DRL's yt channel started yesterday with quite a few videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiVmHW7d57ICmEf9WGIp1CA/videos

This was their most popular vid that came out yesterday

That video is much more compelling. Like most things, it will take some clever editing and compelling narrative building to actually become popular. The Quartz video that was posted here lacked all of those things and came off as a bit hum-ho.

Add stereo cameras, broadcast it online in VR with controls in my hand to switch between vehicles...then make easily accessible via some mainstream media outlet and I guarantee you I will watch that.

*motorsports, *viral

Adding video to channels (Motorsports, Viral) - requested by Zawash.

Seeing as there isn't a live pilot they might as well add some violence into it if they want it compelling. Nothing too hardcore, something like mariocart powerups etc...

Okay, Now watch it again without tilting your head!

Totally agree with power ups. It should be doable with augmented reality in a way that's not possible with other sports.

Maybe fly at 75% power unless you hit a boost. Pick up offensive power ups you can target at other racers to reduce their power momentarily or send them into a 3 second hover mode.

Forget powerups, they should be able to smash the hell into each other, maybe shoot at each other even!

While it would be cool, it would be rather difficult to execute.
Weight is a huge deal in these things, and adding weapons would detract from speed.
Altered reality would be very cool with an OSD, but I think that may be a little ways away yet.
Now bumping and grinding happens all the time. Multiple times I've seen quads come up from under another quad and send it spinning.
Most of the times pilots have trouble even finishing the maximum number of laps they can get before they crash. Hell a good number never make it through lap one. Also the crashes never look good through the goggles. An outside view is best. I've see quads hit a pole and shoot 150 feet in the air, spinning the whole way, only to explode in pieces when the hit about 100 yards down range. It was awesome. But from the goggles it just looked like you were inside a spinning top (A blur).