Never seen a drone race, but I have tried watching an RC race. The commentators I have run across that do RC races are very hard to listen to and they aren't doing anything to change the perception of the hobby, they are reinforcing it, which in my opinion is not a good thing due to what most peoples perception of RCers is. I couldn't get through a race or an interview. People aren't going to sit and watch or get involved with something if they can't relate to the people who are already doing it. RCers have for good reason been stereotyped and it's not a very good one.

Another big difference between drone races and surface RC racing is FPV. Put some FPV's on an RC car and it would be more exciting to watch, but I've brought this up already and got shot down. People don't seem to think that it's possible.

I personally think that doing proper professional watchable coverage of an RC race is possible, but it's going to take some work, some out of the box thinking, and money. I have an idea, but my idea is tech oriented and very cost prohibitive unless someone is willing to do the work for free and get paid on the back end, which is just not going to happen. We have the tech and camera technology we just need someone(s) to tell/teach the tech what to do.