You closed qualifying with a win in Round 32 and a sharp 22.23s lap.
Round 18 Race 5 brought 2nd behind Kiwi and ahead of Bola, with laps settling into the 23s.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.15 | 9.62 | 7.20 | 28.97 |
| 2 | 7.66 | 8.28 | 7.40 | 23.33 |
| 3 | 7.87 | 8.29 | 7.37 | 23.52 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Your A Main started with a win over Kiwi, laps of 23.63s, 23.63s and 23.82s showing remarkable consistency.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.68 | 8.44 | 7.51 | 23.63 |
| 2 | 7.39 | 8.64 | 7.60 | 23.63 |
| 3 | 7.79 | 8.20 | 7.83 | 23.82 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
In Winners Round 3 you won again, keeping flowerpig behind you with a 23.48s lap.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.59 | 8.30 | 7.06 | 23.94 |
| 2 | 8.03 | 8.22 | 7.23 | 23.48 |
| 3 | 7.53 | 9.83 | 7.51 | 24.87 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Winners Round 5 finished 3rd behind IQ0 and ahead of Lucid, with a 23.39s final lap.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.45 | 8.43 | 7.40 | 27.29 |
| 2 | 11.27 | 8.80 | 7.78 | 27.85 |
| 3 | 7.54 | 8.30 | 7.55 | 23.39 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Winners Round 7 was your quickest heat of the event: 2nd behind Sloogus and ahead of BMSThomas, with a blistering 22.05s lap and a 2.05s holeshot.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.43 | 8.41 | 7.31 | 23.14 |
| 2 | 7.54 | 7.34 | 7.18 | 22.05 |
| 3 | 7.51 | 7.38 | 7.42 | 22.30 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Heat 1 of the Chase the Ace final finished 4th behind IQ0 and ahead of digsky, with a quick 22.93s lap along the way.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.91 | 8.29 | 7.16 | 23.35 |
| 2 | 7.62 | 7.87 | 7.45 | 22.93 |
| 3 | 7.88 | 21.13 | 10.73 | 39.74 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
You took 2nd in Heat 2 behind Sloogus, ahead of IQ0, on three laps between 23.52s and 23.99s.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.86 | 8.11 | 7.55 | 23.52 |
| 2 | 7.85 | 8.27 | 7.50 | 23.61 |
| 3 | 8.19 | 8.29 | 7.52 | 23.99 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Heat 3 ended 5th behind BMSThomas and ahead of Sloogus, finishing with a 23.12s lap.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.97 | 8.22 | 11.01 | 27.21 |
| 2 | 7.90 | 7.87 | 7.67 | 23.45 |
| 3 | 7.63 | 7.88 | 7.61 | 23.12 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Qualifying put you 2nd of 35, a mere 0.38s behind Davey FPV, with a best lap of 32.78s that sits well inside the field median of 40.55s. After a 4th in Winners Round 3 dropped you into the redemption bracket, you won Redemption Rounds 4, 6 and 7, beating Davey FPV in the last of them. You then won both Chase the Ace final heats ahead of IQ0 to take the title. Finishing 1st of 35 the long way round is a national championship to be very proud of.
Only complete laps with believable split times are counted, and a best is a time flown at least twice — one-off gate glitches are ignored.
Pro Spec qualifying opened with a win and a 35.10s best.
Round 2 was a win built on five laps, each of the first four quicker than the last, down to 32.81s.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11.04 | 10.70 | 11.89 | 33.63 |
| 3 | 10.82 | 11.45 | 10.73 | 33.00 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
You took 2nd in Round 3 with a 32.98s opening lap.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10.94 | 11.43 | 10.92 | 33.29 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Round 4 brought another 2nd and a 33.01s lap.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 10.31 | 11.58 | 11.28 | 33.17 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
In Round 5 your laps fell every time around, to a 33.69s, for the win.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.25 | 12.18 | 11.81 | 36.24 |
| 2 | 11.54 | 12.58 | 11.39 | 35.51 |
| 3 | 11.66 | 11.68 | 10.97 | 34.31 |
| 4 | 11.17 | 11.44 | 11.07 | 33.69 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Round 6 was another win, with a 33.33s best.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.40 | 11.97 | 11.34 | 34.70 |
| 2 | 12.00 | 11.55 | 11.51 | 35.06 |
| 3 | 11.29 | 11.20 | 10.84 | 33.33 |
| 4 | 10.88 | 11.37 | 11.40 | 33.65 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Round 7 produced your fastest Pro Spec lap, a 32.78s, and the heat win.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.56 | 11.45 | 11.23 | 34.24 |
| 2 | 11.12 | 11.77 | 10.84 | 33.73 |
| 3 | 11.05 | 11.18 | 10.91 | 33.15 |
| 4 | 10.51 | 11.41 | 10.85 | 32.78 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
You took 2nd in Round 8 with a 33.16s lap.
Qualifying finished with 2nd in Round 9 and three laps inside 33.75s.
Your Pro Spec A Main began with a win ahead of Red2rotor, your laps getting quicker every time, down to 34.39s.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 11.54 | 10.72 | 12.13 | 34.39 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Winners Round 3 finished 4th behind Red2rotor after a 2.69s holeshot, sending you into the redemption bracket.
You answered with a win in Redemption Round 4 ahead of Wubbz, closing on a 34.34s lap.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 12.09 | 12.53 | 11.07 | 35.69 |
| 3 | 11.40 | 11.91 | 11.04 | 34.34 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Redemption Round 6 was another win, this time ahead of Red2rotor, with a 2.75s holeshot and a 34.50s last lap.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.21 | 12.38 | 11.27 | 35.86 |
| 2 | 11.70 | 12.14 | 11.18 | 35.02 |
| 3 | 11.22 | 11.88 | 11.39 | 34.50 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
In Redemption Round 7 you beat Davey FPV, three laps each quicker than the last, to reach the final.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 11.23 | 11.99 | 11.27 | 34.49 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Heat 1 of the Chase the Ace final was a win ahead of IQ0, finishing on a quick 33.48s lap.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10.74 | 12.30 | 11.13 | 34.17 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
You sealed the Pro Spec title by winning Heat 2 ahead of IQ0, a 2.98s holeshot and a 33.80s last lap bringing it home.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10.10 | 12.08 | 11.62 | 33.80 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Congratulations, Screecher, and thank you for racing so much of the Nationals. A Pro Spec national title and an Open Class 4th is a weekend people will remember.
Built from the official timing data, written up with AI · 9 Oct 2026 04:46